Sentences with phrase «takeoff by»

Refueling in air would reduce the weight of the plane at takeoff by up to 60 percent, cut costs, and leave plenty of room for big payloads.

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United had spent the last two weeks embroiled in controversy after videos recorded by fellow passengers, which went viral, showed David Dao, 69, yanked from his seat aboard a Louisville, Kentucky - bound United flight before takeoff from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to make room for crew members.
It is calculated by adding the on time ranking (1 — 50) to half the takeoff wait ranking (1 — 50) and half the landing wait ranking (1 — 50).
Reid, a former Delta executive, must step down by mid-November to comply with the order that cleared Virgin America for takeoff.
The seven - hour flight from Birmingham to Dubai was just minutes from takeoff when an air hostess, who had overheard Evans complain about stomach pains caused by her period, began to ask her questions, according to The Sun.
Operated by a remote - controlled «militarized iPad,» Lockheed's Martin Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) uses two giant fan engines to power vertical takeoff and landing.
The crash was caused by moisture in the sensors that created bad readings to the flight control computer that consequently forced the aircraft to pitch up on takeoff.
Kuwait Airways said on Twitter that Flight 118 from New York to Kuwait was struck by the Chinese plane as it was parked before takeoff.
Comedian Woody Allen often goes for an easy laugh by inserting various outrageous statements into a parody, such as his takeoff on Kafka's Journals: «Getting through the night is becoming harder and harder.
The sensation of driving one of these bullets is described by Garlits as «unreal,» and he himself looks unreal as he sits in the dragster before takeoff, dressed in an asbestos suit, a face mask and ear plugs, glued in position by a shoulder harness and safety belt.
Now I had planned on nursing him for takeoff and landing, but was notified by the flight attendant that he would be safest in his seat, and if he was to be in my lap, regulations suggest I should hold him to my shoulder so I couldn't feed him anyway.
The usual flying with baby advice holds here when flying with a newborn; try to keep them sucking during takeoff and landing, whether that's by nursing, a bottle, or a pacifier.
I was no longer nursing by the time we traveled with her, so it was easy enough during takeoff and landing to either pop a bottle in her mouth or use her pacifier.
The only harness - type device approved by the FAA for takeoff, flight, and landing is the Child Aviation Restraint System, or CARES, suitable for children at least 1 year old who weigh between 22 and 44 pounds.
If you are traveling by plane, pack something in your carry - on to to relieve ear pressure during descent and takeoff.
Signs outside the Capitol in Albany created by sexual abuse survivor Bridie Farrell, who designed them as a takeoff on the movie «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» as seen on Tuesday.
A better understanding of these phenomena could improve flight safety and also increase airport capacity by optimizing the separation between aircraft during takeoff and landing.
It is as if travelers commonly must decide before imminent takeoff whether to pop into the newsstand to grab some gum and a copy of Scientific American or stop by the adjoining jewelry counter for a $ 10,000 Rolex.
Right now the facility's 10,000 - foot runway is being formed out of a mountain of gravel, but by 2011 it is expected to host the takeoffs and landings of space - tourism flights operated by its anchor tenant, Virgin Galactic.
During takeoff, hot gases from inside the burning rocket snaked through the channels and reached the O - ring, which was damaged by the exhaust.
Pilots, air traffic controllers, aircraft designers, and other aviation experts are being charged to solve this incoming category of issues by designing fuel - efficient vehicles, overhauling takeoff and landing schedules, and raising the price of air travel.
The beauty queen prepared for takeoff at LAX in a chic black tracksuit by ALEXIS with royal blue piping and a pair of black - laced white leather sneakers.
The accessory was first made famous by Kurt Cobain in the»90s, and recently revived by the likes of Harry Styles, Migos member Takeoff, Lil Yachty, Pharrell and Wiz Khalifa, as well as brands like Saint Laurent (by Hedi Slimane), Acne and Christian Roth, the original maker of Cobain's iconic shades.
Plenty of films took satirical aim at familiar targets prior to the David Zucker - Jim Abrahams - Jerry Zucker brain trust's magnum opus: Mel Brooks» Blazing Saddles was a Western spoof as roaringly un-PC as the films in which it found inspiration, a baby - faced Woody Allen made one of his first film appearances in the spy parody Casino Royale (now doomed to an eternity of being referred to as «no, the other Casino Royale»), and Murder by Death was a takeoff on the whodunit complete with off - brand versions of Sam Spade and Hercule Poirot.
A poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming sci - fi adventure The Space Between Us, which is directed by Peter Chelsom and stars Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Carla Gugino and Britt Robertson; check them out here... In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one -LSB-...]
Most states chose a very long takeoff, with the bar staying low for the first six or eight years, followed by a sharp upward thrust, with breathtaking gains required after that.
Full - throttle takeoff is not entirely smoke - free, but wheelspin can be easily controlled, and the almost immediate first upshift consolidates the coupe's composure, so by the time you're in third, traction is — at least in the dry — no longer an issue.
Honda's 1.5 - litre turbo needs a bit of encouragement, but it delivers if the driver insists, helped along by the generally well - behaved CVT (we experienced some shudder on takeoff) to fill any holes in the torque curve.
The engine is backed by a six - speed automatic transmission with gear ratios designed for a quick takeoff and excellent fuel economy on the top end (overdrive).
Until late 2013, use of an e-reader was not allowed on airplanes during takeoff and landing by the FAA.
If you're staying at the Grand Baymen on Ambergris Caye, the adventurous day will begin by heading to the mainland by ferry or even by plane, which takes just 20 minutes from takeoff to landing.
By day two you will be making short flights at a low altitude and practicing takeoff and landing...
Under the guidance of an instructor, you begin by learning the theory of flight, takeoff, landing and controlling turns.
O'Hare is the busiest airport in the world by the number of takeoffs and landings, and there are a correspondingly large number of fantastic coffee shops at the disposal of travelers.
Club Carlson members who register for the Takeoff with More Miles offer and book and complete an Eligible Stay at participating hotels by December 31, 2017 can earn up to 5,000 United MileagePlus bonus award miles.
The deal has previously been approved by the Tanzanian government, clearing the way for takeoff.
Unique Touches: Each suite has a 32 - inch high - definition personal monitor for on - demand entertainment and the entire cabin is enhanced by «mood lighting,» which changes to optimize takeoff, meals, or bedtime
The mix continues in the main gallery where, in a nice symbolic touch, the installation opens with photographs by the Haitian - born Adler Guerrier of empty airport waiting rooms, ready for arrivals and takeoffs.
Mail Art is a particularly well - represented field with such titles as, «Smile,» «Bile» and «Vile» (all takeoffs on «LIFE»), «Omnibus News,» (from 1969), Italian Vittore Baroni's «ArtePostale,» and two works from Belgium, Guy Schraenen's «Libellus,» and «Aerosol,» edited by Roger Avau.
Indeed, «even though 90 % of aircraft fuel is burned at cruise altitudes, only the pollutants that are emitted during takeoff and landing are regulated by measuring emissions during tests.»
hat is fly - by - wire from takeoff through landing.
But I have yet to encounter a successful managed service relationship at scale that is fly - by - wire from takeoff through landing.
A few seconds after he managed a shaky takeoff, the drone was caught up by the wind and completely out of his control.
Have milk and / or water at the ready — especially at takeoff and landing — when little ears can be significantly affected by changing air pressure.
By then, the company claims, passengers will be able to book trips on electric vertical takeoff and landing (or e-VTOL) aircraft through the Uber app, at roughly the fare of an UberX ride, the company's cheapest private car option.
Earlier this month, the United States announced the first deployment of its cutting - edge F - 35B vertical takeoff Joint Strike Fighter — by far the most sophisticated aircraft of its type — to an amphibious assault ship in the region.
Controlled remotely by a pilot on the ground, the two - seater prototype was able to execute a vertical takeoff, transition between its hover and forward flight modes mid-air, and make a successful landing.
Bell, one of the largest manufacturers of commercial and military vertical takeoff vehicles in the US (it produces both the V - 22 Osprey and the forthcoming V - 280 Valor), said it hopes to have a hybrid electric aircraft built and ready for flight by Uber's target demonstration date of 2020.
Powered by electric motors and sophisticated control software, the taxi performs like a cross between a drone and a small plane, able to zip straight up on takeoff and then fly at twice the speed of a helicopter while making about as much noise as a swarm of superbees.
To do that, we'll underscore your experience in a way which wakes them up like takeoff acceleration by jet propulsion.
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