Aircraft Performance - Case Study Example

School: Topic: Aircraft Performance Lecturer: I. Summary Even though jet engines existed before the World WarII in 1939, these were noted to be used only for laboratory test purposes. The post-World War II therefore served as an important era for jet engine and for that matter jet aircraft manufacturing as there were now sufficient evidence to back the commercial use of the machine (Newhouse, 1982). since 1945 when the aviation industry became transformed with new engines that produced very powerful and thrust performance, and yet coming in compact size, the commercial manufacturing of jets have never been the same (Bayerl & Berkemeier, 2011).

With this said, there are both challenges and opportunities that the industry have faced since the time, some of which are discussed in the case study.II. ProblemThe problem is that high demand for innovation and diversity in the industry calls for enhanced designs, performance, materials, development, and production of new high-performance jet aircrafts which must be made available while taking advantage of industry opportunities whiles overcoming industry challenges. III. Significance of the ProblemFor there to be growth in the industry, there must be a clear balance between customer demand and specification, and manufacturing of jet aircrafts.

It is only when there is this form of balance that consumers and customers can have a feel of value addition in the jet aircraft industry (Travis, Carleton & Lauritsen, 2002). By exploring the opportunities and challenges that are within the industry therefore, a chance is being created for manufacturers to take advantage of what awaits them in the industry while being enlightened on what to avoid through the challenges. IV. Development of Alternative ActionsIndustry opportunity. Advancement in technology, which has aided in the areas of research and development, designing and creation, production, and evaluation of finished products (Frode & Christos, 2005).

Advantages with opportunity . Heightened research in jet engine production due to advancement in technology was the direct result of the three design principles which have been used in the industry since 1965. The three principles are dual-spool layout, variable stators, and the turbofan (Curtis, Rhoades & Waguespack, 2013). Together, these principles have been the basis of achieving high performance.Future utilization of opportunity. The future utilization of the opportunity of technological advancement is expected to focus mainly on durability and portability.

That is, jet aircrafts that are produced in the future are expected to last longer and function within a more spacious limit so that a lot more room can be created for further addition of functionalities. Industry challenge. The need to producing jet engines that gave high thrust with less fuel consumption was a major challenge in the late1940s (Bayerl & Berkemeier, 2011). Today, this challenge has evolved to the issue of sustainable powering of jet aircrafts.Disadvantages with challenge. The challenge with sustainable powering of jet aircrafts have resulted in large environmental impacts of aviation as particulates from aircraft fuels are known to contribute significantly to global warming and climate change (Curtis, Rhoades & Waguespack, 2013).

Overcoming challenge. If the fuel or means used to power jet aircrafts do not contain environmentally harmful particulates, pollution will not be a problem at all. As there has been evolution in the automobile industry with the introduction of electric cars, the identified challenge could be overcome with similar inventions in the jet aircraft industry. V. Recommendation Before the long term ambition of having non-emitting fueling system for jet aircrafts will be reached, the use of emissions trading scheme is strongly recommended so that the use of fuel-efficient and lesser polluting turbofans and turboprops will be encouraged in the industry.

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