You need to pass a Knowledge Test for drivers before you can get an air brake endorsement. You need to take the test on your own (with no help from others and no resource materials). Large and heavy ...

Revenue: $2.9 billion, up 8% versus prior year. Adjusted EPS: Up 16% driven by increased sales and margin expansion. Cash Flow from Operations: $367 million for the quarter. 12-Month Backlog: $8.3 ...

Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 drivers must complete an approved air brake course to get a Q endorsement on their driver’s licence to operate a vehicle equipped with air ...

A deep dive into the technological progress of today’s smart valves, bearings, brakes, gearboxes and actuators, and what’s next. A robotic arm with three Ogura spring-applied brakes on the pivot ...

Proposed in the 1970s by NASA’s Langley Research Center, the Aerial Relay Transport System (ARTS) envisioned a modular airliner network where aircraft would dock in mid-air to transfer ...

Vyte is an aviation journalist with over four years of experience in the field. Before joining the Simple Flying team, she worked with various aviation media outlets and oversaw check-in operations at ...

These hydraulic-over-air relay valves are designed to convert hydraulic modulated input pressure to a proportional output air pressure. Single input design provides one hydraulic pilot port to control ...

Aaron has a burning passion for flying and traveling around the world. He has flown around the world numerous times while making a point of visiting aviation museums around the world. He hails from ...

Let me start off by saying my hands aren’t entirely clean when it comes to making automotive repairs with zip ties. Is it a perfect solution? No. Has it been the only solution on more than one ...

Abstract: This article proposes to utilize linear-quadratic tracking (LQT) control to reduce the air brake system response time and vehicle stopping distance, and hence, to significantly improve the ...