BACKGROUND INFORMATION Airport security is currently seen as one of the biggest inconveniences attributed to travel. However a brief look back in history to some of the conditions frequent flyers were subjected to makes modern air travel look like a breeze. Some of the earliest attempts at flying required an excess of manpower. Leonardo da Vinci is credited to be the first to design basic flying machines called ornithopters, that gave man mechanical wings. Through a system of pulleys the wings could be moved imitating bird’s flight but ultimately was unsuccessful as a human being lacks the power necessary to keep these contraptions in the air. [1] Gases were then discovered that were lighter than air such as hydrogen and helium popularising balloons and airships. These balloons soon deflated stranding expeditioners in water or remote areas often drowning or dying from exposure to the elements. An improvement on this design utilised multiple cells but large masses of flammable gases caused disastrous deaths when they went up in flames. [2] Advancing technology lead to the discovery that fixed wings for airplanes were much more practical. Again looking to birds for inspiration the Wright Brothers are credited as the first to design wings with adjustable panels built in, imitating how birds change direction with the tips of their wings. Incorporating an engine provided the power to accelerate to speeds necessary to take flight and so the modern airplane was born. Engineers
Over 100 years ago, when humanity looked for new places to conquer, two men looked to the skies. Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first working motor airplane, and after that day, the world took a huge interest in aviation, causing many leading pioneers and innovators in the aerospace field to emerge, revolutionizing the way we look at the skies.
Airplanes before the industrial revolutions were more like gliders. The first idea of planes were wings that strap onto their arms. Another form would be the ornithoper, which were machines with flapping wings. These ideas didn’t
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011 prompted the world to reevaluate and drastically modify airport and airline security. “Four targets had been chosen, all iconic American buildings that would send a clear message of the depth of their hatred for the United States. All four planes crashed, killing all on board—terrorists, crew members, and passengers, along with hundreds who were killed inside the structures, on the ground, and the men and women who ran into collapsing buildings in an effort to try and save others” (Smutz 1). As Jason Villemez said “the decade after the 9/11 attacks reshaped many facets of life in America” (Villemez 1). Before the attacks, people did not think that large
Through the history of aviation the importance of airport security has steadily increased. Since the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, many changes have taken place at airports to prevent such an attack from occurring again. The purpose of this paper is to: outline airport security procedures, discuss the different technologies involved with airport security, as well as examine the components of airport security. In addition I will also discuss the Transportation Security Administration’s role in our nation’s airport security.
The brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright, possibly the two most renowned representatives of American aeronautics, were the first to experience controlled, continuous flight of a powered airplane in history. Despite being autodidactic in the area of engineering, the duo proved to be extraordinarily successful, testing and refining their strategies to overcome successive challenges that arose with the building of a plane (Crouch 226). The two were so far ahead in the race for flight that they even anticipated and found solutions to problems that more learned scientists could not have even begun to predict. Successful, man-controlled, powered flight was a fundamental turning point in history; it transformed the methods of how the United States
One of the first rockets to fly was a wooden bird. Aulus Gellius, a Roman, wrote a story of Archytas, a Greek who lived in Tarentum. Tarentum is in modern day southern Italy. Approximately 400 B.C., Archytas entertained the people of Tarentum with flying a wooden pigeon. Steam pushed the bird that was on suspended wires. The bird used the action-reaction principle. It was not until the seventeenth century that the action-reaction principle was not a scientific law. That means that Archytas creation of the wooden pigeon was way before its time.
It has always been the dream of mankind wanting to join the birds in the sky, many innovators created various contraptions to achieve flight. On December 17, 1903, two brothers by the name of Wilbur and Orville Wright decided to test their contraption and it was successful. This event changed the course of aviation as the contraption known as Flyer 1 became the first successful powered heavier-than-air flight.
The history of flying dates back as early as the fifteenth century. A Renaissance man named Leonardo da Vinci introduced a flying machine known as the ornithopter. Da Vinci proposed the idea of a machine that had
The wright brothers (Wilbur and Orville) invented airplane in 17, December 1903. They both was first inspired by birds, they observe that birds angled their wings for balance and control, and tried to apply the same principle to their design and call it “wing wrapping”. Not long after that they invented moveable rubber that is able to react like the birds wing and they discovered airplane. With this method Wilbur is able to fly for 59 seconds at 852 feet. This have been an extraordinary achievement. To build the first flying
The world was changed on December 17, 1903 when Orville Wright flew the first airplane for a period of 12 seconds. Orville, born in 1871 and his brother Wilbur, born in 1867 grew up in Dayton Ohio with two other brothers, Reuchlin and Lorin and one sister Katherine. They grew up in a loving family, which helped the brothers with the success in their future. Many people are not aware that much of their knowledge that went into the makings of the airplane came from their mother Susan and the bicycle repair shop they owned. Interestingly, Wilbur and Orville were not the men who first thought of flying. In the 16th century, Leonardo de Vinci had thoughts of a “flying machine” that was ahead its time, though
Many years ago airport security was not even an issue. People felt secure and safe and rarely worried about being searched. As time went on, the prevealance of terrorism became an increasing issue. There began more acts of terrorism by threatening and holding hostages on board commercial planes. As these acts continued, the government as well as citizens became vulnerable and an airport safety procedure was implemented as a way to ensure the safety of the United States. The implemented procedures over the years included a check and scan of all carry on and checked baggage, body scans, hire government airport employees, and a strict list of carry-on items. This made travelers feel safer as it decreased the ability of terrorist to commit
The inventors have gone from Leonardo Da Vinci to present day inventors of the next generation of planes and warplanes. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the first people to have the idea and test out the plane, he also used human powered wings. Leonardo Da Vinci wanted people to fly like birds and he wanted the myth to become real.(Taylor 21,15) Another inventor during the Leonardo Da Vinci time was George Caylay, he had the principle of flight.(Lopez 19) After Leonardo Da Vinci and George Caylay was Rolland Garros and Fokker Eindecker. Rolland Garros was the first person to have guns on the side of a plane, and Fokker Eindecker was the first person to fly a plane with guns.(USAWW1) Those inventors were the start of an amazing idea which has changed
increased its efforts in protecting its airports. At that time, “the security scanners already in place in most airports included baggage x-rays, metal detectors, and chemical residue detectors, which help security staff search out illegal items that a passenger might have” (DiLascio). These security scanners unfortunately failed in their job. Since then, the Transportation Security Administration has been keeping American airports safe using the latest technology. Airports have now been fitted with high-tech body scanners rather than the archaic metal detectors that only detect metal objects. During the past few years, individuals have attacked the
The fly was a big dream for our ancestors when they saw the bird flew. Our ancestors waved their arms like a bird because they want to fly like a bird. But it was unsuccessful. So it was a long history until the Wright brothers invented the airplanes. “The first successful air flight was in a hot air balloon. In 1783, a few men invented the first flying machine by making the hot air balloon. A hot air balloon is a balloon filled with heated air. Since heated air is lighter than cool air, the balloon would rise into the sky. The pilot would ride in a basket attached to the balloon and control the height by adding and subtracting more heat.” (History of airplanes, (n.d.)) So the hot air balloon is the airplanes’ predecessor because it was the first successful air flight.
Airport security is necessary for the safety and efficiency of airlines today. Attacks involving airlines have been “among the deadliest in terms of human lives and economic impact,” even though relatively few attacks have occurred using airlines compared to other terrorism methods (Szyliowicz, 2011, p.2). Airport Security has been administered using a government-operated system since the Aviation and Transportation Security Act was enacted in 2001. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), now an agency of homeland security, replaced private security measures and personnel with at least 60,000 federal employees (Szyliowicz, 2011). However, privatization may be making a come-back. The following analysis will analyze