A solar photovoltaic system is a power system designed to supply usable solar power through the means of photovoltaics. Photovoltaics refers to the conversion of light into electricity using semiconductor materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect (the generation of voltage and electric current in a material upon exposure to light.) A solar PV system consists of a combination of several components including solar panels, inverters, connectors, mounting, cabling, and other electrical accessories. These systems range from small, roof-top mounted systems of a few kilowatts to large utility-scale power stations of hundreds of megawatts.

While the military sector certainly does use specialized tools, there are many items, machines, and equipment that is used in the military that commercial companies (airlines for instance) never see. High-recurrence parts might be planned and created in comparable manners, yet normally it's screening and uncommon highlights that decide how they will be utilized. Some pieces vary from multiple points of view, including usefulness, bundle styles, execution levels, and even in the way that they screened or qualified for business applications contrasted with aviation and military applications.

With the combustion of fuel and air mixtures within gas turbine engines in order to generate propulsion, an immense amount of heat is produced which must be cooled. Unlike reciprocating engines that ignite fuel in a four stroke cycle, the gas turbine engine features continuous combustion. This heat can reach thousands of degrees, and if left unchecked, could render an engine unusable in a matter of minutes. To combat this heat, various turbine engine cooling components and air paths are used to reduce temperatures and protect parts.

An electric lamp is something that you’ll see applied almost everywhere, from office spaces to homes and even out in the middle of most rural locations where rangers need lighting and illumination inside of their cabins. It’s not so strange then to think that lamps and various other lamp types are an essential in the aviation industry, but they certainly are. In this article, you can read about the various lamp types that are available in the market, their uses, as well as what to look out for. But before venturing further into the various lamp types, it’s essential that you know exactly what a lamp constitutes of, as it is a convenient piece of light emitting component that can be utilized in different circuits, primarily for indicating and lighting purposes.

Like any aircraft, private jets require routine maintenance to ensure their safe and continued flight. There are three types of aircraft maintenance, each one a more in-depth version of the last. Those three types are basic maintenance, hot section inspection (HSI), and full overhaul. This blog will explain each type, their severity, and provide some insight into what aircraft maintenance entails.

‘FBO’ may be a term you have heard while walking to your gate at the airport. Still, in a highly technical industry like aviation, it’s hard to know what each acronym means. FBO stands for Fixed Base Operator and refers to a satellite facility separate from the main terminal where private jet passengers gather to wait for their flights.  Upon booking a private flight, you will be given detailed instructions of where the FBO is, when you need to arrive, etc. Smaller airports will generally have only one FBO, but most will have two or more and provide you the choice of which FBO to use.

Since the inception of the gas powered engine dating back to 1903, there has been over 100 years of improvements and breakthroughs. From new abilities to greater efficiency, much has been achieved in regards to development. Currently, there are a diverse set of aircraft engine types, each having their own advantages and disadvantages. In this blog, we will give a short overview of a few common engine types.

Since the 1930’s and World War II, the primary method of aircraft tracking has been done through the use of radars. In the cases of both normal flight or search and rescue, radars help position the aircraft so that flight controllers know where they are at all times possible. This is achieved through a primary and secondary radar. The primary radar tracks the approximate position through reflecting radio signals. The secondary radar, on the other hand, tracks aircraft through the use of the transponder that communicates with the radar. While this proves to be fairly functional for tracking, these systems often fail to be accurate, or track at all, when the aircraft is too far over the sea, or if the aircraft is at lower altitudes as they rely on ground stations. In this article, we will discuss the possible future of aircraft tracking that may come to replace the standard of the radar in the coming years.

For those unfamiliar with aviation and aeronautical jargon, the term ground support equipment (GSE) refers to the support equipment found at an airport. To better understand GSE, you have to understand what ground handling is. Ground handling is an aviation term that refers to the services performed on an aircraft while it is still on the ground at the terminal gate. These services can include such things as cabin service (cabin replenishing for instance), and ramp service (aircraft marshalling, towing, lavatory drainage, etc). Ground handling also refers to the maintenance done on an aircraft that is grounded, that is, one cannot fly until the parts needing maintenance are taken care of. This is where GSE comes into play.

The most commonly used type of aircraft are commercial planes, but beyond this, not many people are aware of the other aircraft categories that exist. They can be classified into two different categories, which are aircraft that are lighter than air and aircraft that are heavier than air. With regards to the former, lighter than air vessels utilize buoyancy to float in the air, much like how boats do so in the water. They tend to have one or more large canopies that are filled with helium, hydrogen or hot air. These are relatively low density gasses, which are less dense than the surrounding air. When the weight of this is added to the weight of the aircraft structure, it adds up to the same weight as the air that the craft displaces. As for aircraft that are heavier than air, these vessels fly because they push air or gas downwards, thus enabling Newton’s law of motion. For a basic outline of the aircraft under these two categories, read on below.