Category: Aviation
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Evolution of the Aircraft Wings
The wings are the heart of an aircraft. Missing wings means an incomplete aircraft. Almost everything has an evolution. The planet Earth, humans, animals, countries, cultures, religions, etc. You can endlessly continue counting the amount of things that have an evolution. Just like other things, aircraft wings also have an evolution. Just imagine, why would…
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Invention of the Airplane
The Dawn of Aviation: The Wright Brothers’ Journey Wilbur and Orville Wright were American inventors and founders of aviation. Through much trial and error, they were able to achieve the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight in 1903, and the first fully practical airplane two years later. The airplane transformed the 20th century, as…
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Types of Conflict Situations that Can Occur in the Aviation Industry
Conflict is a fact of life and occurs for a variety of reasons, such as differing perspectives, priorities or solutions to a problem. Typically, there are three types of conflicts which all lead on from each other; Disagreement Conflict usually begins with a disagreement. For example, a passenger flying from East Midlands airport with his…
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How Climate Change Impacts Aviation
Table of Contents Introduction Near-Surface Winds The Sea-Level Changes Conclusion References Introduction The issue of climate change is one of the most complex and significant challenges for most countries across the globe. The shift is already associated with the risk of life-threatening weather, such as floods and heat waves. For this reason, the issue of…
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The Proactive Aviation Safety
There are many indications that commercial air travel increases, meaning that the number of incidents will also increase without specific measures to decrease the accident rate (Cusick et al., 2017). ASRS seems to impact safety because of the staff. All ASRS staff members are aviation professionals who have high experience and background as pilots, aviation…
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The Federal Aviation Administration History
The digital era of aviation started on December 17, 1903, after Orville Wright with Wilbur who was his brother flew for the first time in an aircraft they designed. Aviation leaders believed that without federal intervention to strengthen and sustain safety requirements, aviation industry experts thought the aircraft would never attain its maximum commercial viability.…
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Aviation Security: Emergency Response Plan
Aviation security is the result of painstaking organizational work to predict potential scenarios and response methods. An Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is a strategy for dealing with accidents that may arise on board, in the office, or in the airport area. Crisis management is a field of activity that organizes, develops, and implements step-by-step manuals…
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Aviation Safety: Ground Accidents and Their Prevention
Introduction Aviation is one of the strategically important spheres of the modern world. It supports the high speed of globalization and provides people with new opportunities for better cooperation. Thousands of flights are performed every year, with millions of passengers carried. It means that safety issues acquire the top priority as it is critical to…
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Collision Into Terrain Safari Aviation Inc. Airbus AS350 B2, N985SA: Case Study
Aviation operations require collaborative work of technologies, machines, and human skills, and any deviation can result in an accident. For instance, a commercial helicopter owned by Safari Aviation Inc. collided in the woods of Kekaha, Hawaii, making all passengers victims (National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB], 2019). Although the change in meteorological conditions has been claimed…
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Military Aviation Safety and Human Factor
Table of Contents Introduction Lack of Training Fatigue and Mental Complications Conclusion References Introduction The human factor is one of the essential characteristics that determine aviation safety since a large number of accidents occur due to pilots mistakes and a lack of training. This issue is particularly significant in military aviation, where aircraft crews face…