Essays on Aviation

For a country with a little amount of people, Canada had some of the best and deadliest pilots in the First World War. The most famous are William (Billy) Bishop and Raymond Collishaw. Roy Brown was known for possibly shooting down Manfred von Richthofen. These...

“Lady Lindy” Amelia Earhart once said “Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others”. “Born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas,” Amelia Earhart, throughout her entire life, did what men and...

Growing concerns over the environmental impact of the aviation industry has acceleratedthe search for a renewable, ’drop-in’ fuel that can reduce the industry’s current dependence onkerosene based Jet-A1. Much of this effort has focussed on producing a fuel from a sustainablesyngas source, either by Fischer-Tropsch...

The use of air power was an offensive tool that was a fundamental aspect of modern military strategy. This strategy of using aircraft to attack our enemies goes back to WWI, but it truly took its form in WWII. In WWII we saw the effectiveness...

Flight is almost a universal human aspiration, at some point a in person’s life they will wish to elevate themselves above their environment. The Wright brothers invented and flew the first airplane in 1903, according to many online sources, it was recognized as ‘the first...

Since 75 years, the aircraft accidents have been increasing that 42% of transportation accidents are come from aircrafts. This rate can become more than 60% in 2030 which can be effected on tourism economy. There are some reasons for these such as human errors and...

The following essay attempts to analyse the decision-making actions taken by the flight crew onboard US Flight 1549 led by expert pilot, Captain Sullenberger. Through the exploration of both Recognition Primed Decision Making Model (RPD) and the Template Theory, it is evident that both model...