The president of Esterline Power Systems in Los Angeles, California, Engineer Mark Thek oversees the firm's global financial, sales, and manufacturing operations. Prior to his appointment as president of Esterline Power Systems, Mark Thek served as a physicist and an engineering director at Hughes Aircraft Company. In this capacity, he designed, led, and developed sophisticated microwave devices for military and space applications and managed project teams to create microwave amplifiers for fighter aircraft radar.
The mechanics of how aircraft take off and fly are affected by high air temperatures. Takeoff performance might be hampered on hot days. The air density influences the amount of lift generated by an airplane wing. Air density is mainly determined by air temperature and altitude. Higher temperatures diminish air density.
In low air density, aircraft must speed faster to generate sufficient lift to take off. To attain a greater speed, an additional runway is required, and depending on the length of the airport's runway, some planes may run out of space before achieving the required speed. In this situation, the only immediate solution is to reduce the aircraft's weight to reduce the needed takeoff speed - which may be accomplished by reducing luggage and passengers. This is known as a weight restriction.
For decades, global temperatures have been slowly rising, which will most likely persist in the future. Weight restrictions are becoming increasingly common, particularly in hot regions like Phoenix and Dubai and at airports with limited runways like LaGuardia in New York and Reagan National in Washington, D.C.
The mechanics of how aircraft take off and fly are affected by high air temperatures. Takeoff performance might be hampered on hot days. The air density influences the amount of lift generated by an airplane wing. Air density is mainly determined by air temperature and altitude. Higher temperatures diminish air density.
In low air density, aircraft must speed faster to generate sufficient lift to take off. To attain a greater speed, an additional runway is required, and depending on the length of the airport's runway, some planes may run out of space before achieving the required speed. In this situation, the only immediate solution is to reduce the aircraft's weight to reduce the needed takeoff speed - which may be accomplished by reducing luggage and passengers. This is known as a weight restriction.
For decades, global temperatures have been slowly rising, which will most likely persist in the future. Weight restrictions are becoming increasingly common, particularly in hot regions like Phoenix and Dubai and at airports with limited runways like LaGuardia in New York and Reagan National in Washington, D.C.
