The altimeters are an essential part of the 787’s landing system and actuate the reverse thrusters that slow the aircraft once it lands. Mr Lemme said a Boeing patent suggests that the function is fully automatic, meaning that even a pilot who manually lowers the 787 cannot reverse the plane’s thrusters if the altimeter fails. …
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Still, wireless experts, including some officials at the FCC, such as Brendan Carr, a Republican member of the commission, dismiss warnings from the FAA and airlines, arguing that the 5G initiative does not pose a security risk. What will happen now? Furchtgott-Roth, who teaches transportation economics at George Washington University, said to completely solve the …
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that more than $100 million in grants to help make flying more environmentally sustainable and less noisy, the first such awards under a ten-year program since 2015. As part of the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change, the grants will go to some of the world’s largest aerospace …
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