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took to the skies in an aircraft that was fitted with a fully automatic machine gun that shot through the single propeller of the plane. This was accomplished by protecting the lower section of the propeller blades with steel armor plates that deflected any bullets that might strike the spinning blades, and insuring that the propeller would not be damaged by the firing machine gun. Unfortunately two weeks later, Garros was shot down behind enemy lines and his secret aircraft was revealed to the Germans

on the wind. The pilot, Sergeant James Buckley, had been caught unprepared. His mission had been dangerous but routine: scout and report enemy warship positions; don’t engage the enemy; in and out; simple. Sergeant Buckley knew every secret of the aircraft—every button, control, and lever. It was like an extension of his own body. It pained him to see the bullet holes from enemy fire peppered across the fighter’s wings and hull. The fuel tank had been damaged for sure. He winced as the engine whined

disappeared from radar. The aircraft was a Bombardier Dash 8, a popular twin engine medium range turboprop Airliner used by many regional carriers. The aircraft entered an uncontrollable stall crashing into to a neighborhood 5 miles northeast of the airport killing all everyone on souls on board. The Captain, Marvin Resnlow and first officer Rebecca Lynne were behind the controls the night of the accident. The NTSB report determined error by both pilots cause the aircraft to crash. Thus, pilot fatigues

The U.S. airline industry has been in a chaotic state for a number of years. In 1993, a U.S. government report indicated that the industry had “Lost huge amounts of money in the past three years, and it has never made a sustained, substantial return on investment…” According to the Air Transport Association, the airline industry trade association, the loss from 1990 through 1994 was about $13 billion, while from 1995 through 2000, the airlines earned about $23 billion and then lost about $35 billion

Prior to the Sarah Bonnifield Vietnam Scholarship opportunity, I had never researched or been educated on the unique importance of the Air Force in the Vietnam War. However, as I looked into it, I became increasingly interested in and aware of the incredible significance the USAF played throughout the duration of the war. The Air Force used novel strategies and adopted several new roles in during Vietnam that had never been used in previous wars or conflicts. In addition to these tactics, new technology

The aviation industry was the largest American industry during World War II. There was a large demand for military aircraft which made the aviation industry a booming one. However, following World War II the American aviation industry found itself unsure of its future because of a situation of demobilizational instability. The government had reduced its investment in the industry as the armed services returned to skeletal levels. The Army Air Force was the largest example of this problem. The Army

The Collateral Duty Inspector is considered a subject matter expert on the aircraft they work on. In order to become a Collateral Duty Inspector a sailor must go through extensive training and meet certain requirements. As a sailor looking to make the Navy a career until retirement, becoming a Collateral Duty Inspector was a major goal of mine. I was on deployment with my second command VAW-126 on board the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman when I started the process. As a prospective Collateral Duty

aerospace maintenance and engineering services for a wide range of military and commercial aircraft. Overview of the Organization A leading, third party aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist, ST Aerospace employs more than 8,000 certified engineers and administrative specialists around the world and has a global customer base that includes military forces, major airlines and freight carriers. With operations established in key aviation hubs in Asia Pacific, Europe and the United

Introduction There is a large difference between a sleepy mind and a sleepy body, but the combination is the characteristics of a fatigued person. A fatigued person has behavior similar to “that of drunkenness, [under] the effects of a large dose of alcohol” [1]. Many careers, which include high stress situations and strict timelines, often deprive employees of a good rest due to their working environment. An example of such would be the life of an Airline Pilot, where passenger safety, fast changing

Commercial Airplanes business unit is its freight commercial airplanes. The same geographic demographics apply here, in that Boeing is targeting companies in well-developed, modern, and urban areas. For example, UPS and FedEx are two of the leading carrier services worldwide and are Boeing customers. The UPS headquarters is in Atlanta (UPS, 2016) and the FedEx headquarters is in Memphis (FedEx, 2016). Demographically, Boeing focuses on companies able to afford their