Sentences with phrase «used by airplanes»

Once the researchers thermochemically split the water and carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and hydrogen (syngas), they sent the syngas to Shell Global Solutions in Amsterdam, where the Fischer - Tropsch process was applied to refine it into kerosene, the jet fuel used by airplanes.

By using the sun to orient themselves, tundra - breeding shorebirds end up approximating the «great circle routes» used by airplanes and ships — routes that minimize the distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.

Not exact matches

An example is the program begun by the late Al Ueltshci, founder of FlightSafety, a pioneer in training airplane pilots using flight simulators.

«The overbooking process makes it possible to use seats on airplanes much more effectively,» he said, arguing it helps the customer by allowing them to book on a sold - out flight that's unlikely to remain that way and the airline by helping ensure that all flights are at capacity.

There, he and his pals were well on their way to delivering scalable wind energy using airplane - size robotic kites inspired, in part, by the wings Griffith has been designing to power his kite - surfing hobby since college.

«Due to differences among fleets and operations, the implementation will vary among airlines, but the agency expects many carriers will prove to the FAA that their planes allow passengers to safely use their devices in airplane mode, gate - to-gate, by the end of the year,» the FAA said in its Oct. 31 announcement.

An earlier filing might have been a telltale sign about the financial problems to come: Tesla disclosed that it had begun reimbursing Mr. Musk for his use of his private plane, justifying the cost by saying, «By paying only the variable expenses of Mr. Musk's private airplane, consistent with the reimbursement policy in place, we will recognize a cost saving as compared to the customary practice for an initial public offering road show.&raquby saying, «By paying only the variable expenses of Mr. Musk's private airplane, consistent with the reimbursement policy in place, we will recognize a cost saving as compared to the customary practice for an initial public offering road show.&raquBy paying only the variable expenses of Mr. Musk's private airplane, consistent with the reimbursement policy in place, we will recognize a cost saving as compared to the customary practice for an initial public offering road show.»

The CBC reported on November 4, 2014 that a Justice Department internal review concluded Ms. Redford could face criminal charges if allegations about her use of government airplanes are proven by an RCMP investigation.

As far as magic — I think many things we experience today would have been considered magic by those of the past — flying through the air in an airplane, transplanting organs from dying patients to living ones, sending pictures through the air, even just being able to capture and use electircity, etc., etc..

The fellow in the midwest whose airplane was purchased by «ministry money» and who now uses it to jet to his favorite vacation spots.

Add to these the conquest of space by the airplane as the normal mode of long distance travel, and the automobile which began to be used before the turn of the century has become so much a part of life to millions that a curtailment of gasoline sends the economy into a tailspin.

In the 1950s and»60s, the Soviet Union pioneered titanium's use by utilizing it in military airplanes, submarines, and rockets aimed at the moon and America.

We travel a lot by plane and use táxi as well, my main concern about the BJ GT is that when folded all the SEAT is totally exposed to the ground and this will make the seat seat too dirty Aldo the stroller handle to the airplane luggage compartment Will be a dirty magnet to the dar SEAT.

One of my favorite quotes is by Craig Venter «My favorite toys were hammers, nails, saws, and scavenged lumber that I used for building forts, airplanes, and boats - although you had to use your imagination to what they were on completion.»

This causes parents to coerce babies into finishing the whole jar by using tricks like «open up, here comes the airplane».

If you'll be traveling by car during your trip, remember to take along your child restraint and check it at the curb even if you don't use it on board the airplane.

A Catsimatidis campaign spokesperson confirmed that those contributions were for use of a company airplane by Governor Cuomo on a round trip between Albany and Binghamton.

The fine by the State Ethics Commission in 2005 came after the commission concluded that Mr. Perdue had failed to properly report the use of an airplane owned by one of his family's businesses for a campaign - related trip.

Inspired by the pixelated square barcodes (QR codes) often used to scan tickets for airplanes and concerts, these markers work like miniature QR codes that carry information about the precise location of the block on the copper layer.

(Both examples included energy used in production and delivery to European airports by airplane or truck.)

The force coefficients generated by the wing are «about two to three times greater than a static airfoil wing used for large airplanes,» said Kamal Viswanath, a co-author who was a graduate research assistant working with Tafti when the work was performed and is now a research engineer at the U.S. Naval Research Lab's Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics.

1 EXPERIENCING TURBULENCE Koblin used the Bézier method of curve analysis (which coincidentally is also used to design airplane bodies) to accentuate any flight plan changes hidden by the map's massive scale.

Using tiny ground tremors generated by the rumble of cars and trucks across highways, the activities within offices and homes, pedestrians crossing the street and even airplanes flying overhead, a team led by Nakata created detailed three - dimensional subsurface maps of the California port city of Long Beach.

And even if drivers switch to more fuel - efficient cars and trucks, the nation's fuel needs are expected to increase by a fifth over the next 20 years, thanks to dramatic increases in car and airplane use.

Medical therapies, airplanes and electrical devices are tested by independent entities before they can be used routinely: the public demands that this be done and takes for granted that it has occurred.

Inspired by the fist - like club of a mantis shrimp, a team of researchers led by University of California, Riverside, in collaboration with University of Southern California and Purdue University, have developed a design structure for composite materials that is more impact resistant and tougher than the standard used in airplanes.

An additional grant of $ 2.6 million was awarded by the US Air Force, demonstrating that increasing the cabin pressure in airplanes during air - evacuation of trauma patients to a level greater than what is currently used improves outcomes following exposure of rats to TBI caused by under - vehicle explosions, as published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Just as large volcanoes cool the planet by ejecting massive amounts of small particles into the stratosphere, one sunshade geoengineering proposal would involve using high - flying airplanes to release small particles in the stratosphere that would scatter sunlight back into space.

Using a catapult powered by a bungee cord, the experts launched a small airplane over the deep and dark landscape, thick with acacia trees sporting 5 - centimeter (2 - inch) thorns.

The stunt which has the most emphasis on it in both the teaser trailer and full trailer, seems to be Ethan Hunt (Cruise) holding on for dear life to the side of a moving airplane, while Benji Dunn (Pegg) desperately tries to open the door to the plane by using his computer.

The interior is dominated by a next - generation dashboard — as in a modern airplane, the instruments are presented on a TFT - LCD screen using innovative display concepts.

With a background of geology, astronomy, and meteorology, Saint Exupéry presents the human struggle for knowledge and security against the powers of the natural world; with an anthropologist's understanding of tools and techniques, he compares the airplane and the plough, the flyer and the shepherd, and evaluates the long process by which the tool, even when it is as complicated as an airplane, comes to be taken for granted and used with the simple directness of an Indian's paddle.

Until late 2013, use of an e-reader was not allowed on airplanes during takeoff and landing by the FAA.

Though you might be unlikely to make use of the coverage for some things, such as damage caused by airplanes, other coverage — theft especially — can be well worth it.

Humans kill hundreds of millions of birds by using pesticides, decimating their habitats and placing objects in their way, such as cars, airplanes, windows and transmission towers and lines.

There's a scaled replica of the Oval Office, an exhibit about the Secret Service, and the Air Force One Pavilion, which contains the actual airplane that served seven U.S. Presidents (including Reagan) as well as the Marine One used by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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I easily accumulated over 2 million miles / points (used them to fly some fancy airplane cabins and destinations for almost free) in the past year by both signing up for new credit cards as well as selling on Amazon utilizing credit card strategies some of which I discuss on my Facebook page Credit Card 101.

In the past, I've booked dozens of free airplane tickets by transferring American Express Membership Rewards points to Delta Airlines Skymiles program, but this would be the first time using the Platinum American Express card to book directly via American Express» travel portal, AmexTravel.com.

Instinctively, Paul Veer decided on a palette inspired by Nintendo's Game Boy, that just used four colors: a beige for the background, white for bullets and clouds, sand brown for the plane, and a dark, brownish red for enemy ships and airplanes.

By using visual details, style elements, lettering, he constantly refers in a refined way to the work of his predecessors Malevich, Kandinsky, Klee, Matisse, Twombly, Johns, Lichtenstein, Kelly, Warhol,... As opposed to the previous airplanes, the models in the new paintings are not assembled but lay flat and open, waiting for the benevolent hand of the hobbyist.

NINA KATCHADOURIAN: CURIOUSER This midcareer survey will showcase the quirky oeuvre of Nina Katchadourian, a Brooklyn artist whose work includes photographs and videos made on airplanes and photographs that mimic 17th - century Dutch paintings by using napkins to recreate the caps and lace collars.

The sculpture also represents the wing of an airplane, and Anselm Kiefer's use of lead points out the bitterness left by World War II.

A large - scale sculpture with an equally large - scale title — Nancy Rubins» 2001 work «Chas» Stainless Steel, Mark Thompson's Airplane Parts, About 1000 Pounds of Stainless Steel Wire and Gagosian's Beverly Hills Space,» fashioned from used airplane parts — is among the artworks acquired through gifts and purchases by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art Airplane Parts, About 1000 Pounds of Stainless Steel Wire and Gagosian's Beverly Hills Space,» fashioned from used airplane parts — is among the artworks acquired through gifts and purchases by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art airplane parts — is among the artworks acquired through gifts and purchases by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in 2001.

NASA issued a press release (that should be read in full by clicking the link below) on the CARVE mission which is using a very low flying, specially instrumented, airplane to study the details of Arctic CO2 and methane release.

We must get ready to learn to give up our luxurious and comfortable and convenient lifestyles and prepare to curtail our energy use by 90 percentt, and this means no more cars allowed on roads, anywhere in the world, no more airplane flights anywhere in the world, no more buses or taxis or trucks.

Maybe people would be willing to spend $ 10 billion per year to keep the earth cool by using airplanes to put up a sunlight - blocking shield in the stratosphere.

The model is then used by engineers to make cars or airplanes or sacks of peanuts flow better through the air.

Compared to the 1930's Great Depression, there was a huge increase in industrial activity in producing all the materials used in the war, as well as all the fuel burned in all the trucks, ships, airplanes, etc, and also the CO2 produced by all the burned cities.

Can you find some Law that can be applied in the case of airplanes using fuels with confidential formulas, only because these fuels are in use by military (but are also being used in civil aviation)?