What is the purpose of a locator?
What is the purpose of a locator?
To notify the crew of the aircraft of a particular position on the IAP.
Locators have been largely replaced with Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), but they can sometimes be found associated with Outer or Middle Markers where they are referred to as Locator Outer Marker (LOM) or Locator Middle Marker (LMM).
What wings does the Boeing 737-800 use?
What wings does the Boeing 737-800 use?
Swept back wings
What do you need to descend from MDA on a non-precision approach?
What do you need to descend from MDA on a non-precision approach?
You will need to have a clearance, to be stable and visual.
Does the Boeing 737 have a critical engine?
Does the Boeing 737 have a critical engine?
No, there is no P-factor (asymmetric blade effect) as on a propeller-driven aircraft.
What does a bypass ratio of 11:1 mean?
What does a bypass ratio of 11:1 mean?
For every 1kg of air passing through the combustion chamber, 11kg of air pass bypass the combustion chamber.
Tell me, I was looking out the window and I saw white strokes coming out of the engines at cruising level, but I didn’t see it from an aircraft taking off, why is that and what is the difference?
Tell me, I was looking out the window and I saw white strokes coming out of the engines at cruising level, but I didn’t see it from an aircraft taking off, why is that and what is the difference?
Those are contrails.
The jet engine exhaust gases consist of carbon dioxide and water vapour.
At high altitudes the wator vapour gets released in a very cold environment. This can cause the air to be saturated with water vapour and then condenses. If cold enough the condense can freeze into white droplets. This forms the contrails.
When does speed change from IAS to Mach?
When does speed change from IAS to Mach?
At FL260
Where do Jeppesen get the information from to make their charts and plates?
Where do Jeppesen get the information from to make their charts and plates?
Government sources.
What is a moment arm?
What is a moment arm?
The distance from the datum to the point at which the weight of a component acts.
What is a Great Circle?
What is a Great Circle?
A line of shortest distance between two points on a sphere.