admin on September 30th, 2011
All airplanes resemble one another, with good reason. The external parts of airplanes play a vital role in lifting the plane off the ground, keeping it in the air and lowering it to the ground when it-s time. Slats, flaps, ailerons and spoilers are all parts of an aircraft that are responsible for various aspects of flight.
A slat is responsible for increasing or decreasing the lift of a plane. They are movable parts located Read the rest of this entry »
admin on September 29th, 2011
The cockpit of a modern jet airliner is the control and information hub of the entire aircraft. Many new features — of both the safety and comfort variety — have been put into place in recent years. Virtually all cockpits are located at the front of the aircraft, primarily for visibility purposes.
The events of September 11, 2001 had an extremely pronounced impact on many things, airline cockpit design and safety implementations were greatly effected as well. The cockpits in most airlines have Read the rest of this entry »
admin on September 28th, 2011
Perhaps no modern warplane has received more accolades than the P-51 Mustang. The aircraft’s success as a fighter and fighter-bomber endured through two wars and many versions are still flying today. The aircraft was born of desperation as Britain faced an onslaught from the Luftwaffe and the RAF was seeking to purchase aircraft. At the time the most advanced fighter in production in the United States was the Curtis P-40. North American Aviation was contracted with to build the P-40 and it was Read the rest of this entry »
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