Ice protection Two strategies are used for ice protection: de-icing and anti-icing, De-icing allows ice to form and then be removed on a pe...
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view moreHigh-energy ignition unit (HEIU) High-energy ignition is required for starting gas turbine engines; a dual system is normally installed for ...
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Orbiting the moon In order to understand this we must consider how the moon differs from the earth. It is, of course, much smaller, its diam...
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Re-entry into the atmosphere On the Apollo missions, the craft re-entered the atmosphere after at least a partial orbit, and after discardin...
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LCF (Low Cycle Fatigue) THE NTSB said, possibly “metal fatigue” caused the engine of the B777 jet of United Airlines Flight 328 to break...
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Pressure plotting As the angle of attack is altered the lift and drag change very rapidly, and experiments show that this is due to change...
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Chord line and angle of attack It has already been mentioned that the angle of inclination to the airflow is of great importance. On a curve...
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Drill Press The drill press is a precision machine used for drilling holes that require a high degree of accuracy. It serves as an accur...
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Pre-flight checks Again, unlike a car, we cannot just throw our cases into the back and hope for the best. The basic aircraft is carefully ...
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flying controls The flying controls are quite simple. In front of us is the main yoke. We push this forward to lower the elevators and no...
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