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Extended-RangeTwin-Engine Operations (ETOPS) is a rating granted to airlines by internationalaviation regulatory authorities that allows those airlines to operate applicabletwo-engine aircraft over routes where the time to reach a suitable diversionairport in the case of an engine failure is greater than 60 minutes. Up untilrecently, according to strict compliance conditions, airlines could obtain ETOPSapprovals of […]
OnOctober 31, 1999, 217 passengers and crew lost their lives when Egypt Air 990crashed into the sea off Nantucket Island, Mass., 40 minutes after having takenoff from New York’s JFK airport. With most of the wreckage now recovered fromthe ocean, investigators can find no evidence of mechanical failure that wouldwarrant reconstructing the airplane. Investigation into […]
Airline passengers often complain about the debilitating effects of the dry atmosphere in aircraft cabins. Some also express concern that reduced airflow and increased recirculation of cabin air can increase the likelihood that infectious diseases are transmitted. And the same is true for flight and cabin crews. In fact, maintaining a dry atmosphere in the […]
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I‘ll bet most of you who have read the title of this article are already saying to yourself, “VFR flight in Class A airspace is not permitted and you must have an IFR clearance to operate at or above FL180. This author must be crazy to try to write an article about a procedure that […]
This column is a continuation of previous columns about manifold pressure(MP), props, mixtures, and engine management techniques. They are listed here for your reference. Reviewing them might be a good thing to do before venturing further into this one! PP #15: Manifold Pressure Sucks! PP #16: Those Marvelous Props PP #18: Mixture Magic PP #19: […]
In my previous column, we explored a bit of the history of supercharging, some of the many variations, and some of the reasons for it. We touched lightly upon the turbochargers, which make it possible for an aircraft engine to produce a manifold pressure greater than ambient pressure,and thus more power. We also mentioned the […]
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