Landing Research Papers Samples For Students

Physics of the Landing

Curiosity rover which is the size of a small car a one tone robot landed on mars safely and it was declared as one of the most difficult and daring attempted interplanetary missions costing one point six billion dollars. The rover which is six wheeled was lowered on three nylon tethers to the surface of the Martian. The tethers were suspended from a sky crane hovering air borne with retro rockets. This is one of the most advanced planetary activity currently carried out by the engineers of physics of landing and it has took the world by surprise since many people did ...

Introduction

The Hindenburg disaster is recorded in history as a spaceship that was involved in a crash marking the end of their use in air travel. This scientific design had marked one of the largest space travel aircraft. No such a large aircraft had been used for space travel before. This involved building a craft that was lighter than air and one that used hydrogen gas for propulsion. However, the crash of this aircraft created controversy including marking the end of their use in air travel. May, 1937 marked the day of the accident in which the Hindenburg aircraft arrived at the air station ...

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Airport Management and Improving Efficiency

Airports are like gateways of the modern world. The aviation industry has contributed in bringing the world together and enabling globalization to be effective in a major way. It is through the airplanes that people could travel long distances between countries quickly and with improved safety. Airports are where the airplane reaches and the passengers get down to get going to each of their works- either business or pleasure.

With the extent to which the air travel has expanded, it has resulted in the airports to become large and have to handle huge volumes of ...

Discussing the Apollo 11 Moon-landing in 1969

INTRODUCTION
Neil Armstrong once said, “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” (qtd in National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1). There are many events throughout history, both positive and negative, that are remarked as significant and most impactful, which has changed the perspectives on humanity and what they are capable of. The 1969 mission and moon-landing of the manned Apollo 11 shuttle is one of these events. People all across the county and around the world were in awe of the idea that human beings could leave this planet and visit another celestial body ...

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Introduction: The importance of the topic. Purpose, method and scope of the paper. A detailed outline of the topics to be covered in the final paper is described below:

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Section 1.1: Background: Facts about Mars and about earlier missions.

Section 1.2: Goals and Objectives: Statement of goals and objectives

Chapter 2 : Mission Overview
Section 2.1: Land site selection and Gale Crater: Criteria of selection and geological characteristics of gale Crater and Mount Sharp.
Section 2.2: Technical Details: Details of science payload, spacecraft, rover, communication system, and rocket.
Section 2.3: Mission Timeline: Shows the timeline of events from prelaunch.

Chapter 3 : Mission Detail

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Among the remarkable flight accidents, Saudia Flight 163 case holds a special place, both due to the death toll and due to the fact that it did not involve a crash at all. The disaster that took away lives of all passengers and crew members at the turn of 1980s was thoroughly investigated and recognized as the second deadliest aircraft accident (at that time) after Ermenonville air disaster involving Turkish Airlines flight 891 (Witkin, 1981). While the deadly incident happened after the safe emergency landing of the plane, the main reason of Flight 163 tragedy is human factor. The ...

Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash-arrived at San Francisco International Airport on July, 2013. There were 307 individuals aboard the plane. One traveler was murdered and 182 were harmed. A second traveler likewise kicked the bucket, yet it is conceivable that she survived the crash and was run over by a flame truck. At the point when the plane was coming into area, the motors were unmoving and the plane was flying much slower than it ought to have been. 1.5 prior seconds the plane crashed, the pilots attempted a go-around, however they were past the point of no return.
The ...

International Sale Documents

Introduction
Right paperwork and documentation during importation and exportation is very crucial. Inaccurate or lack of documents can lead to many inconveniences that may include delays, increase in trade costs and rejected deals. When participating in international trade, it is crucial to ensure the right documentation is applied. The correct type of documentation plays a very significant role in both receiving and making payments. By following the right paperwork, the risks facing the customer paying for the goods are reduced. The risk of the supplier failing to deliver the goods or services is also reduced. With the right documented ...

Introduction

Spoilers may be defined as control surfaces that may be raised or lowered to interrupt the smooth airflow over the airfoil. This causes the separation of flow behind the spoiler. Flow separation causes a reduction in the lift of the airfoil, increasing its drag. When applied properly, these effects may be useful and may improve the flying qualities and controllability of the airplane (Mohammad, Ferdous, and Ome 1). Spoilers area hinged; plate-like structures installed to flush with the upper surface of an aircraft wing. The spoilers are hinged at one end to allow for a pivoted movement. When in action, spoilers ...

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Virgin Galactic is the first space line in the world that owns and runs privately built spaceships. The company plans to be the pioneer in commercializing space travel and offering ordinary people a unique opportunity of going into history as the first ever non-professional astronauts. Its main competitor is the Blue Origin, which has already attained a spectacular achievement in pioneering the first rocket booster to make a safe trip back to earth from space (The Economist, 2015). Virgin Galactic plans to use its massive resources and synergistic effects from the Virgin Group umbrella to beat its competitor in ...

Background to the Falkland Islands War

The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. They lie three hundred miles to the east coast of Argentina and about eight thousand miles to Britain. Stanley is the capital of the islands. The two nations have laid claim to the Islands since the British seized them in 1833. It was later made a crown colony in 1841. The Falkland Islands War broke out on the 2nd of April 1982. Most of the inhabitants at the time were of British descent. However, it is claimed that the British drove out the Argentine populations that had hitherto been ...

This is a study of the lucky German agent during the Second World War, which at the same time was the unlucky spy in modern history. By connecting with the Nazi dullness same duplicity, Cicero made something little for his German masters and for himself. In October 1943, using a habit to take home the Ambassador of the Embassy of secret documents began to withdraw from them and sell photocopies of the German attaché Ludwig Moyzisch got a conspiratorial nickname Cicero. Bazna espionage activity continued until the spring of 1944 - in particular, through it received a number of warnings about the Allied ...

Introduction

Often airlines fail to introduce proper safety measures until after the irreversible damage. They do not intend to adopt safety measures from the very beginning. They fail to realize by doing this they can avoid a large number of serious accidents. This is partially because of the human psychology that does not let him to make decision unless he experiences something very serious. Moreover, this is due to lack of awareness but also due to the corporate lack of willingness of most airlines. When it comes to the implementation of these standards, they aim at profit maximization or so. Like ...

The 1960s decade is known by its huge amount of new inventions. A lot of them belong to the space racing. Period when the US and USSR were competing by taking control over the space. Many different spacecraft companies which were specialized in launching and rocket engineering started forming mostly when the second World War has started and after it. The main reason was a need of producing new weapons like for example rocket-powered guns. The war brought a lot of new technical inventions that caused the increasing number of aircraft companies. After the Second World War, the Defense Department started a ...

Air Cargo Ships May Soon Alter Global Supply Chains

Air Cargo Ships May Soon Alter Global Supply Chains

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Most companies across the world applying sophistication in their supply chain designs are engaging in the use of air cargo as a competitive advantage regardless of the costs incurred. These aspects occur with the reflection that air cargo being perceived expensive in terms of an alternative method for supply chains that rely on ocean transportation. However, the focus on air cargo does not emerge on the basis of the accidents or even crisis situations in the incorporation of logistics strategies to global manufacturers. Research indicates that the focus on air ...

Introduction

All aircraft are constructed with the identical simple elements: wings for lifting, engine to enhance drive power, a fuselage to carry load and controls, and a tail assembly which typically regulates the bearing of flight. The fuselage or body of the airplane clutches all the fragments together. The pilots sit at the front of the cockpit at the fuselage. Travelers and cargo stay in the rear of the fuselage. Some aircraft carry fuel in the fuselage; others aircrafts have engines in the wings.
The wings lift the weight of the aircraft itself, the fuel, the travelers, and the cargo. ...

Introduction

The Vietnam War took place between 1961 and 1975. The technology of helicopters goes back to the 20th century. The US army had acquired experience on the effectiveness using helicopters during the World War II. Mobility set the pace of the war. Time, policy, politics, and circumstances converged with technology and adequate funding to create the Vietnam War. The US army entered Vietnam in May 1965 to find they were fighting a different kind of war than that for which they had been trained. However, they did not enter blindly. There were a large number of army officers already serving in ...

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Studying of the outer space is called space science. The space exploration is the discovery and exploration of the outer space. The study of space is mainly done by the astronomers, later it was made as one of the divisions of space science. The astronomers explore the outer space with the help of the telescope. The physical explorations are conducted by the unmanned robotic probes and human space flight. In early centuries, the space race occurred between the Soviet Union and the United States of America during the period of cold war. The abstract of this research ...

The Battle of Shiloh (known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing), took place from April 6th to April 7, 1862. It was one of the biggest early activities of the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865. It was majorly an engagement between National and Confederate groups. The Union forces were led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General Don Carlos Buell while the Confederations forces were led by General Albert Sidney Johnston and General P. G. T. Beauregard. The first activities that sparked the war happened early Sunday morning of April 6, when a Yankee patrol spotted ...

Molly Micro

Molly Micro can initiate civil proceedings against Air Transport Limited and Launchpad McQuack in both torts and contracts. Molly Micro can sue for breach of contract by Air transport Limited as Air Transport Limited did not fulfil its duty to deliver the equipment to its intended destination without damage. For the tort of negligence, she can sue both the Company and the pilot as they did not undertake a standard duty of care in handling the equipment. The company is liable for fraud as it misrepresented itself as an experienced and qualified transporter with several awards yet that was not ...

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Weather related aircraft accidents have become a major safety concern in the world lately. Visual rules flight to the Instrument Meteorology Conditions has attracted world attention because of high rates of the fatalities which is associated with them. Safety research aviation professionals are trying to explain mechanisms and genesis of such accidents. According to macro statistics conducted by FAA, it is approximated that seventy percent of delays in the National Airspace System is caused by adverse weather conditions. According to iapa.com, weather plays a significant role in aviation accidents and incidents. The report conducted by National Transparency Safety Board (NTSB) shows ...

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The Importance of Freedom

Freedom is taken for granted by many people because of the fact that they have never known anything else. Because of this fact; the importance of freedom is not even thought about. Freedom is very important to people for varied reasons.
Having the ability to speak freely and to also pursue happiness is just two of the benefits that come with being free. Another benefit is that freedom leads to enhanced expressions of creativity allowing an individual the ability to think creatively, to be productive, and to enjoy a very good quality of ...

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong created history when he became “the first man to walk on the moon” ("Biography of Neil Armstrong") in 1969. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, became the first man to orbit the earth in 1961, “giving the Soviet Union a big victory in its Cold War space race against the United States” ("Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon"). Following this, President Kennedy promised the nation, that “before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth” ("Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon"). Thus, Neil Armstrong’s ...

The colonization of Mars is one of the many projects scientists and researchers are developing in space exploration. Many highly advanced technologies are needed in order to co-habit the red planet. It is debatable on whether the existing technologies are enough to facilitate the colonization of Mars; however, more technologies are likely necessary to guarantee the survival of humans and life on Mars. The major question being asked is: how technologically feasible is the colonization of Mars? This essay will go into detail and answer that question.
A project named, Mars One, is on a mission to colonize Mars. ...

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Pollination can simply be described as a mechanism that involves the transfer of pollen contribute to the process of reproduction of plants. this process in plants reproduction entails ferterlization and reproduction (Barret). In scientific terms or biological terms, pollination can be described as the movement or transfer of pollen from one flower's anther to the stigma of same or other flower. This process or step is a pre-requisite for the ferterlization because it allows the fusion of the nuclei from one pollen grain with the nuclei of the ovule of the flower of other plant. The whole essence ...

English is a standard language used for communication between air traffic controllers and pilots of international flights. There are two forms of using English language, Standard phraseology and plain language. Standard phraseology employs standard structure, terminology and pronunciation to promote efficiency and accuracy. On occasions when the standard phraseology is not efficient, plain language is used to deliver vital information.
Communication error has been cited has the biggest causal factor in both level bursts and runway incursions into Europe. This replicated in other parts of the world where aviation accident statistics have been documented. In a bid to standardize communication ...

The Cold War was an era of rapid change the world over. The Soviet Union emerged from World War II victorious but weakened by war, needing to find a new path of industrialization and to maintain control of the myriad of satellite states it had collected as spoils; the United States emerged as the leading Western power, largely unaffected by the war, which was not fought on their own territory, and largely complacent with its position at first. Europe aligned itself between the capitalist and communist powers, and became divided by what Winston Churchill famously termed the “Iron Curtain”. The ...

Features for Mobile Site
According to Carsten Frien the CEO of Madvertise ,leading mobile advertising network, mobile sites are at the core of the mobile marketing strategy for any company. However, before designing a mobile site it is important to clearly define the objectives that the company wants to gain through its mobile site. The presentation and the features of the mobi version should therefore serve the corporate goal they want to achieve through this medium.
There are certain features that are considered important for the mobile version of a website as these devices have some limitation ...

Section 1 - "An Analysis of the Battle of Goose Green"

The history of past battles is often studied and analyzed for a variety of reasons. However, in most cases, it is failures rather than the successes that are being analyzed whenever military history is studied. Close affairs are quite common in a majority of battles; either side could have been victorious. In many of these battles, it is not the things done right by the winner that decide the final result, but the things done wrong by the ruler. The Battle of Goose Green between Great Britain and Argentina during the Falklands War was one such battle. Even though the Argentineans ...

Mars Science Laboratory Mission Objectives

The first objective of the Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL) is to ascertain the availability of environments that can accommodate life entities in the past and at present. MSL will achieve this using of scientific instruments to collect and examine the samples of Mars’ atmosphere, rocks and soil. Analysts will then conduct physical, biological and chemical tests.
Mars Science Laboratory will compare and contrast Planets earth and Mars to determine conditions that support life and conditions that do not.
Mars Science Laboratory will also investigate changes in planet Mars that have occurred over time by examining the ...

McCarran International Airport- Las Vegas, Nevada

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The McCarran International Airport is deemed to be the ninth busiest in the US and tops in Nevada County. It accounts for sixty percent of the passengers arriving at the Nevada County. The airport was built in 1942 by George Cockett an American Aviator. The airport has undergone major changes and restructuring which has turned it into a modern international airport. The economic, political and social role of the airport cannot be undermined. The airport contributes to the income of the county and thus provides employment to some locals of the bigger population of the Nevada State. Socially, ...

Aircraft control surfaces are components of an aircraft used to control an aircraft. Normally, the control surfaces are movable parts in the plane wings and the tail. The surfaces help the pilot adjust attitude or plane orientation by creating differential pressure on different parts of the aircraft. The difference is pressure produces a force which then acts on the plane to produce the desired effect. Control surfaces employ the principle of lift just like the wings but in different directions. The lift forces produced by a control surface can act independently or in combination with a force from another ...

On August 14, 2013 UPS Flight 1354 crashed short of runway about 0447 hours during a non precision approach to runway 18 at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama . The official NTSB reports suggests a combination of errors from both man and machine as the cause for the terrible accident that left two pilots dead and hundreds of dollars worth equipments destroyed. But the primary focus was on the errors in judgment of the captain who was the pilot and the first officer who was his copilot as the root cause of this failure. When all the dusts of ...

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The knee is the most important part of a human’s lower anatomy. The knee consists of three knee bones, namely the kneecap, thighbone, and shinbone. Ligaments connect the three knee bones, acting as a hinge and a joint for proper movement. Of the four ligaments located in the knee, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) – located below the thighbone and shinbone – is much prone to injuries. A knee injury occurs when an ACL suffers from any kind of damage. The cause of ACL injury could involve collision between the knee and objects, and awkward movement, which may cause awkward angling of legs ...

The United States and Cuba continue to share a strained and fragile relationship based on the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion over fifty years ago. This strained relationship had a long term effect on the Kennedy government. The attack at the Bay of Pigs started with a group of Cuban refugees who were trained and financed by the American group the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in March 1960. They arrived in Cuba and attempted to overthrow the government headed by Fidel Castro. This socialist government, led by Fidel Castro fought back and the attack on the government failed.
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- US. Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson.
- Clyde Kelly.
- Pilot George L. Boyle.
Since there were no proper navigation systems, Boyle who flew the first airmail route got disoriented and hence flew south and made a prompt landing and in the cause broke the propeller due to the hard landing that he made. The mail he carried therefore had to be taken by truck back to Washington thereafter to be flown to New York.
- Anthony Lorenzo also known as “Frank”.
- Rotating Light Beacons were to be used at night which could ...

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 dating back to April 28, 1988 was a scheduled flight conducted by Boeing 737-297 and operated by Aloha Airlines Inc., which resulted in a drastic and abrupt loose of the extensive fuselage unit, what, in turn, stipulated passengers and the cabin crew members’ being exposed to incident flow effect and oxygen starvation (hypoxia), one of the flight attendants perished.

Probable causes of the accident are considered to comprise the following items: corrosion, poor epoxy of the fuselage units, metal fatigue (namely, rivets’ deterioration) and extensive damage of fuselage metal and skin (apparently, due to multiple takeoff-and-landing cycles ...

The Second World War which stretched between 1939 and 1945, so much happened to all world nations. One such happening is the d- day which was the first day when the invasion of Normandy. This day led to the Western Allies liberating mainland Europe from Adolf Hitler and his henchmen. It is considered to be one of the largest invasions to be ever recorded in the history of the Second World War. Apart from the name that has come to be attributed to the invasion, that is d-day, the operation was generally referred to as overlord, “The operation was ...

Also referred to as Doha International Airport, Qatar International Airport is the key commercial airport in Qatar. The airport has 60 check-in gates, 8 baggage claim belts, and 42 aircraft parking bays. The airport’s runway has been quoted to be the longest among all civil airports measured at 4993 Ft. Even though, the airport has undergone significant changes and expansions, it still suffers from over utilization. Currently, the airport stands a capacity of 12 million passengers on an annual basis.
Qatar International Airport is the core base of Qatar airlines; most Qatar airlines are maintained and parked in ...

Space exploration is a never-ending field of study. There are many different types of exploration. From human to robotic, the goals are pretty much the same. To understand what lies beyond earth is the main goal of space exploration. You may ask yourself, “With so many problems on Earth, should the United States continue to fund space exploration?” My answer to this is yes.
Space exploration began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched a satellite into space. The satellite’s name was Sputnik 1, a 184 pound, beach ball size satellite. On January 31, 1968 the first American ...

The paper talks about the history and emergence of Cargo Cults and their religious beliefs, practices and rituals. Cargo cults are part of the various contemporary forms of religious movements. Since the time of their emergence after the Second World War these Cargo Cults have continued to intrigue people because of their unorthodox ways of worship. The paper is focused on their habits and beliefs, and also talks about how these cults emerged and what seems to be their future. Even though most Cargo Cults are extinct the only one that continues is the John Frum cult, which is ...

The cold war referred to the progressive state of military and political tension between the western World spear headed by America and its NATO allies and the Communist world led by Soviet Union and its allies. The cold war so named because it never featured any direct military action. However, they both threatened each other with nuclear attack and both fully participated in proxy wars through supporting the so called allied nations.

The origins of the cold war began with uncertainty and mistrust between the West and the Eastern blocks countries in Europe. The objective of the Russians was ...

MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY

The “Mars Science Laboratory”, or MSL, is a component of ‘Mars Exploration Program’ of NASA. It is a lasting undertaking that involves computerized exploration of the planet Mars whose launching was carried out on the 6th day of November, 2011 (Mars Science Laboratory, 2012, para 1). MSL or curiosity rover will carry out the assessment of whether the planet Mars has at any point in the past has been able to sustain microbial life before or still provides an environment that supports this life (Mars Science Laboratory, 2012, para 1). This is a mission that is intended to find out ‘habitability’ of ...