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Macroeconomics and Transportation Sector, 2002.
A study of transportation issues from a broader perspective, and the need to apply macroeconomic principles.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper studies current economic problems in the transportation sector and explains how levels of supply and demand affect the demand curve. It describes how macroeconomic theories aid in resolving industrial or national issues. The paper also examines the role of government in macroeconomic policies.
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"Macroeconomics deals with economy on a larger scale and studies the principles of economics as they pertain to the whole industry and not just one firm. This helps in understanding national economic problems of inflation, unemployment, slow GDP growth, lower productivity etc. Therefore it is important to apply macroeconomics principles when we want to study and understand the problems being encountered by any economic system."
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The First Flight, 2002.
An essay on the first successful airplane flight by the Wright brothers.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, $ 48.95
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This paper presents a recounting of the events that led to the first flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright, and how these brothers were able to succeed where many others had failed. The steps involved in the development and experiments at Kitty Hawk are outlined.
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"A new age in technology and human achievement dawned on a bitterly cold, windy December morning in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, as a self-propelled, heavier than air ?flying-machine? called the Flyer took-off and remained air-borne for 12 seconds--a distance of just 37 meters (120 ft). The two young men who made this flight possible and redefined the boundaries of human achievement will forever be remembered by history. How did the Wright brothers achieve this remarkable feat is a fascinating story that has inspired generations of young people and aspiring inventors during the last hundred years. The story is the subject of this essay. While recounting the events that led to the first flight we will also discuss why the Wright brothers (who had not even finished high school) were able to succeed in an effort in which so many others, including many renowned scientists, had failed.
Wilbur and Orville?s interest in flying objects dated back to the time in 1878 when their father, a minister of the Church who traveled often, presented a rubber band-powered flying toy to the boys. Wilbur recalled later: ?Instead of falling to the floor, as we expected, it flew across the room till it struck the ceiling, where it fluttered awhile, and finally sank to the floor ... lasted only a short time?.but its memory was abiding.? "
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Jet Lag:The Flyer's Dilemma, 2002.
An examination of the side effect of flying - jet lag and medical problems caused by it.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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Jet lag is one of the most common problems among domestic and international air travelers, causing a variety of physical and mental problems. This paper looks at these problems and provides a detailed list of suggestions to help overcome or minimalize jet-lag. These include rest, sleep, noise limitation, avoidance of alcohol, drinking of water and exercise.
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"Jet lag is a common problem among air travelers, often affecting as many as 94% of long distance travelers. The most common cause of jet lag is rapid transit across a variety of worldwide time zones. The more time zones a person crosses, the greater the disruption of the internal body clock, which governs temperature, heartbeat, blood pressure, and physiological patterns, often resulting in disorientation and mental and physical fatigue. It is also a well-known fact among frequent fliers that their resistance is lowered, making them more susceptible to colds, flu, and stomach upsets."
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Glass Cockpit Technology, 2002.
An examination of this new technology, its advantages over the older traditional cockpit and what the future holds.
2,705 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper explores an emerging technology known as the glass cockpit and explains the human factors that influence the implementation of this technology. This discourse describes the theoretical issues of the glass cockpit technology and the human factors associated with the invention and subsequent implementation of the technology. It also focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of the technology. The writer investigates the development of the technology and compares the glass cockpit technology with the traditional cockpit. It also discusses the military and civilian uses of the technology. Finally it explores the future trends of the glass cockpit.
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"The term ?Glass Cockpit? describes a cockpit in which all of the displays are painted onto the glass of a computer screen. Glass cockpits replace a number of, switches, gauges, and indicators with automated display systems. The use of computers to manage the on-board systems, allows pilots to describe what they want to observe at the exact time that they want to observe the indicator. Glass cockpits have allowed contemporary aircraft to require only two crewmembers as an alternative to the three needed by traditional cockpits. (Krell)"
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The Boeing Company, 2002.
A study of the organizational behaviorism of The Boeing Company.
1,445 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper analyzes the Connexion in-flight Internet service as an opportunity to use organizational behaviorism in real world situations. It uses The Boeing Company as a case study and analyzes the opportunity provided by this new technology.
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"The Boeing Company as well as many other companies has suffered greatly since the attacks of 9/11. This study will focus on the opportunity that the company has with the introduction of its? new Connexion in-flight Internet service. This Internet service will allow travelers access to the net, email and video services while flying to their destinations. American Aviation regulators certified the technology in May of this year. This would provide a huge opportunity for the company to increase profitability while providing a service to customers."
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Technology, Transportation and Society, 2002.
A discussion of transportation in the past and present and how it affects and is effected by technology and society.
3,945 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 107.95
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This paper begins with a brief history of the development of transportation, including land, air and sea travel. The link between transport and society are examined in terms of the effects on the economy, on business and on culture. Alternate forms of transport and new developments are outlined.
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"Technology, transportation and society are three areas that are interlinked. Technology determines what transportation will exist. The transportation that exists determines how we will live and the nature of our society also determines what transportation is created.
Transportation systems have developed considerably in the last century, giving us the society we currently have. The major development in the last few decades is in technology, with this likely to have a significant impact on future transportation systems.
The current transportation systems have also resulted in several problems, mostly related to environmental and quality of life issues. An understanding of these problems is likely to result in better planning and application of future transportation systems."
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Yield Management, 2002.
A description of yield management and how it is applied to the aviation industry.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses yield management, an economic stratagem that analyzes change in a demand pattern with a view to optimizing the profitability of a business, and how airline companies can benefit from it.
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" We are in a period of time where the increasing competition forces businesses to formulate flexible as well as profitable strategies. Today management is more focussed upon understanding the subtle differences in the nature of relationship between demand and its determinants. The degree of responsiveness of demand with respect to changes in the determinants (factors) has become a subject of close introspection for the management. ?Elasticity of demand? is an important factor and plays a crucial role in the management decision-making process. Yield management is nothing but an economic stratagem that is applied in response to the change in demand pattern and with a view to optimizing the profitability of the business. "
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Airline Pricing, 2002.
A discussion on the multitude of interconnected issues of airline pricing.
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The following paper discusses how there is no one aspect that stands out as a single determining factor of price per passenger or per flight. The writer examines how the air carriers act with the interest of maximizing revenue, whether that maximization occurs over time or with each flight. The condition of the company itself is also a major consideration in how the price analysts approach their job, which is also discussed in this paper.
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"Is the company struggling on the brink of or within bankruptcy? Do they need to break even or come out far ahead of their competition in the market? Also, the conditions of airports themselves can be a determining factor, especially in the long run: ?failure to expand capacity (of airports) will result in spilled demand and place an upward pressure on prices,? (?Economics FAQs?). Because major hubs are experiencing a vast increase in air traffic, the resulting delays and decreased quality of service adversely affects demand. Decreased demand implies an increase in prices to compensate for lack of revenue. The Law of Demand is probably the key factor in determining price of air travel; its ancillary clauses including Demand Elasticity are also primary factors. Finally, we must consider the day-to-day decisions made by the airlines to determine what price changes to put into effect. These day-to-day tactics, described in Wells, involve the different fare levels and rules and restrictions placed on tickets. Significant variables influencing these decisions include peak/off peak seasons and other load-determining factors."
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Strikes on the Air Zones, 2002.
This paper takes a look at labor disputes in connection with air travel.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper addresses such questions as to why there were air strikes in 2001, how the strikes were settled and why President Bush became involved with the air strikes.
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"Almost every year the threat of airline strikes seem to happen. Approximately 97 percent of airline labor disputes will be solved without them going on strike. The airlines do not have good public relations. ?In fact, the industry?s very structure and the disagreement between labor and management about who runs the enterprise create persistent tensions even when the employees own the airline? (Freeman1). The pilot may believe that management is extraneous and themselves as indispensable."
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Aircraft Communication System, 2002.
A technical study of ACARS - Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System.
2,033 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper describes how this system allows aircrafts to communicate and report to the ground and vice versa. It explains the processes involved, the transmitting of data on VHF frequencies that can be received and decoded. It is a digital data system in VHF (Aviation). It makes it possible for aviation companies to ?communicate? and track the planes of their fleet.
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"The Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) maintains a huge worldwide VHF and HF voice network to provide operational radio communications for the aircraft industry. ACAR was designed and developed in the early eighties. It was produced to reduce the flight crew's workload by using modern computer technology to exchange many routine reports and messages. ACARS uses the AM mode because the same airborne VHF radio is often also used for voice communications. Burst transmissions are used with a limit of 220 characters per message. Transmissions often last less than one second."
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Pitts Special S-2B, 2002.
A paper which introduces the Pitts Special aircraft.
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper discusses Pitts Special planes which are used specifically in aerobatic competitions and have been in operation since 1943 when Curtis Pitts designed his first special plane. The paper examines the features and purpose of Pitts S-2B which is one of the modern versions of the original Pitts Special aircraft.
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"The range of Pitts Special then grew steadily and some other models were made available which were all used for aerobatic competitions and thus quickly gained popularity in the industry for their unique features and designs. Not only were these planes stronger than many other counterparts, their designs were also developed keeping in mind their purpose. This colorful range therefore attracted media and public attention when they participated in national air-shows and exhibitions. But it is important to know that Pitts Special range became more popular during the 1960s era when Curtis Pitts developed some constructions sets and sold them to amateurs for a price of $125 per set."
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Pitts Special Biplane, 2002.
This paper introduces and discusses the Pitts S-2B aircraft, and the history of the company that manufactures this aircraft, along with the inventor, Curtis H. Pitts.
840 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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The following paper examines how the Pitts planes revolutionized aerobatic performance and competition. The writer discusses how flying in the 60's was redefined with the introduction of the S1-S Pitts Special, a small, powerful and agile biplane that dominated the sport during the period. This paper argues that the tiny Pitts was a marked contrast to the large Yak-52 monoplane used by the USSR and other eastern block countries.
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?Pitts Specials, in all their varieties, are eager to please. And they respond well to a loving touch. They become transparent and take on the personality of the pilot, making him, or her, the composer. The Pitts lets them write the melody as they alone hear it? (Davisson).
While it is still a very popular training and show aircraft, the Pitts S-2B is no longer in production, is has been superceded by the Pitts S-2C. Replacement parts can still be purchased from Aviat Aircraft of Afton, Wyoming. ?To many pilots, their Pitts Special becomes more than an airplane. It becomes a living, breathing entity that completes them both as people and as pilots. Maybe that's the real gift of Curtis Pitts. It's not so much the victories, as what he has added to so many lives. Few people make that kind of contribution to the world. But then, few people have designed the likes of a Pitts Special.?
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Artificial Intelligence in the Cockpit, 2002.
A paper which describes the use of artificial intelligent systems in the cockpit.
2,600 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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The author of this paper shows how the technologies critical to the U.S. for new weapons systems have become increasingly available in the global marketplace and thus are accessible to its potential adversaries as well. The paper provides an extensive review of the artificial intelligent systems currently used by the U.S. military aviation and their advantages.
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"It is CIE's job to determine what these actions mean right now, in the current situation. This explanation is formed based on current understanding of intent, situations in the external world, and knowledge about acceptable behavior in the cockpit.
"Understanding crew intentions is really only one function of CIE that ensures human-centered RPA behavior. CIE also dynamically identifies conflicts between the current crew intentions and RPA activities as posted by RPA's internal Task Network Architecture (TNA) scheduler. The TNA is the mechanism that coordinates RPA aiding activities. CIE can identify potentially counterproductive RPA behaviors and transmit an indication of conflict and also type of conflict so that the RPA Task Network can possibly identify a way to complete its scheduled tasks without being counterproductive to the crew's objectives."
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Aircraft and Safety, 2002.
An analysis of safety issues surrounding air travel.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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The author of this paper shows that despite the publicity surrounding accidents involving aircraft, air travel remains one of the safest modes of travel. The paper investigates all the issues involved in ensuring the safety of air travelers, including the FAA, aircraft technology and instrumentation. The author also mentions an adoption of more stringent in-flight security standards after September 11.
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"The companies that manufacture airplanes also carry on continuous and intensive R & D. Boeing has resumed "very in-depth" Sonic Cruiser experiments, which were put on hold due to the September 11th attack. The aircraft industry is involved in constant design changes and different material utilization to improve the performance of aircrafts (Broderick, 2002). While advantages introduced by the Sonic Cruiser's could be used in today?s current air traffic environment, more advanced ATC procedures or special flight-path considerations will be needed to have the plane perform as advertised closer to the ground. The planes equipped with the sonic cruisers, fast cruise speeds would be realistic today, because it will cruise at 45,000 feet and above, higher than any subsonic airliner."
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Airport Security Policies, 2002.
This paper looks at changes in airport security since the September 11th terrorist attacks.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper takes an in-depth look at airport security policies before and after the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York. The paper looks at the some of the policies adopted by the Clinton Administration, including the salary levels of the personnel who man the security stations at the airports. The author then examines the policies that the Bush Administration has implemented, or attempted to implement since the September 11 attacks. Some of the new government agencies, roles and policies are discussed in light of the new environment created by these terrorist attacks. In the aftermath of this tragedy and others including Oklahoma City and Columbine High School, the U.S. government was quick to introduce new policies that, had they been in place prior to these tragedies, may have helped prevent them from occurring. Despite this feeling, the new policies have been successful in helping to re-gain the public's confidence in airline travel in the United States.
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"While airport security policies have vastly improved since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, there is still no guarantee that the nation will be eternally free from such violent attacks. In addition, there are rising concerns about whether the imposition of such rigid airport security policies violates individuals? privacy rights. Although emergencies such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks result in prompt action, emergencies have also always been a time when the niceties of law have been most vulnerable to the demands of national security or national hysteria. The most vivid example of this was during World War II, when Japanese Americans were rounded up like cattle and detained in internment camps. Likewise, after the Oklahoma City bombing, the Immigration and Naturalization Service was authorized to establish a new court to consider the deportation of suspected alien terrorists, in which cases would be heard without the usual obligation to inform the accused of the evidence against them."
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The F-16 Fighting Falcon, 2001.
A study of the F-16 fighter jet.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 24.95
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This paper gives basic information about the F-16 fighter jet. It explains its unique qualities and discusses the sales of this plane and its ramifications.
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"The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role, extremely maneuverable fighter that is suitable for air-to-air combat as well as air-to-surface attacks. It has a combat radius (the distance the jet can fly to combat and return safely) of 500 miles, which is superior to that of other fighter aircraft. The pilot has unobstructed vision both forward and upward through to the bubble canopy. It is a precision attack aircraft and can function in all types of weather."
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Boron Composite Structures in Aviation, 2001.
This paper studies the past and future use of boron composite structures in aviation.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper details a brief history of boron composites from its earliest applications to recent developments. It studies the application of boron in composite epoxies and fibers and the use of these materials in airframe manufacturing. It includes figures showing usage of Boron composite. It concludes that boron has been very successful in aircraft manufacturing if the costs can be brought down.
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"Compounds of boron, most notably from unfinished borax ore, known as Tincal, were exported from Tibet in olden times. Historically, boron has been used for refining gold and silver in Arabia, ceramic glazes in China, and embalming in Egypt.
"Boric acid, a mild antiseptic, was isolated in the laboratory by chemistry professor William Homberg in 1720. Sir Humphrey Davy, a British chemist, and two French chemists, Joseph Gay-Lussac and Baron Louis Th?nard, discovered the element, boron, in 1808 concurrently. However, it took another 155 years before science turned its focus from borax to boron, and began to reveal the secrets of this mysterious and valuable element."
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Foreign Exchange Volatility in International Operations, 2000.
A look at the American Airlines as an example of the use of financial and operational strategies.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 6 sources, $ 68.95
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This paper discusses reasons for exchange rate volatility and the negative effect it has on many aspects of doing business internationally. This volatility is shown to lead to ongoing problems of resource allocation, business strategy and risk management. The defensive and proactive responses of firms is discussed. American Airlines is looked at as an example. The paper concludes that it is important to assess risk, plan, make decisions and maintain flexibility wherever possible.
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"The number of variables affecting global businesses can make the effect of exchange rates on international business activity difficult to determine. The typical multinational firm may have operations in many countries, with many product lines and with competitors in yet other countries, creating quite a knot of factors to unravel.
Even within exchange rate considerations, there are two major factors: first is the impact of changes in the level of the exchange rate (the appreciation or depreciation of a currency?s value) on a particular company or industry. The appreciation of the U.S. dollar by 50 percent between 1980-1985 coincided with an increase in the U.S. trade deficit to nearly $160 billion in 1987. Some U.S. companies were heavily hit and lost market share and profitability to foreign competitors. Foreign firms with dollar denominated costs were also hard-hit: Laker Airways, with fuel costs and aircraft financing in U.S. dollars went bankrupt during this time."
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How to Effectively Manage an Airline, 2000.
An analysis of the airline industry and the best way to manage an airline for profit.
1,710 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 13 sources, $ 55.95
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This paper looks at the best way to manage an airline. It shows that in the last two decades, the highs and lows in airline equity values were not associated with operational factors, but were the result of environmental factors external to operations. Effects of new technology are discussed, as well as the results of the change in attitude of consumers and government towards the airline industry. It looks at successful airlines and claims that their success is due to their market orientation. Effects on the industry since deregulation are looked at. The many risks with which an airline carrier manager must deal are also examined and the need for ongoing flexibility is stressed.
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"In the last two decades, the highs and lows in airline equity values were not associated with operational factors (strikes, competitive issues, loss of market share or an over leveraged situation), but were the result of environmental factors external to operations. Examples were the 1987 stock market collapse, the United Airlines takeover attempt, the Gulf War, and problems in Eastern Europe. These events have had immediate effects on costs including interest rates, energy prices and exchange rates, subsequently affecting the perceived profitability of the airline (Froot, Scharfstein and Stein, 1993)."
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