Plane crash and the ensuing forensic analysis is critical as we look at a recent cargo plane crash. Beyond the tragedies that spawn from victims losing lives, small aviation accidents may lead to insurance claims of hundreds of thousands of dollars, while large accidents can devastate into the billions. In 2015, there were 1,282 civil
Read MoreAirplane Accidents-Crash of Saratov Airlines Flight 703. The afternoon of February 11th, 2018 saw, not far from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, the crash of an AN-148-100B aircraft enroute from Moscow to Orsk, Russia near the Kazakhstan border. The aircraft carried 65 passengers and six crewmembers. There were no survivors. While the investigation is ongoing some facts
Read MoreAviation and in particular the National Naval Aviation Museum located on the Pensacola Naval Air Station was on my agenda. It was only a couple of weeks ago but circumstances brought about a trip to Pensacola, Florida just as the predictions of snow for Eastern Washington were starting to fall faster than the actual flakes.
Read MoreAirline Accidents Updates and injuries and the first thing you think about is fatalities. Late October (2016) there were two different aircraft accidents one in Chicago at O’Hare and the other in Fort Lauderdale Florida occurred. Thankfully no fatalities occurred. Two different types of aircraft were in use, two carriers but some at least superficial
Read MoreFog formation accidents compose 24% of all aviation accidents. The monetary impact of accidents, injuries, delays and unexpected costs from fog is about $720 million annually. Visibility of less than one mile – called fog – is far more obstructive than mists – visibilities greater than one mile. Most accidents aren’t from hitting structures protruding
Read MoreThe March 19th crash of Flydubai Flight FZ 891 of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft resulted in the deaths of the 55 passengers and 7 crew members aboard. This occurred at Don Airport Russia. Early data suggests some wind shear issues. The flight, originating in Dubai, UAE was a regular scheduled trip with an experienced flight
Read MoreAircraft Deicing techniques save them from a multitude of tragic fates. 9.5% of fatal aircraft crashes are due to icing. The leading edges of their wings, their tails and their noses ice over worst. Thick coatings add friction between the airstream and a wing’s airfoil, which can cause engines to stall below safe flying and
Read MoreAircrafts: flying weather stations, have been equipped to record atmospheric conditions along their flight paths. Another aircraft may not travel anywhere close to the same airspace again for a long time but the data gathered is still useful. Computers input this information, crunch the numbers and can usually forecast general threats. Weather advisories are separated
Read MoreHeavy lake-effect snowfalls can shut down entire cities and drastically impede our ways of living. In particularly prone areas, feet of lake-effect snow can arrive within a day and pin people indoors. The mechanisms that manifest lake-effect snow can be thought of as components of a unified atmospheric machine. Its creation begins when wind meets
Read MoreWeather & Airplane Crashes has been an issue of late. First, let us give some perspective and these statistics were compiled from 1,015 fatal accidents, excluding those involving less than 19 passengers, military aircraft, private aircraft and helicopters. Airplane crashes, on average, claim the lives of a thousand passengers every year. Crashes happen for many
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