About 20 years ago, they replaced the two parallel runways at SJC (San Jose, CA). They are 11,000 feet long and it was said that there is enough concrete in the runways to form a city sidewalk from San Jose to San Diego. It looked like the concrete and rebar was about 4 feet thick.

(Written on 01/11/2019)(Permalink)

The FAA will save countless lives by requiring new AOA sensors on all 272s.

(Written on 12/07/2019)(Permalink)

NASCAR? Those pit stops take around 17 seconds. If United wanted to see what a fast pitstop is like, they should look at the F1 circuit. Those stops are typically done in less than 3 seconds.

(Written on 17/06/2019)(Permalink)

I do not work in the aerospace or aviation industry although I find it very interesting. That's why I like this site. I work in the casino industry. Every single medium sized and large casino in existence is using facial recognition on everyone who walks in the door. In most states, gaming laws require casinos to be on lookout for people who have registered as problem gamblers. These are people who have put themselves on a government list that requires any casino in the state to prevent them from gambling. In a large scale casino, the only way to accomplish this is with computerized help. Also, they use it for security.

(Written on 30/04/2019)(Permalink)