EAN: 9783030201135

COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN THE JET ERA AND THE SYST...

This book discusses the multiple systems that make commercial jet travel safe and convenient.
The author starts by tracing the evolution of commercial jets from the Boeing 707 to the double
decker Airbus A380. The next 7 chapters discuss flight controls  along with the high lift
surfaces (flaps and slats) that are essential to allow high speed  low drag aircraft to
take-off and land. The other systems include Engines Nacelles  Cabin Pressurization and Air
Conditioning systems  Landing Gear and brakes  Fuel Systems  Instruments Sensors  and finally
Deicing systems for the wings  nacelles and external air speed sensors. Case studies describe a
significant accident that arose from a failure in the various systems described. The final
chapter summarizes the past 60 years of jet travel and describe how these systems have created
a cheaper  safer mode of travel than any other.

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