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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| science fair | 12/8/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: Mr.Janus, My name is Aaron jones i am an eighth grader at bonham junior high school and my partner ... A: Even though paper airplanes appear exceedingly simple, what makes them fly (or fly well) is not so ... | ||
| doubt | 12/7/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: Sir,i have thought of a model for Venus space ship,so how can i show or explain the model to you so ... A: While I worked on the LEM project, I am not an expert in space travel. My work was on ... | ||
| Seeking job in Aviation industry -Management support roles /Strategy Business development | 11/15/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: I am a fresh MBA candidate specialized in "Aviation Business Management" from Indira Gandhi Open ... A: Jaya: Thank you for your follow up email. I am sorry but I am unable to refer your resume to ... | ||
| Aviation management | 11/10/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: i just wanna ask you about the career prospect in aviation management. thank you A: Faiz: The career prospects in aviation management are good. They are dependent on how the aviation ... | ||
| pilots | 11/8/2011 | Dottie Norkus |
| Q: sir, i want to know the series of course/documents i need to obtain to be a standard pilot 2.is it ... A: As my profle states, I can only address such inquires from an American perspective. That said, since ... | ||
| Seeking job in Aviation industry -Management support roles /Strategy Business development | 11/8/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: I am a fresh MBA candidate specialized in "Aviation Business Management" from Indira Gandhi Open ... A: Jaya: Thank you for your follow-up question regarding airport and aviation internships. Here in ... | ||
| Seeking job in Aviation industry -Management support roles /Strategy Business development | 11/5/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: I am a fresh MBA candidate specialized in "Aviation Business Management" from Indira Gandhi Open ... A: I will try to assist! First of all, I am not sure that a "Placement Office" or a "Career Services ... | ||
| Is it good to take MBA in aviation after Aeronautical engg.... | 10/31/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: Repected sir, I am doing my BE aeronautical engg(4 yrs)right now i will be completing my course by ... A: I will try to assist: A. Masters in Aviation Safety This degree focuses on such things as ... | ||
| Is it good to take MBA in aviation after Aeronautical engg.... | 10/14/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: Repected sir, I am doing my BE aeronautical engg(4 yrs)right now i will be completing my course by ... A: It is nice to hear from you, I will try to assist! The future of aviation is looking very bright, ... | ||
| materials used for landing gear construction | 10/4/2011 | Cal Taylor |
| Q: Sir,could u pl tell me the materials used in landing gear construction? A: Landing gear has been made from all sorts of materials. Modern small airplanes use a simple piece of ... | ||
| aviation management eligibility | 9/18/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: I Miss Trupti has completed Aircraft Maintenance Engineering from Mumbai,India. and currently ... A: Nice to hear from you again! The schools that I am aware of in Canada that most likely offer a ... | ||
| aviation management eligibility | 9/14/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: I Miss Trupti has completed Aircraft Maintenance Engineering from Mumbai,India. and currently ... A: I will try to asssit. In order to fully answer your questions, you will need to answer these ... | ||
| career counselling | 9/12/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: sir, currently i am in b.tech 3rd year in electrical and electronics branch, and after completion i ... A: Rahul: Your choice of which education program to pursue to do to enter the aviation industry ... | ||
| plane launch and landing/ airships | 8/31/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I have read several articles on hybrid airships, like the walrus project that DARPA was working on. ... A: I'm not aware of any plans for the now cancelled Walrus airship project to carry aircraft, unlike ... | ||
| Two seater jets | 8/5/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: I just want to ask that some planes like Sukhoi-30,F-14 are two seater but some fighter planes like ... A: I cannot really answer your question because I do have not precise information on these airplanes. ... | ||
| Super cruise | 7/24/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: Plz just tell me what is super cruise in fighter jets. ANSWER: Super cruise is sustained supersonic ... A: Nothing comes to mind specifically.... to achieve super cruise performance, integrating the load ... | ||
| A&P certificate | 7/23/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: I am mechanical engineer and also i'd like to get A&P maintenance certificate and work in this ... A: Sorry I have no experience with schools in California although there may some good ones. My ... | ||
| Anti-collision light. | 7/19/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: Why does the ATR aircraft have a White anti-collision light and not a RED one? A: Since I do not remember there being a requirement that ATR airplanes must use white anti collision ... | ||
| Increasing Thrust | 7/19/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: I have seen in movies that while take off fighter jets(like F-18) contract their end of the booster ... A: While changing the area ratio of the nozzle does improve nozzle performance under differing ... | ||
| mode c | 7/10/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: Marc, we have an encoding altimeter Aerosonic and KXP 750A transponder. I suspect the encoder part ... A: Must I assume it is the altimeter that is the problem. Sending it back to Aerosonics for repair ... | ||
| mode c | 7/10/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: Marc, we have an encoding altimeter Aerosonic and KXP 750A transponder. I suspect the encoder part ... A: This is the part I hate about being retied. I loved playing the super sleuth. There are may ... | ||
| flying | 7/6/2011 | Laura Laster |
| Q: why do aircraft experience turbulence of varying degrees flying thru' clouds? A: Turbulence has several causes including temperature differences - heating/cooling of the earth's ... | ||
| Minumum height and ground effect? | 6/17/2011 | Laura Laster |
| Q: I'm wondering if it is true that ground effect makes it impossible for a large plane to fly close to ... A: I am by no means an engineer but I do not believe there would be a problem for a jet like the 757 to ... | ||
| fluid dynamics from flow of oil | 6/7/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: Do you understand flow rate as it applies to oil gushing out of the ocean floor like what happened ... A: I would, yes.... but generally I am a (computational) aerodynamicist... so I predominantly work ... | ||
| fluid dynamics from flow of oil | 6/7/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: Do you understand flow rate as it applies to oil gushing out of the ocean floor like what happened ... A: I'm not sure of your question.... I do believe I understand flow rate.... as to the fluid(s) and ... | ||
| Military ATC; Now what? | 6/1/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: I have just received my first Tower rating (ATCT NOT CTO (yet)). I graduated The Army Aviation Air ... A: Terry: Thanks for your question, I will try to assist. First of all, if you are headed to the FAA ... | ||
| Cuestión | 5/30/2011 | Laura Laster |
| Q: My boss wants to buy a plane and I really like the king air are between king air or lear jet might ... A: Depending on what kind of operations for which you will be using the airplane, the King Air is ... | ||
| Air Traffic Control question... | 4/19/2011 | Christopher McKenna |
| Q: Mr. McKenna, with all the stories lately about Air Traffic Controllers either napping or doing other ... A: David, the union is a big reason schedules are the way they are. In most facilities, management will ... | ||
| "disc" lever in some ac | 4/16/2011 | Laura Laster |
| Q: I am an aviation detailer in MN and have been on some Gulfstreams (GIII, GIV, GV) and other aircraft ... A: I am getting the information for this from my husband who has worked on Embraer 145 aircraft. He ... | ||
| Aviation management.. | 3/23/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: Im doing by B.E. aeronautical engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology , Anna University , ... A: All of the schools mentioned except Daniel Webster have an active flight school. So, obtaining your ... | ||
| hii.. | 3/9/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: Right now i'm doing my under graduation in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.but I am really interested to ... A: I am not an education counselor but maybe this web site will help. Here is my contact ... | ||
| Aviation management.. | 3/8/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: Im doing by B.E. aeronautical engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology , Anna University , ... A: Aditya: Nice to hear from you, I will try to assist. First of all, with regard to the acceptance ... | ||
| Contrails | 3/4/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: I recently viewed a four engined jet aircraft leaving a contrail looking like it had some sort of ... A: Well I know of no commercial jet that somehow pulses its jet engines (especially four in sync)...so ... | ||
| media request for comment | 2/14/2011 | David A. NewMyer |
| Q: Mr. NewMyer, could you please call Wayne T. Price at FLORIDA TODAY newspaper/Gannett News Service at ... A: Wayne: Sorry, I have been traveling the last couple of days and just saw this message. Since it is ... | ||
| falling speed in air and liquid | 2/12/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: if you have a falling particle with a irregular shape, you can calculate what the diameter of a ... A: No... the terminal velocity of an object is a function of (depends on) the drag of the object... ... | ||
| G force in flight | 2/6/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: Two planes are flying at the same speed and altitude at a distance of 200 feet (laterally) between ... A: My calculus is is poor at my age so I cannot give you proof. But will try to explain my conclusion. ... | ||
| Canard | 2/4/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: Mark,I just want to know the use of canard in fighter planes like in sukhoi-30. Thank You A: canards on fighter aircraft are generally used as a lift enhancement mechanism... (along with being ... | ||
| Plane movement on land | 2/4/2011 | Marc Ebelini |
| Q: Marc,I know that in air the plane moves left/right by its rudder and wings but i want to know that ... A: There are two main types of aircraft landing gear, tricycle and what are called tail draggers. The ... | ||
| Rotor blade planes | 2/3/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: Mark,I just want to ask that why the rotor blade planes cannot fly at high speeds specially above ... A: Vehicles with rotating components designed to provide lift or thrust are very much limited in the ... | ||
| Curising altitude | 2/3/2011 | Mark Janus |
| Q: Sir,I just want to know that why the aircrafts cannot fly above a certain altitude like for example ... A: The air is to "thin" at extremely high altitudes... Basically the air molecules settle near the ... | ||
Aerospace/Aviation
Answers by Expert:
David A. NewMyer
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer questions about aviation industry employment, airports and airport planning and aviation industry regulation (overall regulation of the industry--who regulates what and why).
Experience
I have worked in aviation since the late 1960s, primarily in airports, airport planning and in aviation education. I have done major research in aviation employment and in graduate education in aviation.
Organizations
University Aviation Association since 1982 (President, 2009-2010)
Publications
Collegiate Aviation Review
Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research
Journal of Air Transportation
ATEA Journal
SIU Press
Education/Credentials
B. S. in History and Government, University of Redlands, California, 1969
M. A. in Political Science (Metropolitan Studies), Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 1971
M. S. in Transportation, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1974
Ph.D. in Education (Education Aministration and Higher Education), Southern Illinois University Carbonale, 1987
Awards and Honors
United Airlines William Wheatley Award from the University Aviation Association, 1994 for excellence in Post Secondary Aviation Education
Sorensen Award for Excellence in Research, University Aviation Association, 2008
Past/Present Clients
Prepared airport master plan and environmental assessment reports for several Illinois Airports; prepared two separate airport systems plans for the Chicago area
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