As torque varies with every change of flight condition, the pilot is required to change pedal position accordingly.
He recalls one particular trip to a summit meeting in Chile, which involved 34 hours of travel with only 22 hours on the ground, "the kind of schedule that can require a change of flight crew within one trip".
The specific thrust (Fs), specific fuel consumption (sfc) of conventional turbofan engines and the new pulse detonation turbofan engine concepts were calculated and compared on design point and with the change of flight Mach number or altitude.
Other airlines (Delta and American, among others) require a change of flights, and sometimes airlines, in Europe.
"Our flexible rebooking policy permits changes to flight dates free of charge, but not refunds at this time," the airline stated.
Job cuts and sweeping changes to flight schedules look out of the question as well.
D: You can see the interceptor leave its launching pad, not far from here, and then suddenly, mid-flight, it hones in on the exact location of the rocket and changes its angle of flight, Tzzzzt... O: Wow M: Yeah (sigh; she sounds deflated all of a sudden), it's so depressing.
A sliding doors moment that was one of many significant ones created by that simple change of return flight date, including a rocking last night of my trip.
