The American Barnstormers Tour is a nostalgic salute to the
daring young men and women who ventured across America during the
1920's seeking fame and fortune in their biplanes.
The actual distance a propeller moves through the air in one
revolution. Effective pitch is the difference between the geometric
pitch of the propeller and the slip.
"As we reduce the size of our fleet and take actions
companywide to enable United to compete in an environment of record
fuel prices, we must take the difficult but necessary step to
reduce the number of people we have to run our
business."
Source: From a statement by United Airlines on
Monday, announcing plans to furlough 950 pilots before the end of
2009.
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