How will Aviation mandate the existence of Drones?
Terminator, iRobot, Eagle Eye, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Ex-Machina, Transformers...the list goes on and on into pop culture displaying our fear of robots and how they will take over life as we know it in the future. Well folks, the future is here, and instead of hyper-intelligent humanlike machines, the robots we are starting to see almost daily are flight adept drones. By experiencing an extreme level of hyper-growth in a continually inflating industry, drones have become the answer to defense, filmmaking, intelligence, transportation, recreation, photography, delivery, and even on down to Christmas gifts. They’re even ...
Challenges of the Aviation Industry
Changes and challenges in the Aviation Industry: What to expect in the near future of air travel From constant fluctuations in the price of oil to unstable geopolitical climates throughout the world, you might be surprised with just how many different factors influence the success and trajectory of the aviation industry. Earlier this month at the 5th annual Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF), aviation industry experts from around the world gathered to discuss several of the challenges and potential opportunities arising as a result of those challenges. Key issues discussed include oil prices, the economy, and facilitation of new technology ...
Top 4 reasons why takeoff is smoother in a larger plane
For those who have flown in a small airplane versus a large commercial jetliner, you know that the experience is quite different, even though all the parts are the same: takeoff, fly in the air, land. So why is it such a different experience if both planes are doing the same things? Captain Jon Cox, CEO of Safety Operating Systems explained the four key factors that contribute to the ease that someone feels in a jetliner at takeoff. 1) The weight of the plane Most people have the tendency to assume that pilots of small airplanes must not be as skilled ...
How your Teeth are Helping Build Better Planes
What does a human, a walrus and a Tyrannosaurus Rex all have in common? I bet your first guess was not the microscopic structure of their teeth enamel, but if somehow it was, you are exactly right! This fun fact was discovered by Nicholas Kotov, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, challenged researchers across the nation to develop a material that is strong and rigid, but can withstand frequent vibrations without cracking under the pressure. If you think about the stresses and demands on materials such ...
How Often Do Airplanes Hit Deer?
Stats behind wildlife strikes may surprise you When we think about birds hitting airplanes or getting sucked into the engines and forcing planes to land or even crash, many of us are reminded of the unlikely story of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when a flock of geese was struck by the aircraft and caused immediate engine failure, forcing pilot Chelsey Sullenberg to safely navigate the plane to glide and land on top of the Hudson River. But other than the outstanding heroics of the pilots of that particular flight, the situation itself of planes crashing due to wildlife strikes ...