Alclad
Trademark name
of Alcoa for high-strength sheet aluminum clad with a layer
(approximately 5.5% thickness per side) of high-purity aluminum,
popularly used in airplane manufacture.
Aero-Linx: Automated Flight
Service Station (AFSS)
'Piloting safer flight.' That’s the motto put forth by
Lockheed Martin flight services specialists. Each week, they help
provide a range of services to between 80,000 and 90,000 members of
the general aviation community. On behalf of the Federal
Aviation Administration, they provide these services to the pilot
population 24/7. They provide users of the National Airspace
System—from Hawaii to Puerto Rico to every state in the
contiguous US.
"Shortly after that we reestablished contact with the
plane, and it has been on the ground at (Reagan National Airport)
for a while. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials are
interviewing the pilots."
Source: The FAA's Diane Spitaliere,
describing what occured after Piedmont Airlines Flight
4352, enroute to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
from Hilton Head, South Carolina, lost contact during its
approach for some 15 minutes due to what was reported to be a
"readback error."
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