Abstract This paper discusses the reasons why many passangers are scared to fly by airplane due to the high number of accidents and disasters that hav occurred recently. It examines the affect of the events of the 11th of September 2001 on perceptions of airplane safety and how it has affected security and travel costs.
From the Paper "Australia is situated at the edge of the world, as far from other developed countries as possible, has low level of serious crimes but reacts actively to the situation in the world. That's what Sydney Airport has to say: "The attacks on United States aviation on 11 September 2001 have resulted in the introduction of additional aviation security measures at Australia's major airports". That statement asks a question about airport security before that tragic date. Was there anything to fear? Or there has never been a danger? Furthermore, they say: "Passengers are also advised to place any sharp implements (such as knives or scissors) in their checked-in baggage, as such items will not be allowed in the sterile area beyond the scanning machines". "
Abstract This paper discusses the Comet jet airplane accidents of the early 1950?s, and the profound effects they had on certain aspects of our society. The author examines the various effects a technological disaster has on our lives and the world around us, as well as how our views towards the technology may be altered after a technological disaster.
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"By examining the jet aircraft industry, but in particular the British jet aircraft industry after the accidents, we are able to gain insight into what people's conceptions were, and why certain events unfolded as they did. With any technological disaster, trust in the product is often lost very quickly, and various actions are often taken to try and restore this trust. By examining these actions we can better understand how many people felt about the technology after the disasters. Lastly, not all technological disasters have purely negative connotations. Much can be learned from technological accidents that eventually lead to important improvements in the technology. By examining one major technological failure and its various effects we can gain a better understanding of how we are affected by technology as well as how our views towards the technology may be altered."
Tags:airplane, disaster, effects, history, social, technology, aircraft, industry
Abstract The paper discusses how, in the short story, "Betel Nut is Bad Magic For Airplanes", author John Kasaipwalova portrays the importance of civil rights and shows, through his characters and narrator, what an important part they play in civil society. The paper discusses the injustice the native people feel at this point in history and how it is apparent in every part of this short story. It shows how, using situations and speaking with the voice of the native people of Papua New Guinea, Kasaipwalova weaves an entertaining and message driven story about the quest for social justice.
From the Paper "This exchange shows the clear rage and anger the people felt at being subjugated by white people, being colonized and told to follow unjust laws that were no their own. The narrator says he wants, at that time, nothing more than to be a true kanaka. He wants to fight the colonizers down and retake what he believes is rightfully his, and he is willing to do whatever it takes, even go to prison, to try and prove that he is right, and return civil In liberties to the natives of the island."
Abstract The paper reveals that many families of the victims of airplane crashes believe the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to be incapable of adequately monitoring the airline industries. The paper explains that these families charge that the NTSB is biased since it has too close a relationship with the airlines, which causes an inevitable conflict of interest. The paper points out the reliance on the airlines' integrity to hand over evidence from plane crashes and uses the crash of United Airlines Flight 585 in 1991 as a case in point. The paper discusses the need for a fair investigation and proposes using independent experts during crash investigations to achieve these unbiased findings.
From the Paper "A plane crash, "whether a large commercial airliner or a tiny home-built ultra light sets into motion a flurry of events" and always inevitably cumulates with a National Transportation Safety Board investigation (Hise 1991:1). "The men and women of the NTSB have a rare breed of government job," in that they are nonpartisan, non-official law enforcement authorities given the investigational power to find the cause, "often beginning with little more than a handful of crushed aluminum, of almost every aviation crash they investigate" and issue a report on airplane crashes (Hise 1999:1). These men and women are supposed to be noble fact-finders, neither interested in the airline industry's financial future, the bottom line of corporate America, or even the feelings of the families and the victims of the crash."
Abstract In this article, the writer notes that by weaving vivid imagery and historical fact, Adam Goodheart conveys his understanding of the humanity-technology paradox with his poignant essay "9.11.01: The Skyscraper and the Airplane." The writer points out that Goodheart describes the September 11th attacks and their aftermath as a catalyst of American cultural awareness. The writer discusses that by using the sterile and technological skyscraper and airplane to represent the passion of humanity, Goodheart suggests that humanity and technology cannot only coexist, but thrive together. By first establishing the skyscraper as a technological marvel, and then personifying it as a symbol of humanity, Goodheart suggests that technology and humanity are essentially complementary. The writer concludes that although both the skyscraper and the airplane have traditionally been viewed as cold, mechanical symbols of the technological age, Goodheart brilliantly uses the September 11th attacks to establish both technological innovations of the skyscraper and the airplane as symbols of humanity.
From the Paper "By including this segment, Goodheart establishes the skyscraper as far more than a cold, mechanical tower of glass and steel. Instead, he associates the building with humanity, not only physiological and sexual humanity, but also spiritual and emotional humanity. Established as a location where one must entrust one's life to technology, the building has the spiritual consistency of a cathedral or burial ground instead of the cold, emotionless consistency of a modern, mechanical building. Seen in this vein, the Twin Towers are now seen as additional casualties of the September 11th attacks, symbols humanity rather than technological milestones. This interpretation of Goodheart's work is similar to Stein's interpretation, as the author suggests that Goodheart uses September 11th observations ..."
Abstract This paper looks at the early history of the airplane, what innovations have been made since its conception, mistakes made as airplanes evolved, and what possible changes will be made in the airline industry in the future. This information is evaluated with regard to the impact airplanes have had on transportation and the transportation industry.
From the Paper "At the end of the 1800?s, several people were trying invent the airplane. In 1891, German engineer Otto Lilienthal started to experiment with hang gliders. He based his experiments on the conceptions of Sir George Cayley, who had extensively studied birds and their flight almost a hundred years earlier (invention.psychology.msstate.edu/). Cayley discovered ?the lift function and the thrust function of bird wings were separate and distinct, and could be imitated by different systems on a fixed-wing craft (invention.psychology.msstate.edu/).? Lilienthal dealt with a fixed-wing glider at first, instead of a complete airplane. He made airline invention a respectable concept since he was a noted engineer. Prior to his involvement, inventors of airplanes were looked upon as crackpots and wild-eyed dreamers."
Abstract The following paper examines how the news media has been changed from a brave, controversy-seeking faction to a community of self-censoring, congress-fearing puppets of whom the politically powerful are the puppeteers. The writer argues that the media is not the same establishment that once looked for the extra, but it is merely a reserved, timid society, a society that has ignored its once unquenchable thirst for the truth in order to satisfy its hunger for the more material things, money and power.
From the Paper "It is a calm, cold morning in Maine and the news is blaring in one household. The family hears that there has been another violent plane crash. Little Jimmy is quaking in his shoes, because he knows that the story will be covered constantly for most of the week, if not longer. Violent images will be shown on the television that his parents bought for Jimmy's favorite educational television shows. Jimmy decides to change the channel, but almost all of the channels are covering the same information about the plane crash. Then, an image of a man who died in the crash appears on television. Little Jimmy bursts into tears. Jimmy grows up to detest the news, and to hate plane crashes. Why must the news cover tragedies so extensively?"
Abstract This paper presents an evaluation of the Boeing company. The paper analyzes the company's fundamentals and the performance of comparables, as well as market performance. As well, the paper provides a projection of future revenues along with an estimation of the cost of capital with which Boeing produces its airplanes. The analysis takes into account all four areas of Boeing's production: Commercial Airplanes, Military Aircraft and Missile Systems, Space and Communications and Boeing Capital Corporation.
From the Paper "Despite the predictions of nay-sayers, Boeing provides a great amount of stability to investors. Based on the prospective cash flows, which can easily be predicted as orders for new construction are signed years in advance, Boeing has a stable future. However, the prospect of new wars should be considered in the context of a scenario analysis. In the case that America commits itself to a series of wars that limit the ability of the commercial economy to support international travel, Boeing's production of commercial jets will suffer at the same time that it gains new contracts for military aircraft and weapons."
Abstract This essay provides a short biography of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their invention of the airplane early last century. The paper explains that the airplane was a technical mystery for many years, but relying on each other's strengths, they worked very well as a team to solve the problems. It concludes that even though the brothers were not formally educated, they succeeded in inventing one of the most revolutionary technologies of all time.
From the Paper "The Wrights' growing local reputation as skillful cyclists and mechanics led to many requests from friends to fix their bicycles. In 1893 they capitalized on the situation and opened a small rental and repair shop. Their bicycle business provided them with an adequate and enjoyable living, an upstanding reputation in the local business community, and an outlet for their mechanical interests. Knowledge and experience with bicycles also proved valuable to the Wrights' development of a successful airplane."
Abstract This paper is written as a creative writing piece. It presents instructions for a director for shooting a movie that begins on an airplane. It describes the scenery, the types of shots that should be taken and how the characters should be positioned in the shots. The paper presents details for three scenes in this short movie.
Table of Contents:
Airplane Scene One
Scene Two: Having fun in Europe
Final scene
From the Paper "The next scene spins in showing dancers with the mountains visible out the windows but only lit by the lights of the slopes. We identify the couple as they dance by the camera and the next scene spins in showing a 45 degree angle shot of the couple at a table is a nice restaurant with a different view out the window. The lighting is romantically low and warm, but not dark. The story action can be continued here, as the camera moves to full frontal table shot and then dollies in until we have full frontal couple shot. The camera angles alternate between full frontal couple, and individual head and shoulder shots as they talk while drinking wine and sampling hors d'ouvres. They are seated almost as closely as the airline seats enforces. Outside the large windows it is dusk and we see a cityscape of Paris."
From the Paper "The Wright Brothers chose to focus on the invention of the airplane despite the belief that heavier-than-air crafts would never be able to fly."
Abstract This paper is on how the airplane changed the way war was fought when it was introduced in the early 1900s. The author focuses on WWI and the advancements that planes made in a short period of time.
From the Paper "For over twenty years prior to the beginning of the war European countries had been making alliances with each other to promote peace. There were two major alliances the Triple Alliance consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy and the Triple Entente consisting of Great Britain, France, and Russia. The second major reason was in the theory of "Militarism" which is the building up of the military forces. The more one nation built up its army and navy, the more other nations felt they had to do the same. The final main cause that led to World War I was the new imperialistic view that countries were obtaining. France and Britain had the largest number of colonies throughout the world and now Germany and Italy wanted a piece of the action. Serbia was a main interest to the countries in both of the alliances. Austria wanted to dominate the Balkans and suppress Serbia because they were starting to lose the power that they once had."
Abstract This paper examines technological disasters in the airline industry. In particular it looks at the British jet aircraft industry after the accidents. It allows us to gain insight into what people's conceptions were, and why certain events unfolded as they did. It shows us how people can learn from technological disasters, and even though they seem catastrophic at the time, they give us the necessary tools to insure that such disasters do not happen again.
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"The Comet planes, operated predominantly by BOAC had established Britain as both a successful pioneer and leader in civil jet aviation. However, several American companies, including Boeing, were in hot pursuit of de-Havilland, fighting for their share of the new civil jet market. ?The Comets symbolized to Britons their nation's pre-eminence in jet aviation,? 5 and so the accidents came as a devastating blow, both in the short and long term. In the aftermath of the accidents, all Comets were grounded pending investigation, causing huge problems and losses."
Abstract Imagine a world without automobiles, trains, airplanes, water transportation such as ships, or pipelines. Without these five different modes of transportation life would be different. These modes of transportation make life enjoyable as they make it possible to have the quality of life that most people enjoy. The economy of many countries can be tracked with the methods of transportations determining how wealthy a country may be. "The fact that transportation represents 3.3 percent of our national income understates the importance of that sector to our economy and our well-being" (Moore 2001). The role of transportation over the years and the costs of transportation play a vital role in the lives of people today.
Abstract Specific examples are given and discussed briefly. The theme is that the development of aircraft as a whole is one of the most important developments of the twentieth century and its effects are so far reaching as to be second only to the development of the computer.
