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History The initial requirement of these newly mandated data recorders was to record the actual flight conditions of the aircraft, i.e., heading, altitude, airspeed, vertical accelerations, and time. Flight recorders have changed in design and airline usefulness over the past 40 years. One of the greatest safety inventions for the commercial airline industry has been the crash protected flight recorder, more commonly called the “Black Box.” Today, flight recorders for accident investigation are mandatory pieces of equipment in civil aircraft. www.l-3ar.com /html/history.html

Next Century of Flight: Aviation Week's AviationNow.com The brothers equipped their Flyer with a stopwatch to measure flight time, an anemometer to measure airspeed and a counter to record the number of revolutions made by the propeller shafts during flight. Flights of over 500 ft. were soon being made with their aerodynamically efficient glider and, for the first time, Orville joined Wilbur in piloting the aircraft. Since their flights could no longer be timed to take place between the appearance of trolleys on the nearby interurban rail line, passengers began to catch glimpses of the machine in flight. www.aviationnow.com /content/ncof/ncf_n93.htm   (12274 words)

Next Century of Flight: Aviation Week's AviationNow.com The brothers equipped their Flyer with a stopwatch to measure flight time, an anemometer to measure airspeed and a counter to record the number of revolutions made by the propeller shafts during flight. Flights of over 500 ft. were soon being made with their aerodynamically efficient glider and, for the first time, Orville joined Wilbur in piloting the aircraft. Since their flights could no longer be timed to take place between the appearance of trolleys on the nearby interurban rail line, passengers began to catch glimpses of the machine in flight. www.aviationnow.com /content/ncof/ncf_n93.htm   (12274 words)

NASA Tech Briefs: NASA replaces astronaut training aircraft data computers The DADC outputs airspeed, altitude, flight control, and temperature data to support the operations of altimeters, Mach airspeed indicators, and autopilot controllers. Innovative Solutions and Support (IS&S), which previously replaced the altimeter, airspeed indicator, and alerters on the T-38 fleet, was chosen to retrofit the aircraft with the stateof-the-art systems. It has been used in a variety of missions because of its design, economy of operation, ease of maintenance, high performance, and exceptional safety record. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3957/is_200210/ai_n9108518   (12274 words)

FlightSim.Com Feature: Great Airplanes 6: Vickers Vimy FS2004 comes with a brace of Vimys, as the transatlantic flight inspired record breaking journeys from England to Australia and South Africa by other flyers. Alcock and Brown literally flew by the seat of their pants, with the dubious aid of a pair of clinometers, an airspeed indicator, an altimeter and a clock. To all intents and purposes, the ocean formed an impassible barrier to flight - and though many West-East flights followed Alcock and Brown's pioneering journey, it is a sobering thought that it took nine long years before anyone succeeded in crossing the other way. www.flightsim.com /cgi/kds?$=main/feature/vimy/vimy.htm   (1730 words)

Viscount Safety Record From all of the available evidence the Board belives that the inflight disintegration was caused by aerodynamic loads imposed on the aircraft which exceeded its design strength and which were generated by an excessive airspeed combined with turbulence and maneuvering loads. Of the relatively few which occurred to Viscount aeroplanes in normal en route cruising flight, several were caused by doors opening or engine or propeller troubles, but after which the aeroplane was successfully landed. (iii) A Viscount approaching a coastal aerodrome in poor weather in failing light, signalled that it was "at 2,000 feet with the coastline in sight". www.geocities.com /RainForest/Andes/9522/viscount.htm   (2277 words)

History The initial requirement of these newly mandated data recorders was to record the actual flight conditions of the aircraft, i.e., heading, altitude, airspeed, vertical accelerations, and time. The FAA therefore produced a notice enforcing the removal of foil recorders, with the installation of digital recorders by May 1989, and the recording of five additional parameters by May 1994. Eventually, in 1965, the recorders were upgraded from their original specification of 100g impact to 1,000gs. www.l-3ar.com /html/history.html   (1490 words)

Viscount Safety Record From all of the available evidence the Board belives that the inflight disintegration was caused by aerodynamic loads imposed on the aircraft which exceeded its design strength and which were generated by an excessive airspeed combined with turbulence and maneuvering loads. Of the relatively few which occurred to Viscount aeroplanes in normal en route cruising flight, several were caused by doors opening or engine or propeller troubles, but after which the aeroplane was successfully landed. It is stated that on the evidence, the originating cause cannot be excluded as being "a heart attack suffered by the captain in the air and the co-pilot unable to regain sufficient control in the time available to prevent contact with the sea". www.geocities.com /RainForest/Andes/9522/viscount.htm   (2277 words)

1939 in aviation - TheBestLinks.com - August 27, August 13, April 1, August 26, ... March 30 - Hans Dieterle sets a new airspeed record in a Heinkel He 100 of 746 km/h (464 mph). April 28 - Vladimir Kokkinaki and Mikhail Godienko attempt a non-stop flight from the Soviet Union to New York but are forced down on Miscou Island in bad weather the next day. June 16 - Air France commences hourly flights from Paris to London www.thebestlinks.com /1939_in_aviation.html   (2277 words)

Powered parachute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Their relative airspeed is 18-27 mph (30-45 km/h), and their operating ceiling is typically 150-1000 feet (50-300 meters), albeit it might be as high as 18000+ feet (5.5 km) (the world record) or as low as 10 inches (25 cm). The flight lasted 25-30 seconds and the paraglider suffered from torque problems. The power-off glide ratio of a powered parachute is 3:1 to 6:1. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Powered_parachute   (542 words)

1964 in aviation - Iridis Encyclopedia May 11 - Jacqueline Cochran sets a new women's airspeed record of 1,429 mph (2,300 km/h) in a F-104 Starfighter April 17 - Jerrie Mock arrives in Columbus, Ohio in a Cessna 180, completing a solo round-the-world flight and becoming the first woman to make such a journey. www.iridis.com /1964_in_aviation   (542 words)

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