ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 01.13.10 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.13.10 (ANN's
Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature: Optimistic CEOs -
01.13.10 (ANN Special Report, with Piper
Aircraft's Kevin Gould, and Jeppesen's Mark Van Tine)
"I'm not enthusiastic
about creating a synthetic currency for lawyers and investment
bankers to play with."
Source: American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey,
commenting on pending "cap-and-trade" legislation.
A propeller whose blades have been rotated so that the leading
and trailing edges are nearly parallel with the aircraft flight
path to stop or minimize drag and engine rotation.
Lightweight, strong, fast. Three words often associated with
aircraft that use composite materials in their construction, from
the Dreamliner to some of the smallest experimental aircraft.