The probable cause of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on Nov. 12, 2001, was "in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by ...

American Petroleum Institute's pressure vessel and tank committee recently concluded a 5-year effort to revise Standard 650 that provides design rules for reasonable margins against failure of ...

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In recent years, airlines have increased revenue by both expanding capacity and by selling a higher percentage of the seats available (load factor). Increased load factor is almost free money because ...

The U.S. Air Force used the T-34A Mentor (Beechcraft Model 45) for flight training in the 1950s. Credit: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force The certification standards under Federal Aviation ...