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Pilots undergo vigorous training to learn how to fly a plane, and they have to undergo upwards of 1,500 hours of training to master take-offs, landings, and other such maneuvers to make the flight as comfortable for passengers as possible. However, apart from pilots, there is something else on which the success of take-offs and landings depends--shock-absorbing tires. The tires of an airplane hit the runway repeatedly when the plane is landing at a speed of 180 miles an hour and have to bear almost 40,000 kilograms of weight while on a ground surface. As a result, they are rigorously designed for reliability and performance that is necessary for ground operations.

Ground support equipment heats quickly during operation, so summers bring greater risks for safe and proper functioning. Equipment and personnel alike may function less efficiently in high heat, so some measures should be taken to ensure such vital parts of air travel work year-round. For the machinery in particular, a ground support equipment cooling system should be operated in the summer to prevent overheating.

Due to their high efficiency and robustness, piston pumps find use in a wide range of applications. A piston pump is a type of reciprocating pump that is utilized to displace liquids or compressed gasses from one point to another. The piston moves up and down in the compression cylinder, and it is connected with a crankshaft that is supplied power by an electric motor to drive the piston. They are particularly useful in applications where there is a requirement of high consistent pressure.

Flying a drone is a difficult task and tracking its orientation is quite challenging, especially for new pilots. If you are not an experienced pilot, then you might get confused with the drone’s orientation during flight. The headless mode of a drone makes flight easy by maintaining its orientation in the right direction. In this blog, we will discuss the headless mode on drones–a featured flight mode that helps pilots demonstrate a drones orientation easily.

When one is operating a Cessna, Piper, or other small aircraft with a conventional aero gas engine, there will most likely be a mixture control element present in the cockpit. With this control, pilots have the ability to adjust the fuel-and-air ratio in the carburetor, as well as stop the engine when the flight concludes. While some aircraft will automatically adjust mixtures, others may provide manual control for the benefit of various flight operations and needs. In this blog, we will discuss the leaning of aircraft engines, that of which is when the amount of air in the mixture is higher than standard operating ratios.

With devices and gadgets becoming an integral part of our everyday lives, both at home and at work, ensuring they are working optimally at all times is paramount. Over time, our devices run many programs, affecting their working speed. To ensure a smooth and trouble-free experience, certain program updates are required. One program that is important to keep up-to-date is firmware.

Within the realm of aviation, turbocharging systems are relied on for the augmentation of engines so that they may produce more power for flight. Developed specifically for use on aircraft, turbochargers can be traced back to experimental installations that were carried out during the 1920s. With such a device, manifold pressure can be maintained across any throttle setting, avoiding fluctuations as a result of ambient air pressure or other various factors. The turbocharging system consists of a few important components, all of which work together to enhance operations. In this blog, we will discuss turbocharging systems, allowing you to better understand their use and benefit for aviation applications.

Reciprocating engines have served numerous types of aircraft since the first Wright Brothers flight. A complex collection of parts, reciprocating engines rely on the convergence of pistons and cylinders for the adequate combustion of fuel and air mixtures employed to drive propeller-powered aircraft. As fuel and air mixtures require combustion at certain temperatures, as well as the fact that an overabundance of heat can be detrimental to systems, it is important that there are components in place to monitor temperatures. These often come in the form of aircraft cylinder and exhaust gas temperature indicating systems, both of which monitor temperature conditions for the means of safety and performance.

During flight, it is imperative that the pilot has the ability to monitor all flight characteristics to ensure that safety and efficiency is maintained throughout an operation. The speed that an aircraft is traveling at is very important, often having an effect on fuel efficiency, structural integrity, and the ability to undertake certain flight maneuvers. Pilots have long relied on the airspeed indicator (ASI) for obtaining airspeed measurements, such readings provided in terms of kilometers per hour, miles per hour, knots, or meters per second. When utilizing instrument readings, it is important to understand the differences between various types of airspeeds, those of which are indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, and true airspeed.

Dashpots and snubbers are common devices for pneumatic applications, allowing for the movement of a load to be managed for achieving optimal deceleration and motion damping. While snubbers and dashpots are separate components with different characteristics, both devices share the common feature of having a glass cylinder, polished bore, and precision piston. Additionally, both devices operate through the use of ambient air that is controllably forced through an orifice. Nevertheless, dashpots are commonly used for managing force and velocity with precision, while snubbers promise accurate impact control for damping. To better understand the roles of both part types and their uses, we will briefly discuss each.