A-320 / NorthwestNorthwest Airlines A320 model. The A320 is perhaps best known as the first airliner to introduce a fly by wire flight control system where control inputs from the pilot are transmitted to the flying surfaces by electronic signals rather than mechanical means. Apart from a small weight saving, the advantage of fly by wire is as it is computer controlled, flight envelope protection makes it virtually impossible to exceed certain flight parameters such

yet easier to maintain and less costly to support

5 miles) and returning

The mission of the VC-25A aircraft -- Air Force One -- is to provide air transport for the president of the United States

As he attained top speed

The Clipper's 74 seats could be converted into 40 bunks for those embarking on overnight journeys

during the first few months of the Pacific War

The Skystreak performed an important role in aeronautical research by flying for extended periods of time at transonic speeds

while 101 F4U-5NL types were produced

the combined thrust being 3

they don't meet modern standards of increased fuel efficiency

Fitted with automatically operated wing slats and hydraulically operated split flaps

and the Air Force grounded 57 of the planes on 10 occasions due to problems with the engines