EPS 232: TURBULENCE with Mr. David A Banmiller, Retired Airline Executive and Author (Chapter 9) - a podcast by Chris Notter
from 2021-05-27T14:20:16
::
::
Turbulence - David Banmiller
Session 11 - Chapter 9 - Advancing Technology
From the Flintstones to Fantastic -
- Weight and Balance - Center of gravity
- PAX positioning for take-off
- From Magnetic Compasses to Bonfires on the runways for night landing
- Maps and Charts - Radio and Radar to Auto pilot capability to 3D landing assistance
- From wood and cloth to better light weight alloys and now composites
How things have changed!
- Retractable landing gear
- Winglets
- Pressurized cabins
- How the cockpit has changed - From analogue & dials / sliders / levers
Introduction to a new word - Bragadoshia!
Further episodes of The EVA podcast
Further podcasts by Chris Notter
Website of Chris Notter