The aviation industry places safety at the forefront of its operations, ensuring that aircraft and their various components are of the utmost caliber. Though air travel today is generally safe, all aircraft are supplied with the proper equipment to keep aircrew and passengers safe in the case of an accident. With this in mind, this blog will cover the wide range of aviation safety equipment present on aircraft.


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Flanges are elements that are used for interconnecting pipes as well as attaching pipes to valves, pumps, and other related components. Commonly used for a variety of plumbing applications, there are numerous flange designs that one may take advantage of for varying requirements. Each flange will typically differ in its design, materials, testing, and certification, allowing them to benefit certain needs. In this blog, we will discuss the primary types, allowing you to have a better understanding of all the available options.


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As aircraft have grown increasingly large and complex since the advent of aviation, pilots are often no longer able to manage various flight controls through their own strength alone. In order to assist pilots in achieving the necessary force to actuate various processes and systems, apparatuses such as pneumatic systems have found implementation on many aircraft. Utilizing compressed air within an enclosed space, pneumatic systems can achieve upwards of 3,000 psi of force for carrying out numerous tasks.


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As aircraft technology has continued to advance over the years, pilots have been provided an increased amount of tools to better ensure safe and efficient flight operations. In order for pilots to easily manage flight trajectories while taking various flight conditions and instrument readings into consideration, a system known as the flight director is commonly used. The flight director system comprises a variety of electronic components that enable a set flight condition to be followed with the computation of various operational conditions. With their capabilities, pilots are relieved of having to carry out various metal calculations related to interception angles, climb and descent rates, wind drift correction, and more.


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Aircraft are a complex network of intertwining parts and connections functioning in tandem to give a vehicle the capability of flight. First conceptualized in the 1880s and having a first test run in 1903, continual trial and error has led to the modernization of many different types of aircraft. To better understand the primary inner and outer workings of an aircraft, we will go into detail what comprises the interior and exterior of all heavier-than-air aircraft and common differences that may set them apart.

Whether operating or working on a fixed-wing aircraft or rotorcraft, it is vitally important that any individual performing such tasks understands the five basic parts constructing all similar models. Relying on differing ways to produce upthrust and generate lift, heavier-than-air aircraft such as helicopters, commercial airliners, and other related aerodynes all utilize a fuselage, wings, cockpit, engine and/or propeller, and landing gear. Of these five parts, the fuselage serves as the body of the vehicle to which all other parts like the cockpit, wings, landing gear, and engine are affixed to. However, unlike fixed-wing aircraft that employ jet engines or propellers in the form of a turboprop or propofan, rotorcraft utilize rotary wings that can be tilted to impact direction.


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