Year: 2026
Articles created in the year 2026
Perimeter Security Systems - Airports
Posted on July 26, 2026 by
Perimeter Security systems are of extreme importance to"airport security".With passenger lines extending from here until tomorrow, airports couldn't operate without recognized perimeter security systems.The images of passengers patiently lined up before metal detectors reveals acceptance for Airport security systems.Another, unacceptable option is failed PerimeterSecurity systems leading to unthinkable 9-11 tragedies and vacant planes in the skies...
Aviation's Hypersonic Challenge
Posted on June 11, 2026 by
Almost 60 years ago, the sound barrier was thought impossible to pass.Yet soon after the X-1's victory, programs were already in the works to take us beyond Mach 1 and to supersonic flight (Mach 1- Mach 5).But to cross another barrier of hypersonic flight (any speed greater than Mach 5), drastic problems would have to be over come in design, propulsion, and building materials that were presently unavailable...
Gas Turbine Aircraft Engine Design and Operation
Posted on May 5, 2026 by
Conventional gas turbine jet engines, such as the turbofan, have been around for years.They electricity almost all commercial aircraft and are extremely reliable.Each time you board a commercial aircraft, this technology is providing safe and effective ability to get you to your destination.A gas turbine engine varies greatly in design from the motor in your car.Air enters the front of the engine via the fan section, which runs on the N1 or low-pressure shaft...
False Alarms
Posted on April 20, 2026 by
Everybody has heard the story of the boy that cried wolf.In Search and Rescue, we have a very similar situation involving ELTs (Emergency Locator Transmitters).The ELT is a excellent device designed to provide a timely response to a critical, potentially life-threatening, situation.But most ELT activations are false alarms, whereas many actual emergencies lead to no activation of the ELT.As backward as this may seem, it's true...
Afraid to Fly? Turn Your Fear into Your Passion
Posted on March 27, 2026 by
In case you have a fear of flying you probably do not understand why anyone would enjoy getting into a plane, strapping themselves in and feeling the rush of power as the plane shoots into the sky with you inside.In fact the mere thought is enough to make you breathe faster and start sweating.You feel this way because your irrational fear is the basis of information.There are many others out there who actually LOVE to fly and would gladly do it everyday if given the chance...
The Quickest Way to Get a Flying License
Posted on February 20, 2026 by
Sport Pilots can be trained and qualified to fly in Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) such as airplanes, weight-shift aircraft, powered parachutes, gliders, and lighter-than-air (airships or balloons).The Experimental Aircraft Association also believes that gyroplanes will shortly be contained in the LSA category, making a total of six distinct forms of aircraft that the sport pilot could command.The minimum qualifications for getting a sport pilot are that the applicant be 16 years of age to start training (or 14 years for gliders), and at least 17 years old to be eligible to take the licensing test (16 for gliders)...
Learning to Fly
Posted on January 24, 2026 by
When we first start learning how to fly, the Knowledge bucket is just as full as we have made it.(Actually, at the start of flight training, the Knowledge bucket may be almost empty!) If we have studied hard, listened and taken notes during all our earth classes, and dedicated most of it into memory, our Knowledge bucket fills up steadily.We can readily understand the bucket filling, and this encourages us to study harder, learn more, and continually fill that bucket...