Turbulence - David Banmiller

Session 11 - Chapter 9 - Advancing Technology

From the Flintstones to Fantastic -

• Weight and Balance - Center of gravity 
• PAX positioning for take-off
• From Magnetic Compasses to Bonfires on the runways for night landing
• Maps and Charts - Radio and Radar to Auto pilot capability to 3D landing assistance
• From wood and cloth to better light weight alloys and now composites

How things have changed!

• Retractable landing gear
• Winglets
• Pressurized cabins
• How the cockpit has changed - From analogue & dials / sliders / levers 

Introduction to a new word - Bragadoshia!