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Because fire is such a serious threat for aircraft, the potential fire zones of modern aircraft are protected by fixed fire protection systems. A fire zone is an area of an aircraft designed to require fire detection and/or fire extinguishing equipment and a high degree of inherent fire resistance. “Fixed” means that there is a permanently installed system, in contrast to any portable fire extinguishing equipment. A complete fire protection system will have both fire detection and extinguishing components.

When it comes to safety onboard an aircraft, fire protection systems are a critical component. These systems come in two parts: detectors and extinguishers. As their names imply, detectors sense the presence of a fire onboard the aircraft while the extinguishers snuff it out. When it comes to safety onboard an aircraft, fire protection systems are a critical component. These systems come in two parts: detectors and extinguishers. As their names imply, detectors sense the presence of a fire onboard the aircraft while the extinguishers snuff it out.

Fire protection and detection systems are crucial in maintaining the safety of an aircraft and its passengers. These systems are designed to monitor conditions that could potentially lead to a fire within a vehicle, or within flight-critical components, such as the engines and hydraulic systems. Fire protection and detection systems include many components such as smoke detectors, heat sensors, and others.

The Boeing Skyview Panoramic Window is the crème de la crème of aircraft passenger windows. Its 4.5-by-1.5-foot measurements make it the largest passenger window in modern aviation. The likes of it are seen on the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) and its related models, the BBJ2 and BBJMax. Additionally, the Boeing Dreamliner 787 features fuselage windows like the small oval-shaped ones you may have seen on commercial airliners, but they measure an impressive 1.5 ft. in length, and 11 inches in height. They are the largest standard passenger windows in operation; however, the new Airbus A220s are set to shake up Boeing’s domination of captivating aircraft window design by providing one innovative element to commercial regional flight — a bathroom window.

In the 116 years since the Wright Brothers first took flight, quite a lot has changed in the field of aviation. Airframes have changed from wood to metal alloys to composite materials; engines have become more powerful and efficient; and airplanes can now fly farther and faster than ever before. And yet, with all that change, one thing really hasn’t— the aircraft propeller. The propeller blades the Wright Brothers used are only about 5% less efficient than their modern counterparts. How?

In the age of the internet, data transfer is improving at an incredibly fast rate. Pun intended. Recently, we’ve seen computer chips double in power almost yearly. Consequently, we’re also seeing cables and connectors improving in order to keep up with these computer chips. Afterall, connectors are an important component to the functionality and efficiency of these chips.

The realm of aerospace and aviation, as I suspect you’ve heard plenty times before, a strictly and heavily regulated one. From who can manufacture or repair what to how long or for many cycles a part can be in use, every aspect is subject to intense scrutiny. So, it should come to no surprise that things like engine cylinder cooling fins and aircraft engine baffle and deflector systems also have rigorous inspection requirements.

Bearings are machine elements that constrain relative motion to only the desired motion while reducing friction between moving parts. They’re highly-stressed and therefore extremely susceptible to wear and tear. Due to their importance, if aviation industrial bearings were to be severely damaged, there would be serious costs and losses at best, and potentially fatal results at worst. Fortunately, there are simple ways to avoid this.

There are 6 million parts in a Boeing 747, half of them are fasteners. Fasteners are pieces of hardware that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. They come in various different shapes, sizes, materials, and finishes, used in a vast range of applications from basic construction to mission-critical aerospace and aviation manufacturing. One particularly interesting type of fastener, more common that we’d expect, is the plastic fastener.