ASCI 202

An aircraft has several different systems that work both individually and together to help the aircraft do what it is supposed to do. However, sometimes those systems fail and the aircraft crew has to act accordingly to avoid a bigger issue. Today, I will be talking about the electrical system. The electrical system of an aircraft is the system that provides electrical power to different designs such as the aircraft lights, the flaps and landing gear, and the flight instruments. There are several ways an aircraft’s electrical system could malfunction, yet, I will be focusing on an alternator failure. An alternator generates electricity for the entire system through something called the alternator belt. The alternator is the primary means of powering the electrical system during normal operations. Some of the ways an alternator can fail are by fluid leaking into it, short or open circuits, and other dangerous conditions. When the alternator fails, the ammeter of the aircraft will indic

Humidity on Aircraft's Performance    There are several factors that have a significant influence on an aircraft’s performance. One of these many factors is humidity. Humidity or “relative humidity” indicates the percentage of water vapor in the atmosphere. The amount of water vapor in the air influences things like density altitude, this is because the oxygen and nitrogen content decreases when that of vapor increases therefore the density of the mix also decreases. Less mass of air (humid that is) redirected downwards there is less aircraft mass being supported upwards. Dry air is a lot denser than humid air. Humidity affecting density altitude is what affects the aircraft and engine performance. Density altitude or the pressure altitude amended for atypical temperature conditions, is essentially what impacts the performance. A high-density altitude can affect factors like impairing propellor efficiency, reducing lift which then reduces thrust, and the decrease of the aircraft’s

  Ethics: A set of moral principles. Ethics is important in our everyday lives, but most significantly in our work lives. Ethics is made up of several different values, these include; trust, responsibility for one’s actions, a sense of right and wrong, and in my opinion the most important, the adherence to one’s beliefs in the face of pressure to do otherwise. If you’re under pressure and the decision to do something truly essential to the job lies in your hands, could you do it? The aviation industry is not an easy one. It takes a lot of effort, commitment, and communication from one another. I definitely feel like ethics takes a role in how you do any aviation job. But how exactly does it play its role? Everyone plays a role in how well a job is done. We have flight crew, pilots, airlines, and many more individual jobs that require someone to have some ethical value. For instance, if something is wrong either with the plane or any outside gear, it is someone’s right of duty to be abl