"Physics and Air Travel"
Rodney
Guishard
Communications and Infrastructure Branch Manager
William J. Hughes Technical Center
Atlantic City International Airport
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08405
I will be addressing the physics aspects of the various efforts we are involved in to assure the safety and efficiency of air travel. These efforts include: fire safety, crashworthiness, fly-by-wire aircraft systems, physical security, aircraft icing and navigation etc. I will try to convey some of the physics challenges that we are facing today.