The Problem With Ageing Aircraft

Since the beginning of aviation, aircraft have been used for other intentions besides carrying passengers and cargo. They have been used as weapons of war dating all the way back to the first world war, and the use of aircraft has enlightened the advancement of the aviation. “Throughout the history of aviation, the greatest progress in flight has been made during time when either war or the threat of war was present” (Millspaugh, et al., 2008, p. 33). However, the war we face today has been triggered by the deliberate use of aircraft to cause death, destruction, and mayhem.

Technological developments have both created new opportunities as well as threats for the aviation industry.

The main company strategy of Aircraft Solutions is to provide low cost design and computer-aided modeling packages to customers to reduce their development operating cost. One thing AS is especially proud of is that it will help the customer through all phases of new product deployment. It will help starting from the early prototypes through final large-volume

In early 2003, Boeing announced its plans to develop a new airplane (7E7 & 7E7 Stretch) in a market that was facing a tight squeeze on profits. The decline in the airline industry was attributed in large part to the war in Iraq, international terrorism, and fear of spreading SARS. The development of this new aircraft could possibly bring Boeing out of their innovation slump and potentially give them an advantage in the mid-sized aircraft market.

The aviation community has to constantly keep innovating to help ease congestion in the air space, and keep passengers safe. The implementation of the airport modernization act has continued to aid the aviation industry, and as a result we have seen improvement in technology, and airport operations. Human error has continue to be an issue in the aviation industry, as noted by the author in How Traffic Control Keeps you Safe, but airlines still has some of the best safety records amongst the modes of transportation. The article gave great example of the current issues in the aviation industry, and how they are using technology to their advantage to help lesson these risk. There is always going to be accidents in the aviation industry, but taking right steps to make sure that numbers of mistakes are slim to none is something that will help aid to the growth of the

As for the weakness points, aircrafts require a long time to be maintained and repaired which in turn affects our performance and affects our

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The investigation and research behind Beechjet engine flameout occurrences has identified new safety concerns for pilots. Four independent incidences of dual engine flameouts have occurred to pilots in this light business jet. These occurrences along with hundreds of other engine failure events since the 1980’s has allowed research to speculate that there may not be any fundamental flaws with the engines powering the Beechjet 400A. Performed research and the analysis of flight records has pointed at the accumulation of ice crystal formation in critical components of the engine to be the root cause to many engine failures in several flight incidences including those of the four Beechjet flameout cases.

The Boeing 737 is the best-selling jet airliner in the history of aviation. The following report will look in depth at the company Boeing itself and its roots, the planning and production of the 737 series of aircraft, the progression of the aircraft and its upgrades, the aviation human factors and airport planning factors considered during production, the next generation upgrades the aircraft has seen, and an overall evaluation of the aircraft systems involved when referring to the Boeing 737 aircraft. The airframe, power plant, hydraulic, pneumatic, anti-icing systems, communications, flight controls, winglets, flight instruments, seating possibilities, specifications, load capacity, efficiency, reliability, range, production and sales, and the future of the 737 will all be discussed and analyzed to show why and how the Boeing 737 became the world’s most popular jet airliner to date.

The objectives of The Boeing 7E7 case study is to seek the answer for the project question.

Embraer is a Brazilian company with global presence that designs, develops, manufactures and sells aircraft, systems and solutions for Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation, and Defense & Security. It also provides support and after-sales services for customers in more than 100 countries. With expertise in all stages of its complex activities, it is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft with up to 130 seats, and one of the leaders in the aerospace sector – a position achieved thanks to the constant pursuit of entrepreneurial excellence and the complete satisfaction of its customers (Embraer, 2016).

Aircraft has to not only be designed for reliability but also for maintenance. Basic maintenance intervals are 12 months or 600 flight hours. The aircraft’s “MSG 3” maintenance-friendly design allows windshields replacement in two hours. The third-generation “L-3 SmartProbes” eliminate unneeded tubes and pipes between probes and ADC boxes. All antennas and other external sensors can be easily replaced from outside the airplane. Gel gaskets eliminate the use liquid sealants that are necessary before flight. All flight control cables are designed to minimized reversal during the installation. The dual batteries that were mentioned earlier slide out on trays for easy access and replacement. One type of grease is used for the aircraft. The “fuel boost pumps have brushless motors for long life and they are mounted in dry canisters so they may be changed without defueling the aircraft” (Pilot Report). The winglets uses screws to make them easy to remove and replace. A central maintenance computer can check autopilot servo torque which eliminates removal for bench tests. The oxygen bottle may be refilled through a port in the nose baggage compartment. The Phenom 300 has the downside of having fresh water reservoirs must be replenished internally because the systems weren’t installed in the flight test aircraft. This would change workload issues if accessed externally.

Aircraft maintenance is very important for aviation industry and Aircraft are required to be maintained after a period of calendar time or flight hours or flight cycles. Aircraft maintenance is the inspection, repair, overhaul, modification of aircraft or aircraft component. Aircraft maintenance generally includes such tasks those tasks required to restore or maintain an aircraft’s systems, components, and structures with Airworthiness Directives or Service Bulletins and this is highly regulated, in order to ensure safe and correct functioning during flight. Aircraft maintenance requirements vary for different size and types of aircraft, experience which most aircraft need various type of preventive maintenance every 25 hours or less of flying time, and minor maintenance at least every 100 hours. Maintenance is influenced by some kind of operation, climatic conditions, storage facilities, age, and construction of the airplane. The profession of Aircraft maintenance requires extreme knowledge and adept expertise in performing the ingrained tasks. The aircraft maintenance engineer who is on duty he has a great responsibility to work professionally to ensure the safety of aircraft, customers and maintain the reputation of the team or company. The aircraft maintenance engineer normally works in an aircraft hangar and line maintenance and The aircraft maintenance engineer will undertake a number of processes including They may specialize by working on particular aeronautical

The purpose of this report is to outline 3 significant changes made to the aviation industry due to unplanned events that have occurred in the last 20 years. 3 factors/events that have influenced changes in the commercial aviation industry will be thoroughly investigated.

complexity of aircraft after the dawn of the jet age brought with it a greater