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Martinair Flight 495 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operated by Dutch airline Martinair, that crash-landed in severe weather conditions at Faro Airport, Portugal on 21 December 1992.
A ground proximity warning system (GPWS) is a system designed to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an obstacle. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines GPWS as a type of terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS). [ 1 ]
Joan Elms – known as “Sexy Sally” to the flight crews of the Convair B-58 Hustler on the plane's magnetic tape-based warning system. [10] Erica Lane – her voice can be heard in the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter. [2] Sue Milne – her voice is used in the Eurofighter Typhoon. [11] [12]
Some of the tape units used two reels, with the tape automatically reversing at each end. The original was the ARL Flight Memory Unit produced in 1957 by Australian David Warren and instrument maker Tych Mirfield. [39] [40] Other units used a single reel, with the tape spliced into a continuous loop, much as in an 8-track cartridge. The tape ...
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The FDR was found but was severely damaged, with the tape broken in four pieces; the CVR was not found. [43] 1992-11-24 3493: China Southern Airlines: Boeing 737-300: 12.5 miles south of Guilin Airport, China Accident The FDR was found but was severely damaged, with the tape being exposed to the post-crash fire; the CVR was not found. [44] 1992 ...
Fellow passengers pinned the man down and used duct tape from an onboard flight kit to tie up his wrists and ankles to restrain him.
An annunciator panel, also known in some aircraft as the Centralized Warning Panel (CWP) or Caution Advisory Panel (CAP), is a group of lights used as a central indicator of status of equipment or systems in an aircraft, industrial process, building or other installation. Usually, the annunciator panel includes a main warning lamp or audible ...