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U.S. Regulators Are Investigating Boeing Over 737 Max 9 Incident
The Federal Aviation Administration is examining whether Boeing complied with safety rules on a plane that lost a fuselage panel while in flight last week.
BREAKING
U.S. Regulators Are Investigating Boeing Over 737 Max 9 Incident
The Federal Aviation Administration is examining whether Boeing complied with safety rules on a plane that lost a fuselage panel while in flight last week.
The Land of Nod Recalls Children’s Canopies Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Home Sweet Playhome Canopies
Units: About 2,400
Manufacturer: The Land of Nod, of Northbrook, Ill.
Hazard: A child’s head could get entrapped in the canopy’s window openings, posing entrapment and strangulation hazards.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two reports of a child’s head becoming caught in the canopy’s window openings. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled canopies involve the “Home Sweet Playhome” model made of 100% cotton gingham fabric draped from a bamboo hoop which is suspended from the ceiling to create a cylindrical play space measuring 36 inches wide and 9 feet tall. The canopies have an open bottom, a “door” and three multi-paned “windows.” They were sold in blue and pink. “Home Sweet Playhome” canopies sold after October 2005 are not included in this recall. “The Land of Nod” is printed on a woven label on the canopy.
Sold at: The Land of Nod catalog, Web site www.landofnod.com, and at The Land of Nod stores in Illinois and Washington state from September 2003 through October 2005 for about $100 for the canopy and $139 for the canopy and cushion set.
Manufactured in: India
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the canopies and take them away from children. Contact the Land of Nod to receive a free replacement fabric portion of the canopy and a $15 gift card.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact The Land of Nod at (800) 933-9904 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.landofnod.com, or email the firm at recall@landofnod.com
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longeron
(lŏn'jər-ən)
A major structural member of an aircraft fuselage, running from front to rear.
[French, from Old French, beam, from long, long, from Latin longus.]
[名]((通例～s))《空》（飛行機胴体の）縦通材, 縦梁(じゅうりょう).
In aircraft construction, a Longeron is a thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of the aircraft is fastened. Longerons are attached to formers (also called frames), in the case of the fuselage, or ribs in the case of a wing, or empennage. In very early aircraft, a fabric covering was sewn to the longerons, and then stretched tight by painting it with dope, which would make the fabric shrink, and become stiff.
Sometimes the terms "longeron" and "stringer" are used interchangeably. Historically, though, there is a subtle difference between the two terms. If the longitudinal members in a fuselage are few in number (usually 4 to 8) then they are called "longerons". The longeron system also requires that the fuselage frames be closely spaced (about every 4 to 6 inches). If the longitudinal members are numerous (usually 50 to 100) then they are called "stringers". In the stringer system the longitudinal members are smaller and the frames are spaced farther apart (about 15 to 20 inches). On large modern aircraft the stringer system is more common because it is more weight efficient despite being more complex to construct and analyze. Some aircraft, however, use a combination of both stringers and longerons.[1]
Notes
- ^ Bruhn, E.F., page C11.29, "Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures", 1973
Cracks in F-15s at US Base in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Cracks were found in two F-15s deployed in Japan during an investigation that followed the crash of the fighter jet in the United States last month, the U.S. military said Thursday.
The cracks were in the upper longerons — parts near the canopy — on two of the aircraft, which were among 30 inspected F-15s deployed at the Kadena Air base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, the Air Force said.
noun [C]
1 a cover fixed over a seat or bed, etc. for shelter or decoration
2 the branches and leaves that spread out at the top of a group of trees forming a type of roof
3 the transparent part in a military aircraft which covers the place where the pilot sits
4 the large circular piece of cloth that is the main part of a parachute
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