is investigating the July 22‚ 2013 nose-down landing of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The accident occurred at 5:45 p.m. after the twin-engine jet’s nose landing gear collapsed rearward and upward into the fuselage‚ damaging the electronics bay‚ which houses avionics and other equipment. The exterior of the airplane was also damaged from sliding 2‚175 feet on its nose along Runway 4 before coming to rest‚ off to the right side of the runway. Southwest flight
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The Boeing 747 is a widebody commercial airliner and cargo transport‚ often referred to by the nickname Jumbo Jet or ‘Queen of the Skies’. It is among the world’s most recognizable aircraft‚ and was the first widebody ever produced. Manufactured by Boeing’s Commercial Airplane unit in the United States‚ the original version of the 747 was two and a half times the size of the Boeing 707‚ one of the common large commercial aircraft of the 1960s. First flown commercially in 1970‚ the 747 held the passenger
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http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/facilities/index.page Blog Task: Lean Manufacturing Strategy Company: Boeing Background: Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and the leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally‚ Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft‚ electronic and defense systems‚ missiles‚ satellites‚ launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA‚ Boeing is the prime
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Safe Flying Many people care about there safety when is comes to traveling. Do people understand how safe they really are? Airplane pilots have the responsibility and the skill to protect a great sum of people. Those who have ever flew on an airplane before have left there lives in the hands of the pilot. You don’t always have a smooth flight and walk out complaining but at least there are no disturbances in the cabin. Pilots must be armed in the cockpit to ensure the safety of the passengers
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UMAID SINGH 2012 REPORT ON AIRBUS UMAID SINGH 2012 REPORT ON AIRBUS SUBMITTED TO MR.MAHENDRA DAIYA ASST. PROF JIET DMS JIET GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS NH-65 ‚ Pali Road – Mogra ‚ Jodhpur SUBMITTED TO MR.MAHENDRA DAIYA ASST. PROF JIET DMS JIET GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS NH-65 ‚ Pali Road – Mogra ‚ Jodhpur
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| 淡江大學101航太一A | | | [DASSAULT MIRAGE IV] | Supersonic Strategic Heavy Bomber | 航太工程概論 芮卡拉 401435010 航太工程概論 芮卡拉 401435010 INDEX 1. Introduction.................................................................................2 2. Type Of Plane...............................................................................4 3. Dimension Of The Airplane…………………………………...………………….5 4. Manufacture Company……………………………………………………….…….6 5. Type of Engine…………………………………………………………………………
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magnesium for $0.83 per lb. Magnesium is a metal and belongs to the alkaline-earth metal family. Magnesium was named after the city of Magnesia; it was discovered by Bussy in 1828 A.D.. Early structural uses of magnesium alloys were in aircraft fuselages‚ engine parts‚ and wheels. They are now also used in jet-engine parts‚ rockets and missiles‚ luggage frames‚ portable power tools‚ and cameras and optical instruments. It must be noted that Magnesium is a very reactive metal and does not exist in
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Abstract This paper will review the July 10‚ 2007 aviation accident involving a Cessna 310R‚ N501N‚ operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing corporate aviation division as a personal flight. The aircraft crashed while attempting an emergency in to Orlando Sanford International Airport‚ Sanford‚ Florida after experiencing an in-flight fire. The flight had been released for flight despite it having a known unrepaired maintenance discrepancy. Safety issues discussed in this paper
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A380 for two years‚ and as much as $6.1 billion in losses and penalties for late-delivery. • A fractured assembly line: Owing to political compulsions‚ different parts of the aircraft were built at different locations: nose sections in France‚ fuselages in Germany‚ wings in UK‚ tails in Spain‚ etc‚ while the final assembly was done in Toulouse (France). All this led to overheads in logistics‚ not to mention communication gaps‚ and unforeseen delays. • HR issues: Positions and
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STRUCTURAL BREAKDOWN AND ZONING (3) REFERENCE AXES The structure elements are installed according to the following reference axes. The X axis in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage‚ the Y axis in the direction of the wing span and the Z axis in the vertical direction. The cross section P presents a typical fuselage section at frame 47. NOTE: Note: The reference (station 0) for all structural measurements for the X axis is set at 100 in (254 cm) forward of the A/C nose. U3U06191 - U0O35M0 -
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