EPS 232: TURBULENCE with Mr. David A Banmiller, Retired Airline Executive and Author (Chapter 9) - a podcast by Chris Notter

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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!

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