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The aft pressure bulkhead is the white circular component; its web-like structure led a NASA technician to attach a large model spider to it for comedic effect. The aft pressure bulkhead or rear pressure bulkhead is the rear component of the pressure seal in all aircraft that cruise in a tropopause zone in the Earth's atmosphere. [ 1 ]
Engines in nacelles on a Boeing 707. A nacelle (/ n ə ˈ s ɛ l / nə-SEL) is a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as engines, fuel or equipment. [1] When attached entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached with a pylon or strut and the engine is known as a podded engine. [2]
A faulty repair years earlier had weakened the aircraft's rear pressure bulkhead, which failed in flight. The vertical stabilizer and much of the aircraft's empennage was blown off during the decompression. The decompression also ruptured all four hydraulic lines which controlled the aircraft's mechanical flight controls.
Aircraft manufacturers have wrestled with supply issues in recent years. Airline supplier Spirit Aerosystems says it's aware of a quality issue involving elongated fastener holes on the aft ...
AMES Completes Aft Pressure Bulkhead Replacement on B767F First Project Of Its Kind Ever Performed by Non-OEM Provider WILMINGTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Airborne Maintenance and Engineering ...
The upper skin of the tail had been blown outwards, strongly suggesting that difference in internal pressure from the aircraft had caused the separation of the components. [5] Reconstruction on the aircraft wreckage indicated that the rear pressure bulkhead had suffered a corrosion at the lower part of the bulkhead.
Torpedo bulkhead, a type of armor plate or protective covering designed to keep a ship afloat even if the hull is struck by a shell or by a torpedo; Bulkhead (barrier), a retaining wall used as a form of coastal management, akin to a seawall, or as a structural device such as a bulkhead partition
An airliner fuselage, such as this Boeing 737, forms an almost cylindrical pressure vessel.. Cabin pressurization is a process in which conditioned air is pumped into the cabin of an aircraft or spacecraft in order to create a safe and comfortable environment for humans flying at high altitudes.