¬ ASEN 3046 Hanwen Zhao Introduction During the WWII, there was a jet fighter had the most advanced aviation designs in operational use. Nevertheless, she is not the first jet airplane flies on the blue sky, not the first twin-engine jet airplane either. But, no one would forget her when people talking about the history of the jet airplane. She is the Messerschmitt Me 262, the first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft in the world. Figure 1: Picture of Me 262. Retrieved from
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1978). The resurgence for the industry came in the form of the jet engine. The Navy, being conservative and resistant to change, did not see the need for the jet engine. Unlike the Air Force, the Navy had not encountered jet engine aircraft in combat yet. The Air Force in pursuit of superior air power and national security, was the greatest catalysts in aircraft advancements post WW2 (Converse, 2012). As advancements in the jet engine evolved, aircraft were flying faster and further. The need for
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Turbine Engines The history of turbine engines date back to nearly a century ago when Frank Whittle was the first to register a patent in 1930; six years later Hans von Ohain registered his independent work (Bellis, 2012). Frank Whittle, as an English aviation engineer and pilot, gained private financial support to start designing and manufacturing his first turbojet in January 1930 (Bellis, 2012). His first engine was a single-stage centrifugal compressor attached to a single-stage turbine
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Company History: Based in Wichita, Kansas, the aviation capitol of the United States, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's largest manufacturer of private aircraft. Cessna began its operations building small propeller-driven aircraft for the private pilot market, eventually expanding into the manufacture of corporate jets. The company has since become the leading private jet manufacturer in the industry. * The history of Cessna aviation began in 1911. * Clyde Cessna was a farmer from
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This paper will discuss the history of the afterburner as a means of additional thrust from conception, design, and advances. The afterburner advantages and disadvantages will also be discussed. Sir Isaac Newton’s law states “energy can neither be created or destroyed, only transferred from one form to another.” Afterburners used on jet turbine engines use the energy contained in fuel and the atmosphere more efficiently. Only about 25% of air entering a jet turbine engine is used for combustion. The
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straight wing jets like the Pirate and the Scorpion. Today the afterburner has come a long way and are considered standard equipment for fighter aircraft. Only a few civilian planes have used them, and one being a very well-known one, the Concord. This plane could fly long distances at supersonic speeds, but at a very high cost of fuel burn. In conclusion the afterburner is a great tool that can provide the extra thrust needed in many situations for the combat pilot in a military fighter jet or the civilian
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The History of Aircraft design By: David Roberts Imagine yourself at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The year is 1903. You and your brother our about to make the first powered flight in history. The wind was right and you recorded a 59 second flight over a distance of 852 feet. You have just made history, in successfully flying the first powered aircraft. This is probably how the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright felt that day. They successfully flew an airplane with a 75 horse
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The Airplane and its History Robert Dobson Thomas Edison State University THE AIRPLANE AND ITS HISTORY 2 The Airplane and its History I am currently finishing a Bachelor of Science in Applied Science and Technology degree in Aviation Flight Technology at Thomas Edison State University. I have also been a pilot for twenty years, professionally for the past sixteen years. For these reasons, I have chosen
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CONTENTS Volume 1 ..................History of Flight Volume 2 ..................Principles of Flight Volume 3 ..................Propulsion Volume 4 ..................Airframes Propulsion Chapter 1 ..................The Piston Engine Chapter 2 ..................Carburation Chapter 3 ..................Ignition Chapter 4 ..................Lubrication and Cooling Chapter 5 ..................Propellers Chapter 6 ..................The Jet Engine Chapter 7 ..................Rockets Instructors’
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headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Their main products are general aviation aircraft. Although they are the most well known for their small, piston-powered aircraft, they also produce business jets. The company is a subsidiary of the U.S. conglomerate Textron. History The company traces its history to June 1911, when Clyde Cessna, a farmer in Rago, Kansas, built a wood-and-fabric plane and became the first person to build and fly an aircraft between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
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