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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
If you are traveling and see the letters LAX, you may automatically know that they are the airport code for the airport in Los Angeles, California. But, do you know what CAK stands for? The code letters given to airports throughout not only the United States but also throughout the world have a very specific purpose and are used not only for communication but for safety issues as well. Definition A definition of the airport code: The three letters of the code serve as a location identifier that is recognized by airports, governments, and security officials all ....
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Airport parking is not counted among the enjoyable parts of travel, whether for business or pleasure. When you are budgeting for travel, you may or may not even consider it in your costs. For those who are watching their money (and who aren't) there are ways that you can save money on parking and use it for those other more pleasant travel related expenses like dinner at a restaurant, or even a souvenir. You have many choices for airport parking-including short-term, long-term, economy lots, off-site parking, rental cars, taxis, and even having a friend drive you to ....
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Over the past 100 years aircraft engineers have designed and re-designed aircraft to do a multitude of tasks. Designing aircraft is often a matter of compromise and much of the design is about what task the aircraft is to fulfill. This means that each aircraft will be slightly different as the engineer looks for a way to get his or her design to exploit a principle of flight or design in order to achieve the greatest performance for that task and the greatest efficiency in doing so. So often aerospace designers and aircraft engineers try to find new designs, which ....
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Aerospace engineers are always trying to figure out how to improve the efficiency of aircraft, reduce the drag and improve performance. Each incremental increase also comes with it a decrease in percentage or improvements in future changes, modifications and techniques.This is similar as well in racing cars, as every time you increase your quarter mile time, you need to shed 100 pounds of weight or increase horsepower. Eventually either your engine would be so big that it no longer makes sense or the materials needed to make the car lighter are so costly, you may as well forget it.There are ....
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Mexico is getting a new airline and if the carrier meets all expectations it will go a long way in helping Mexican air traffic double over just the next three years. Volaris Airlines, started by Mexican billionaires Carlos Slim and Emilio Azcarraga, is expecting to take its first flight on March 13, 2006. Volaris may impact the airline industry well beyond Mexico especially if its aggressive expansion plans work out.With the Mexican government in the process of divesting its interest in two airlines, Aero Mexico and Mexicana Airlines, start up carriers are poised to jump in and provide service as ....
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
During the cold war we had jet fighters which were called minute men which could go from starting the engine to 10,000 feet is right around six minutes. This protected our coastlines incase of attack from incoming Russian Long Range Bombers or ICBM missiles. This made sense at the time because the threat was to be taken seriously and because if a Russian Bomber got thru then they could deliver multiple nuclear weapons to our major cities.Having the ability to scramble interceptor fighters to defend our nation in the future will be paramount. Today with Stealth Technology, ground terrain following ....
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Airfare prices may be set to increase in 2006, as airlines struggle with rising fuel costs and not enough passengers. The hardest hit are the smaller, budget airlines, such as Independence Air, which closed its doors in the first week of January. From that shutdown alone, airfare experts say fares in many of the 30 cities previously served by Independence Air could double or even triple. "We're going to learn the true meaning of 'sky high,' "said airline consumer expert Tom Parsons, CEO of Bestfares.com in a USA Today report. But there is good news for travelers -- with a ....
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the future will work in teams or swarms, which to you might resemble a flock of birds. Now then the easiest way to do this is to have a few of the trailing aircraft or lead aircraft fly along and have the other aircraft in the loose swarm key off the every move and flight control change of those aircraft. This makes the most obvious sense.If one of these lead aircraft were telematically controlled from a virtual command center (a pilot sitting a PC) then the rest would mimic that aircrafts commands and that aircrafts corrections ....
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Make your trip safer...When you fly on the commercial airlines of the United States, you are flying on the safest, most efficient form of transportation. When the rare accident does occur, more
and more people survive due to advances in aircraft manufacturing and design, air traffic control technology, emergency planning, and cabin safety.Aviation manufacturers, air carriers, and the Federal Aviation Administration are proud of their contributions to aviations impressive safety record. You, the air
traveler, play a very important role in aviation safety.You can take responsibility for your own safety. Listen To The Safety Briefing
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Most aviation accidents happen near the airports and of those most happen on or very near the runway. This is because of the speeds involved, the congestion and design of the aircraft. But what if we could design wings which changed shape on landing like a bird? Is it possible or will we have the capability to do this in the future?Yes, It is possible with a morphing wing and in the future Carbon Nanotubes will allow for this. Like a bird scooping up the aircushion as it touches down. Others have considered aircraft, which turn propeller blades into rotor ....
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