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Should an Aircraft Captain go down with his doomed plane?

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Mr Quiet asked:

Like ocean ship captains are required to go down with the ship! Is is okay for aircraft captains to save themselves than risk their lives helping passengers in a firey crash?

Would it be better for them to die in the crash as their career & reputation is going to be over/questioned if they survived the crash?

Tags: Crash, Risk, Ship Captains
Posted in Aircraft | 16 Comments »

Are there any aircraft manufacturers within a day of Louisivlle KY?

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Allen asked:

I am on spring break this week and found out just today that I’ve got a longer weekend than I’d thought. For a short day trip I wanted to look into a trip to see/tour an aircraft manufacturer.

Aside from Kolbe I haven’t found any places in Kentucky, are there any? Are there any plants in Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee or Ohio that might be open for a tour?

Tags: Day Trip, Spring Break, Tennessee
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Why do aircraft have a lb per sq inch limitation for loading baggage compartments?

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

erxs17 asked:

And in what way would overloading affect aircraft safety?

Posted in Aircraft | 4 Comments »