The average passenger might assume that the process of refueling an aircraft is roughly the same as that of a car. Insert the hose, pump the gas, and move on. However, aircraft are both larger and more complex than cars, making the fuel process more complicated. In this blog, we will explore the process of refueling an aircraft.

Aircraft are robust vehicles, allowing us to achieve heavier-than-air flight and traverse the world in speeds never before thought possible. As aircraft are faced with many stressors and extreme conditions during typical flight operations, their assemblies need to be heavily secured to maintain integrity and safety. While there are a number of methods to conjoin parts for an assembly, the aluminum alloys regularly used for aircraft structures make procedures such as soldering ineffective for robust attachments. Instead, many aircraft manufacturers rely on a number of rivet types to join aluminum structures together due to their ease of installation, high capabilities, and easier maintainability.

Aircraft spare parts management is a complex operation consisting of lead-times, stocking, supply chain management, and much more. As maintaining an inventory of spare parts can be costly and time consuming, having quick turnarounds and a smaller inventory can be useful for regulation. With a constantly changing world and industry, ensuring that you always are on top of optimizing your spare parts management with new and reliable practices can help you save money and time while ensuring that you always have what is needed quickly and efficiently.

For the aircraft gas turbine engine and fuel system to function efficiently and smoothly during flight operations, they require reliable fuel pumps for the transportation of fuel. Aircraft fuel pumps play various roles within the aircraft fuel system, providing for cooling, pressure, transportation, and much more. In this blog, we will discuss some of the various designs and methods that are used to manufacture and implement aircraft fuel pumps, allowing you to have a better understanding of their functionality and uses.

Fluid lines are important for a variety of aircraft operations and applications including those related to fuel, oil, oxygen, engine coolant, instrument, and hydraulic lines. The aircraft depends on many of these systems to sustain vital operations, and thus maintaining the fluid lines that enable them to perform is also critical. Rigid fluid lines are a special type of fluid line that is typically used in stationary applications where a straight tubing run is possible.

It would be the greatest understatement to say that 2020 has changed everything, including the way we go to work (with most people telecommuting) to the way we go out and buy a week’s worth of groceries. The same is very true for how we travel. In the same vein that September 11, 2001 changed international travel security, COVID19 has changed and still is changing how airlines and passengers in the aviation industry are conducting day to day business. Though the risk of catching an infection on an aircraft is typically lower than in a shopping center or an office environment, there are simple measures that are being implemented to further reduce the risk of illness. These include practicing hand hygiene by washing regularly with soap or an alcohol-based sanitizer, and not touching face, especially eyes, nose, and mouth.

When it comes to maintaining wheels and brakes, mechanics often find that complete overhaul of these is more efficient to consistent repairing. That is why it is important for those working in overhaul or MRO to know and understand what they have in stock and how they can utilize that knowledge and their inventory to make the process much more efficient. For more information read the article below.

Commercial aircraft operate at elevations from ranging 30,000 to 45,000 feet and fly at speeds greater than 500 miles per hour. To achieve this, aircraft are powered by engines that spin at rates from 10,000 to 25,000 revolutions per minute. The reliable operation of these aircraft is a testament to the quality of modern aircraft engineering, aircraft maintenance & repair, and the quality of tools used to build and repair aircraft. The power and speed of aircraft result in a great deal of force being exerted on each part of the aircraft. Because of this, every single part of an aircraft, down to the last nut and bolt, must be secured in place properly.

Fluid lines are important for a variety of aircraft operations and applications including those related to fuel, oil, oxygen, engine coolant, instrument, and hydraulic lines. The aircraft depends on many of these systems to sustain vital operations, and thus maintaining the fluid lines that enable them to perform is also critical. Rigid fluid lines are a special type of fluid line that is typically used in stationary applications where a straight tubing run is possible.

A plane’s ability to take off, descend, turn and steer are all movements made possible by a variety of components, the aircraft flight control system being an essential one of them. The flight control system can be defined as a group of aerodynamic devices that enable a pilot to manipulate the plane’s altitude. The aircraft flight control system includes but is not limited to the aileron, the elevators, and the rudder. In this article, you can read more about how the components that are involved.