At a very young age he took interest in Leonardo da Vinci’s life and works as well as Jules Verne novels. In Robur The Conqueror, Verne writes of an inventor creating many flying contraptions (Whitman, 1972). Da Vinci’s journal included many drawings of aircrafts including the well-known screw-like helicopter. Both inspired Sikorsky to invent, as he described, “A flying machine offering reasonable speed, [safety, and controllability] also combining take off and landing in a small area” (Whitman, 1972). With this in mind at age 11 he started experimenting with model aircrafts, one of them being a small rubber band power helicopter.
With a fuel canister strapped to his back, May was one of the first men to take fuel from one aircraft and refuel another with in-flight. Obviously, if this was to become a practical means to conduct aerial refueling, some improvements to the process would need to be explored. The rudimentary method of aerial refueling in the 1920s has evolved into an operation the US military utilizes daily to get the mission accomplished. The history behind aerial refueling is long and wrought with challenges in the initial stages but has become essential part of numerous military activities and operations to date. Aerial refueling ultimately supports the idea of increasing range of any refuelable aircraft to do a variety of missions.
What were some of his imaginative sketches? Da Vinci, who was fascinated by the idea of human flight. Contained in the Codex Atlanticus, he diagrammed one of the one of the first parachutes designed in the late 15th century as a way for people to drift gracefully through the air. In his notebook he remarks that with such a device anyone can jump from any height without injury: “If a man have a tent made of linen of which apertures (openings) have all been stopped up, and it be twelve braccia (about 23 feet) across and twelve in depth, he will be able to throw himself down from any great height without suffering an injury.” Like much of Leonardo Da Vinci’s ideas, the parachute was never actually built or tested by Da Vinci himself and because he never published his diagrams, nobody else knew about them until his notebooks were discovered long after his death. Perhaps the most distinct and unique aspect of Da Vinci’s parachute design was that the canopy was shaped like a triangle rather than round and was draped with cloth, leading many to question whether it would actually have enough air resistance.
In 1730 John Kay had made a machine that twisted string to make rope. There was little is known about his early life but he was living in Bury when he invented the flying shuttle which was a key contribute to the Industrial Revolution. John Kay always called this invention a wheeled shuttle but others used the name fly-shuttle and then later flying shuttle. For centuries handloom weaving had been carried out on the basis of the shuttle bearing the yarn being passed slowly and awkwardly from one hand to the other. In 1733 Kay made his flying shuttle that really increased the speed of this process.
Hughes was a lifelong aircraft enthusiast pilot and aircraft engineer. Operating from Hughes Aircraft at the Glendale Airport he built one of the most technological important aircraft of its time, the H-1 racer. The H-1 Racer set an air-speed record of 352mph over a test course near Santa Anna, CA in 1936. Although his record was broken two times that year, a year later in January 19, 1937 he redesigned the H-1 Racer and set a new transcontinental air-speed record. He flew nonstop from Los Angeles to New York in 7 hours 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
Bishop claimed his first victory when his was one of four Nieuports that engaged three Albatros D.III Scouts near St Leger. Bishop shot down and mortally wounded a Leutnant Theiller, but his engine failed in the process. On 30 March 1917, Bishop was named a flight commander. The next day he
The future Allied nations, Great Britain and the United States, made the most progress in aircraft carrier innovation. These innovations led to their victory in World War Two, and for the United States, the status of “superpower” in the world for the next 65 years. The Allies’ advantage with aircraft carriers in World War II helped turn the tide against the Axis and lead to the development of the aircraft carrier as a strategic weapon and the ultimate symbol of power projection in our world today. The formations for United States carrier power came at the Washington Naval Conference of 1922. This was the first arms limitation conference in history, with the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan participating.
I also do other things, such as develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration, often specializing in areas such as structural design, guidance, navigation and control, instrumentation and communication, or production methods. Aerospace engineers, such as myself, who work with aircrafts are called aeronautical engineers, and those working specifically with spacecraft are referred to as astronautical engineers. Most of the things I do at my job on a regular basis would be trying to figure out not only what equipment an aircraft needs, but also what materials it will use, how much the equipment weighs and exactly how much space it will take up in the aircraft. I often use computer-aided design software, robotics, and lasers and advanced electronic optics. Some of my other colleagues also specialize in a particular type of aerospace product, such as commercial transports, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets.
Mission Aviation Fellowship 1 Running head: MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP MAINTENANCE EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY This is original work and research for this class. Mission Aviation Fellowship Maintenance Prepared by: Jim Jones ASCI 609 - Aircraft Maintenance Management Instructor: 8 March 2010 Mission Aviation Fellowship 2 Abstract Researcher: Jim Jones Title: Mission Aviation Fellowship Maintenance Institution: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Degree: Master of Aeronautical Science Course: ASCI 609 - Aircraft Maintenance Management Year: 2010 Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is a Christian organization that provides aviation, communications, and learning technology services to more than 1,000 Christian and humanitarian agencies, as well as thousands of isolated missionaries and indigenous villagers in the world's most remote areas. This paper will examine the requirements and training needed to become a mission aviation pilot/mechanic, discuss the MAF maintenance program in the states and abroad, and conclude by looking at the future employment of this organization and the efforts they intend to make in improving on their maintenance operations and support. Mission Aviation Fellowship 3 Mission Aviation Fellowship Maintenance Introduction Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a Christian organization which provides aviation, communications, and learning technology services to more than 1,000 isolated missionaries and indigenous villagers around the world, was born out of the flying skills obtained during World War II. The first MAF detachment was established in the United Kingdom in 1944 by Murray Kendon, a New Zealand pilot serving in the Royal Air Force.
Needleman’s impact on JetBlue is understandable having a vision he implemented his dream and started the award winning airlines, which spreaded to international ports. Through time like most airlines JetBlue encountered set backs, but after refining and implementing its new strategies, JetBlue has become a business whose industry is a leader in low-cost air travel. 1. Discuss the