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A View Of Controlled Flight

By April Madrid


The flight of birds has been admired for thousands of years. It is still very much in advance of what human beings can do. Fixed wing aircraft are cumbersome and awkward when compared with eagles. Sky divers who perform tricks as they plummet towards earth are pathetically incompetent when compared with swallows.

It is well worth remembering that the first airplanes took to the air within living memory. The progress that has been made in the sphere of rocketry and fixed wing aircraft is so dramatic that it seems probable that ways will be found to use arms as wings before long, and fly to work. Big aircraft too may begin to flex their wings and soar economically in the sky, using thermals instead of oil.

Humanity's affair with flight has been going on for a very long time. Kites were used for practical purposes as well as fascination thousands of years ago. The relatively new sport of kite surfing allows experts to demonstrate how they can fly short distances in the context of swirling surf. But still, gulls and gannets have more grace, and for the most part aviation has not advanced far beyond dream liners.

Airports and all their vitality will be part of human society for some years to come until flexible, wearable wings are invented. Then they might become as obsolete as the fixed line telephone. In the mean time many people indulge themselves in the vitality of airport activity. Periods of quiet alternate with hustle and bustle as planes arrive to disgorge their human cargoes which bubble through airport terminals like water.

The excitement and intensity of the typical airport atmosphere is not possible without hard, logical and efficient organizations. It is not only that aircraft have to be controlled with pin point accuracy. They have to be refilled, loaded and readied for departure with maximum efficiency. Every person has to be engaged in coordinated action.

Software operates like brainwaves behind the scenes. The exact arrival and departure times of various planes are available to agents and airport staff, and now also to the worldwide public. The amazing accessibility of this information enables private individuals to access from their home computers exactly when the planes of various companies leave Cape Town for London on particular days and times.

The needs of both passengers and airlines are satisfied by this software. The passengers can find a flight that suits their purposes in terms of arrival and departures times and also price. They may choose from all the companies that are leaving from the particular airport on a specific day and even attend to matters such as accommodation and car hire. From the airline's perspective everything that helps to fill a plane with passengers is helpful.




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