Alaska Airlines Flight 261
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9 pages in length. The tragic crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was caused by a jackscrew/gimbal nut assembly from the horizontal stabilizer failure. According to such sources as the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA, this paper will provide an indepth look at the cause and possible preventions that could have taken place in this fateful flight. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: JGAalska.wps

Alaska Airlines Flight 261: A Review of the Causes of the January 2000 Crash
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An 11 page overview of the circumstances leading up to the January 2000 crash of this McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft into the Pacific Ocean approximately eleven miles offshore of Port Hueneme. The author of this paper raises a number of questions such as how faulty manufacturing processes may have been at play as well as how inferior were Alaska Air’s maintenance procedures. One question of particular interest is why ground maintenance personnel were troubleshooting the aircraft in flight with passengers on board. The conclusion is reached that the causes of this crash were multifaceted and included not only inferior parts but also inferior maintenance practices and questionable decisions attributable in part to communications with ground crews. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPavAlsk.rtf

Alternative Energy: Fuel Cells
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A 4 page contention that our petroleum-based lifestyles have caused irreparable political and environmental harm. This paper proposes that fuel cells offer an alternative to this lifestyle. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPfuelCl.rtf

Alternative Fuels
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An 8 page overview of the diversity of alternative fuels sources that exist. This paper summarizes both the merits and the demerits of these fuels. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPenergyAlt.rtf

Alternatives To Gas # 2
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5 pages in length. With fossil fuels rapidly depleting, the world has had to devise alternative methods by which to fuel various gas-powered machinery. Few options appear to be as workable as electricity and hydrogen fuel cells, yet there exist significant shortcomings to even the best alternative. The writer talks about these two sources of alternative fuel, including both their advantages and disadvantages. Bibliography included.
Filename: Gas3.wps

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