Concorde Crash Conspiracy - It Could Have Been Prevented
In studying the Concorde crash the investigators determined it was caused by debris on the runway, which had fallen off a Continental Airlines Aircraft, which went down the same runway prior to the Concorde. The Concorde however takes off at 180 knots or at least that day it tried. The aircraft on fire took off and then immediately crashed. Had the debris, which had fallen off been known it could have been picked up prior to the Concorde's take off roll. Some thought the crash was an International Terrorist Attack.
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Airbus A-380 is Pretty Big
We shall see what happens, the gamble by Airbus may pay off, or this could be one of the biggest disasters in aviation history since the Comet or the Concorde a few years back. Remember the crash in NY when the Airbus took off behind the loaded 747 Cargo Plane and lost its tail as it closed the distance gap. Think on it, the aviation community is as the world waits for an additional six month delay now. The aircraft holds more fuel than a Boeing 727 weighs. The massive aircraft also takes a lot of room to turn around, a lot of runway is needed for safety and can you imagine the congestion out front the terminal when that many folks deplane? Anyway, just because you build a huge aircraft does not mean it is the best choice.
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Cactus Fly-In, Casa Grande AZ
Although there have not been too many NTSB findings where washing procedures cashed a crash, several have attributed to the comedy of errors usually associated with crashes, a multiplying of problems which eventually causes a crash. Also common are electrical problems or avionics failures due to water entering where it shouldn't causing or attributing to a crash. A separate company specializing in aircraft washing will have its own washing procedures and can help aviation safety with regards to washing. In many cases such a strategy can save the FBO in increasing insurance costs. The FBOs are adjusting their strategic marketing plans to meet the financial challenges in general aviation.
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Helicopters Outfitted With Airbags
There are critical altitudes for helicopters incase of engine failure, altitudes that if the engine quits the helicopter will come crashing to the ground. If a crash comes over water it could be inflated giving everyone onboard those few extra crucial seconds to get out alive. We are just losing way too many troops to helicopter accidents, which have nothing to do with actual combat and we all know we must protect the top brass and our nations leadership too. The company that makes these is RAFAEL and the name of their product is REAPS Rotorcraft External Airbag Protection Systems. This keeps the aircraft gliding and as long as the pilot glides at the proper ratio, the helicopter hovers to the ground and just before getting their it changes the pitch of the rotor blades enabling the helicopter to take a bigger bite out of the air and thus flair for a soft landing.
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American Airlines; Crash: Nov. 12, 2001
The aircraft involved in that crash was an old Eastern Airlines plane, which was probably not too sturdy anyway for lack of maintenance back when that airline was falling apart. After the O'Hare crash they put all DC-10 pilots through the same scenario, half survived in the simulator, thus that American Airlines flight and crash was also preventable totally. There was a 747 that lost a tail a few years back and it took them 27 minutes to crash that one, there have sense been several airliners land safely after losing a vertical stabilizer. It seems there were not many comments to the AA crash of November 2001, as soon as it was ruled an accident instead of an attack the media stopped the reports and the story disappeared. Some industry analysts say that Airbus builders are working for the laziest Union in the World selling to mostly government subsidized airlines.
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I Am Afraid Of Flying; You Are Not Getting Me A Light Plane
No you aren't you are simply fearing what you do not understand. Go up for an introductory flight, it costs under $100. Even China is only about 2-days a way by airliner, by the time you wait at the airports, fly and deplane. Yes, a real ass flattener, no doubt about it, but modern air travel has brought our world together and expanded our horizons. I know what your answer will be, do you? Expand your horizon and see for yourself.
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Young Men Trying to Imitate the 9-11 Scenario, Part III
The act of crashing an airplane into a building is not excusable, but it is a sign that something is terribly wrong here, and not just in the mind of a young man who upset at the world for total disregard of the individual. I am not saying that Teen Challenge, DARE or any of another dozen programs are not totally worthy efforts both in our time spent and the results yielded. Only different in that they try harder or dream more. But I do point out here and forever that we are simultaneously rewarding those who act out and are not following the program. Those who go beyond what normal kids do and try to exceed the normal realm of their social structure.
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