From the Pre-War glory days of air racing to the heavy iron that
rips around Reno today, this virtual museum features currant and
vintage photos of race planes throughout history.
In rotorcraft operations, when the main rotor is operating in
its own downwash. The flow of air through the center portion of the
rotor disk is upward, and the flow through the outer portion is
downward, as it should be.
"It's the runways. Neither the airlines nor the FAA
have yet to explain how NextGen (modernized air traffic control
system) is going to allow them to get more than one operation per
minute on a runway... As long as the airlines operate a
hub-and-spoke system, putting fewer passengers on more aircraft,
all trying to arrive and depart at the same time, system delays are
inevitable."
Source: Phil Boyer, president of the Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association. Several recent news reports have
identified the increasing number of airliners competing for runway
space -- particularly regional jets -- as a major cause of airline
delays... contrary to the airlines' contention an increase in
corporate and general aviation traffic is responsible.
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