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Fokker - Fokker Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Planes 3 External Links History The company was founded on July 21, 1919 by Dutchman Anthony Fokker, one of the world's early aviation pioneers. At age 20, he had built his first plane, the Spin (Spider), the first Dutch-built plane to fly in his home country. In 1912, he founded his first own company, Fokker Aeroplanbau in Berlin, Germany, later moving to Schwerin. Fokker 100 of bmi (British Midland Airways). There, Fokker built planes for the German army during World War I, forced onto Hugo Junkers as a partner by the German governement. He gained fame with his planes the Fokker Dr.I (triplane) and the Fokker D.VII, with a mechanism that let.
Fokker F27 - Fokker F27 The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. With 786 units built (including 206 in the USA by Fairchild) it is the most successful turboprop airliner of all time. Design of the aircraft started in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement. A number of different configurations were considered before the final decision on a high wing twin Rolls Royce Dart engines with a pressurised cabin for 28 passengers. The first prototype, PH-NIV first flew on 24 November 1955. The second prototype and initial production machines were 3ft longer, a correction to the first aircraft being a little tail heavy and also allowing more passengers and the more powerful Dart Mk 528 engine. In 1956 Fokker.
Iran Air - a warning sent from the boat. After a few more warnings, the ship fired a few bombs, and the plane exploded after being hit, everyone on board dying. This tragedy almost caused an international incident. All investigations, reports and documents are indicative of the fact that this tragedy could have been avoided. The United States called the incident a tragic mistake. A comprehensive public investigative report on the subject was the article entitled “Sea of Lies” published in Newsweek of July 13, 1992 condemned Capt. Will Rogers, the commander of USS Vincennes a US Navy cruiser which, according to the article, was equipped with the most sophisticated radar and electronic battle gear in the US Navy. In 1992, a plane belonging to charter airline Iran Air Tours, a subsidiary of Iran.
Heinkel He 112 - V6 on the other hand was completed as the pattern plane for the A series production run, and thus included the 210C engine instead of the more powerful Da. The only other change was a modification to the radiator, but this modification would not appear on later A-0 series models. It suffered a forced landing on the 1st of August and was repaired and joined V4 for testing in October. The last of the prototype A-0 series was the V8, which was completed in October. It switched engines entirely and mounted the Dailmer-Benz DB600Aa, along with a three bladed fully adjustable all metal propeller. The engine was a huge change for the plane, the DB produced 910hp (670kW) for takeoff and was a massive 33.9L at 686kg (2069in³ in at 1510.
Hugo Junkers - of its environment, there were differing opinions. For members of all the many groups represented in Junkers, aviation offered hope for national renewal. Their varied views led to lively internal corporate politics until the Nazi government interfered. Junkers claimed affinity with Hitler's nationalist commitment, but ultimately had little sympathy with the requirements of mobilization for total war. Junkers was a socialist and a pacifist; perhaps for these reasons, he had several occasions to cross swords with German leaderships. In 1917 the government forced him into partnership with Anthony Fokker to ensure wartime production targets would be met. In 1926, unable to make government loan repayments after a failed venture to build planes for the USSR, he lost control of most of his businesses. In 1933, the Nazi government, on taking power,.
F-16 Fighting Falcon - Lebanon, Israeli F-16s engaged on numerous occasions with Syrian aircraft, ending up victorious at all times but one. F-16s were also used afterwards in their ground-attack role for strikes against Lebanon. In the Gulf War of 1991, F-16 from the air forces of the Coalition participated in the strikes against Iraq. Versions F-16A/B - original version F-16C/D - improved avionics and engine F-16ADF - upgraded F-16A/B that was handed out to the National Guard RF-16C/F-16R - reconnaissance version that carries the ATARS package FS-X - modified version, produced in Japan by Mitsubishi F-16XL - a delta-wing version used by NASA for aeronautical research F-16I - a version with improved avionics, manufactured for Israel Inventory The figures are as of 1992. US Air Force Active status: 804 US Air National Guard: 634.
Feederliner - saturating in a very short time once the earlier designs were replaced. Today only the DASH-8 continues in production, albiet a much larger version. The latest generation of feederliners are jet designs, a market that was created with the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) (CL_600) in the early 1990s and quickly started replacing almost all other designs. The CRJ's range is enough to fill mid-range routes as well, routes previously served by larger aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and DC-9. The aircraft are so inexpensive to operate that they are increasingly being used for direct airport-to-airtport flights, bypassing the whole hub-and-spoke design entirely, and causing a minor revolution in airline operations. The CRJ was quickly joined by the Embraer ERJ and the two designs have since been in competition, with some.
Fighter aircraft - low, and the designs were dedicated to specific roles. Any particular air force might deploy three or four designs, day fighters, night fighters, attack planes, etc. These distinctions continued to erode during the 1960s. One of the classic "multi-role" aircraft is the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II, which was used in practically every role. By the 1970s this evolution was largely complete. Current developments include reducing the radar visibility of fighters, techniques known as stealth, as well as increased range at supersonic speeds and better maneuverability. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Historical overview 1.1 1914-1918 1.2 1919-1938 1.3 1939-1945 1.4 1945-1952 1.5 1953-present 1.5.1 Recently Introduced, Experimental and Proposed Future Designs Historical overview 1914-1918 Aerial combat first evolved during World War I French aviator Roland Garros became the first flying "ace" (a.
Field E. Kindley - Lehmann, the commander of the German Jagdstaffel 5 unit. In July of 1918 the United States Army formed the 148th Squadron and assigned Kindley to the unit. Kindley shot down a German Albatross D-3 over Ypres and earned the unit its first kill. Kindley's victory soon led him to be appointed commanding officer of the 148th and he was promoted to Captain. While with the 148th he scored 12 confirmed kills which, by some calculations, ranked third in the American Air Service behind Eddie Rickenbacker and Raoul Lufbery. During a mission on 27 September 1918 Kindley earned the Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster and the British Distinguished Flying Cross. Kindley's actions during that mission including dropping bombs on German infantry, destroying a German observation balloon, taking out a German.
Diffusion - more or less random directions. Electron Diffusion Electric current flows by diffusion in most conductorss. Charge carriers (usually electrons) move randomly in the absence of an electric field. When an electric field is applied, carriers drift preferentially in the field, causing a net current. The rate of transport is governed by the electrical conductivity of the conductor and the electric field. Facilitated Diffusion In cell biology, facilitated diffusion is a process of passive transport; via which polar molecules diffuse across membraness, with the "help" of transport proteins. Momentum Diffusion In the case of laminar flow of a liquid flowing past a solid surface, momentum diffuses across the boundary layer near the surface. The gradient in this case is between the liquid in contact with the surface (which isn't moving at all.
TAM - establish personal contact with the company's customers and started working towards the goal of making TAM a customer friendly airline almost immediately. In 1973, TAM received the first radio-equipped planes in Brazil, 10 Cessna 402 planes, and in 1976, Amaro became the principal share holder, with 98 percent of the airline's stock belonging to him. In 1976 a secondary airline was established, when TAM Transportes Aereos Regionais began with one Bandeirante plane, Amaro holding 67 percent of the stock of the new company. The airline maintained a slow but steady growth, and, in 1980, their first Fokker F-27 planes arrived, to be used on the regional routes to which the airline dedicated itself exclusively during that era. By 1981, TAM had flown 1 million passengers, and that figure reached 2 million.
Arado Ar 196 - 1937, V-1 (which flew in May) and V-2 with twin-floats as A models, and V-3 and V-4 on a single float as B models. Both versions demonstrated excellent water handling, and there seemed to be little to decide one over the other. Since there was a possibility of the smaller outrigger floats on the B models 'digging in', the twin-float A model was ordered into production. A single additional prototype, V-5, was produced in November 1938 to test final changes. Early models Ten A-0's were delivered in November and December 1938, with a single MG 15 in the rear seat for defense. Five similarly-equipped B-0's were also delivered to land-based squadrons. This was followed by twenty A-1 production models starting in June 1939, enough to equip the surface fleet. Later models.
Boeing 717 - to get rid of the entire MDC commercial product line, save only the MD-95, which was re-named the Boeing 717, and (for a short while longer) the freighter version of the MD-11. Most industry observers expected that the MD-95 would soon be dropped also. To begin with, Boeing had no more success selling the 717 than McDonnell Douglas, and even the original order for 50 was no certainty in the chaotic post-deregulation US airline market - a customer must not only want an aircraft, it must be able to pay for it. (In the event, ValuJet, now known as AirTran, would meet with considerable success and is now operating 70 DC-9 family aircraft, including 53 717s.) Boeing took a handful of small orders from leasing companies and minor operators, and a.
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands - gymnasium in Züllichau and several years later to board at a gymnasium in Berlin, from where he graduated in 1929. Bernhard then studied law at university in Lausanne, Switzerland and in Berlin, where he acquired a taste for fast cars, horseback riding, and big-game hunting safaris. He was reckless and was nearly killed a boating accident and an airplane crash, and he suffered a broken neck and crushed ribs in a 160 km/h (100 mi/h) car crash. In the 1930s, with the rise of Adolf Hitler, Prince Bernhard's younger brother Aschwin, publicly declared his support for the Nazi Party. Prince Bernhard himself trained as a fighter pilot then was later made an officer of the German Reiter SS Corps. The Prince eventually went to work for the German chemical company, IG.
October 31 - an effort to try restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public. 1940 - World War II: Battle of Britain ends - The United Kingdom prevents Germany from invading Great Britain. 1941 - After 14 years of work, drilling is completed on Mount Rushmore. 1941 - World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 United States Navy sailors. 1954 - Algerian War of Independence: The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule. 1956 - Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. 1961 - In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from.
Malaysia Airlines - Middle East, Europe, North America, Africa and South America. It was the first airline in Southeast Asia to fly to Johannesburg in South Africa, following the demise of apartheid. On December 4 of 1977 one of their 737s exploded over the Straits of Johor, killing all 100 passengers. In 1995, a smaller, Fokker F50 plane used by the airline to fly from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau crashed, 34 of the 53 people on board dying. Those two times have been so far the only times Malaysia Airlines suffered a major accident. Malaysia Airlines currently uses Boeing 747, Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 equipment for its long international routes, while the Boeing 737 is often used for shorter international destination, and always used for domestic flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the.
Mexicana de Aviacion - a route from Brownsville to Guatemala City, stopping over at Veracruz, Minatitlan, Iztepec and Tapachula. In addition to that, flights were started to El Salvador, Costa Rica and Cuba, and the association with Pan Am gave them access to Nicaragua and Panama too, through Pan Am's Miami base. (Pan Am had undertaken flights from Mexico City to Miami). Mexicana also became then the first international airline ever to fly to Los Angeles. The fleet also saw growth during that decade, eight Fairchild FC2's and 3 Fokker F10's being added. The 1940s were more of a domestic growth period, although a service was established from Mexico City to Havana. Routes were opened for the first time to Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, and Merida, Yucatan, as well as a night flight to Los Angeles,.
List of military aircraft of the United States - Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) (Hughes) RAH-66 Comanche - Boeing-Sikorsky P-3 Orion of the US Navy. Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) S-2 Tracker - Grumman S-3 Viking - Lockheed P2V Neptune - (also P-2H) Lockheed P-3 Orion - Lockheed SC Seahawk - Curtiss SH-3 Sea King - Sikorsky SH-2 Seasprite - Kaman Aerospace SH-60F Sea Hawk - Sikorsky Bomber Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force: XB-1 - Huff-Daland B-2 Condor - Curtiss B-3 - Keystone B-4 - Keystone B-5 - Keystone B-6 - Keystone B-7 - Douglas B-8 - Fokker B-9 - Boeing B-10 - Martin B-11 - Douglas B-12 - Martin, B-10 variant B-13 proposed B-10 variant, cancelled B-14 - Martin, B-10 variant XB-15 - Boeing XB-16 proposed by Martin, cancelled before any built B-17 Flying Fortress - Boeing B-18 Bolo -.
List of aircraft - Civil Airliners - Jets Airbus Industrie Airbus A300 Airbus A310 Airbus A318 Airbus A319 Airbus A320 Airbus A321 Airbus A330 Airbus A340 Airbus A380 Antonov Antonov An-24 Antonov An-124 Antonov An-225 BAC 1-11 (One-Eleven) BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde BAe 146 Boeing Boeing 707 Boeing 717 Boeing 727 Boeing 737 Boeing 747 Boeing 757 Boeing 767 Boeing 777 Boeing 2707 Consolidated-Vultee (Convair) Convair 880 Convair 990 de Havilland Comet, first commercial jetliner Douglas Aircraft Company Douglas DC-8 Douglas DC-9 Fokker F28 Fellowship Hawker-Siddeley Trident Ilyushin Ilyushin Il-62 Ilyushin Il-76 Ilyushin Il-86 Ilyushin Il-96 Kawasaki Ki-56 Lockheed L-1011 Tristar McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas DC-10 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Sud_Aviation_Caravelle Tupolev Tupolev Tu-104 Tupolev Tu-134 Tupolev Tu-144 Tupolev Tu-154 Vickers Vickers VC-10 Civil Airliners - Propeller Aérospatiale/Aeritalia ATR-42 ATR-72 Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador Boeing Boeing 247 Bristol Bristol.
