Sentences with phrase «as aircraft engines»

Hartford is also home to an extensive list of major high - tech manufacturing firms producing such complex products as aircraft engines, nuclear reactors, space suits and missile components.

Instead, they are used by industry to develop parts for devices such as aircraft engines, spaceships and hearing aids.

The brand started life as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916 and switched to motorcycles in 1923.

Well experienced in inspecting, maintaining and repairing aircraft mechanical systems, to pursue a career as an aircraft engine mechanic with a view to utilize my skills and professional experiences to enhance the organization.

Not exact matches

Shares of the maker of Otis Elevators, Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines and Carrier air conditioners rose as much as 3 percent to $ 125.50.

The newly designed aircraft, built partially with lightweight composite materials and powered by Pratt & Whitney's fuel - saving engines, is targeted at established carriers looking to replace older, inefficient planes, and new airlines launching in developing countries, such as China, to service the growing middle class and airport expansion.

Aircraft engines have gone from an unreliable Achilles heel on planes in the 1950s to devices that can operate for millions of hours without so much as a hiccup, said Steven Wallace, the former head of accident investigation at the Federal Aviation Administration.

Keeping planes in the air is the primary goal for AirStart, an aviation company that leases, rents and sells components such as engines and landing gear to Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier aircraft.

But as jet engines replaced turboprops, the island airport's runway was simply too short to handle the aircraft, leaving Pearson International Airport, located a 40 - minute drive from downtown, to capture the growth in air travel.

And the ability to offer almost anything — from a drill press to a car to an aircraft engine — as a service can transform the very nature of what is bought and sold.

Debi Mishra, partner director of engineering and machine learning at Microsoft Corporation, pointed to the example of GE's aircraft engine business, which shifted its business model from selling machinery to selling engines as a service.

The pilot of the AirAsia X aircraft, which was headed toward Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, turned around after the pilot identified an issue with the engine as the plane shook, a Perth Airport spokesperson told CNN.

Therefore, it gives an idea of the g - forces on André Brännström, Saab test pilot, as he performs extreme aerobatics with the JAS - 39 Gripen C light single - engine multirole fighter aircraft.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is reportedly nearing a deal to buy Precision Castparts, a maker of aircraft components, like blades in jet engines, and energy production equipment as well as other industrial components.

Blankenship, who had announced his intention to step down as head of General Electric's appliance division at the end of this year, previously ran GE's commercial aircraft engine business.

Palmer is an accomplished but as yet unlicensed pilot.Taking a commercial pilot along in the twin - engine aircraft he likes to rent, he has in recent months logged 200 hours of flying time, some of it in weather that would have grounded a duck.

Designing the gradient coils, Wedeen says, was «as complicated as designing the engine of a new aircraft.»

As part of a close collaboration between Empa, SR Technics and FOCA experts have spent years developing a standard test setup and method that can be used to measure fine particulate emissions from aircraft engines.

The FAA has already approved at least one biofuel — ethanol — as an alternative fuel for two types of aircraft and engines, including the Piper Pawnee powered by Lycoming IO - 540 engines.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) was formed to include representatives of environmental, farm and social groups as well as experts from companies that make aircraft and jet engines.

Efficiency alone — even in the form of aircraft with improved engines and designs such as the Boeing 787, expected to deliver a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency over existing big airplanes — is not the answer.

As the engine data is filtered from a larger ACARS report covering all the plane's critical flight systems and avionics, it could mean the airline has some useful clues about the condition of the aircraft prior to its disappearance.

But the technique does not lend itself well to studying structural materials, such as steel, that are needed to build, for example, aircraft wings, bridges or engines.

We need to know if it could cause an aircraft engine to explode in what is known as an «uncontained failure», with hot, fast - spinning engine parts being shed in all directions, potentially piercing wings, fuel tanks and even the cabin.

Airlines are prudently cautious, because volcanic ash is especially dangerous to airplanes, as ash can melt within an operating aircraft engine, resulting in possible engine failure.

The $ 100 - million aircraft — dubbed Eve after Branson's mother — will have a 140 - foot (43 - meter) wingspan — as long as a B - 29 bomber (nicknamed the «stratofortress»), and its four engines are designed to send it soaring as high as 50,000 feet (15,250 meters).

Johnson describes the breakage of CVI ceramics as a «graceful» failure rather than a catastrophic one, which could be disastrous in an aircraft or motor engine.

By IAN BAKER Syrup does not spring instantly to mind as the inspiration for designing aircraft engines.

Dr Curry and his colleagues have since tested the new layer thousands of times in what are known as «thermal shock tests» to simulate the temperature changes in an aircraft engine.

Its number - crunching capabilities are used to study ship hydrodynamics and air turbulence, to probe industrial combustion turbines to create cleaner engines, and to understand global ocean circulation, as well as for earthquake simulations and aircraft noise - reduction modeling.

We all know that when a flock of starlings must have mistaken a jet aircraft for a school of fish and sacrificed their lives by invading its engines, they could have brought down human beings as though on a suicide mission.

The importance of the technology is already being seen at a number of large companies such as GE who have made enormous strides in industrial 3D printing by opening a facility to produce the 3D printed fuel nozzles for its advanced LEAP jet engines, and Rolls - Royce announcing they will flight - test what it claims to be the largest 3D printed aerospace component to ever power an aircraft.

In a small aircraft the checklist might include: Flight controls - Free and correct; Instruments and radios - Checked and set; Landing gear position lights - Checked; Altimeter - Set; Directional gyro - Set; Fuel gauges - Checked; Trim - Set; Propeller - Checked; Magnetos - Checked; Engine idle - checked; Flaps - As required; Seat belts / shoulder harnesses - Fastened; Parking brake - Off.

Because of this, turbos have long been recognized by auto manufacturers such as Saab for their value, and have been applied in aircraft engines and even 1000 - hp Formula One cars.

In particular, aircraft jet engines produce carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor (H2O), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of sulfur (SOx), unburned or partially combusted hydrocarbons (also known as volatile organic compounds, or VOCs), particulates, and other trace compounds.

Like a light aircraft, it feels as if there's no weight apart from the engine in front of you, while the optional auto» box in this car simply slurs the gears and maintains the heady, unshackled rush towards the next corner.

Mercedes says its interior designers took their cues from aircraft construction, so you'll see things such as the wide dash, air vents with adjustable nozzles (to remind one of jet engines), and the long center console with real matte - finished metal, not plastic made to look like matte - finished metal.

AerCap Holdings NV operates as an integrated aviation company, which is engaged in the leasing, financing, trading, sales and management of commercial aircraft and engines.

Viral stories like that of an easyJet engineer allegedly patching up a plane's engine with duct tape don't hold up: According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the tape seen being used in the photos is actually aluminum tape (also known as speed tape or metallic tape) which is very durable, expensive, and regularly used on aircrafts (budget or not) to make minor repairs.

The suspect of a bribery case in the procurement of aircraft engines for national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, businessman Soetikno Soedarjo talks to journalists after being questioned as a witness in the case for another suspect former Garuda CEO Emirsyah Satar on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) may detain former president director of Garuda Indonesia Emirsyah Satar after being named as a suspect in a case of alleged bribery related to the purchase of aircraft engines from UK company Rolls Royce, the body's spokesperson has said.

Soetikno allegedly acted as a broker between Rolls - Royce Ltd. and Emirsyah, then director of Garuda Indonesia, in an attempt to secure major deals for Rolls - Royce to provide aircraft engines to at least 12 countries, including Indonesia.

The suspect in a bribery case involving the procurement of aircraft engines for national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, businessman Soetikno Soedarjo talks to journalists after being questioned as a witness concerning another suspect, former Garuda CEO Emirsyah Satar, on Feb. 28.

Being an experienced frequent flyer of the 777 and 767, the expectations for the 787 were higher in Business Class, as the 787 is a superior aircraft in its air quality, lighting and lower engine noise.

Airplanes engines roar and bullets clang against other aircrafts as they should, and partner's in the air sound like they're actually talking through old - school headsets.

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Features: — Missions: Gameplay Engine with four different fighting missions - Perfect weapon upgrade system - Very cool sound and screen effects in the aircraft attack - Dozens Of modern weapons from the enemy, such as aircraft fighter, tank and aircraft carrier.

Mike: I started studying global warming since 1998, the same year I soloed in a single engine aircraft during the central California El Nino from hell because my experience as a geologist and my newly acquired life saving skills as a weatherman.

Aircraft Engines That Use Less Fuel & Can Last Three Times As Long Via New Nanoparticle Coating was originally published on CleanTechnica.

As a pilot, if you were waiting for an inbound aircraft to do an approach, landing and backtrack to vacate the runway, you could be holding next to that Stevenson Screen (engines running) for 10 minutes or so.