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CRJ100 Airplane 9/15/14

Pictured is the used CRJ100 airplane donated to Purdue by Delta Airlines.

Posted: Monday, September 15, 2014 10:00 am
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Updated: 5:40 pm, Tue Sep 16, 2014.

Delta Airlines donates aircraft to aviation technology department

By MICHAEL TAKEDA
Executive Reporter

Purdue Exponent

The aviation technology department has a new outdoor classroom: a Bombardier CRJ100 aircraft.

Delta Airlines has recently donated an aircraft to Purdue for the department’s educational lab use. Purdue Airport’s tarmac is the new home to classes like AT490: Aviation Project, in which the plane will never leave the ground again but will be used for operational simulation and other demonstration purposes.

Since 2006, the department has had the Boeing 727-100, donated by FedEx, as its lab site, but the new CRJ100 will take over, packaged with more modernized technology and software to better fit the curriculum.

Michael Suckow, associate clinical professor in aviation technology, led in attaining the fourth aircraft donation for Purdue.

“We’re again looking for something a little closer to the market technology-wise and systems development-wise,” said Suckow.

An appealing point of the aircraft is that its software and technology are similar to that of the simulator that they already have. The smaller-sized CRJ100 is better suited for the department, because not only it is structurally convenient, but also has more value on the plane.

“It’s a GE high-bypass engine that’s a value,” said Suckow. “An airplane like that could fit in a hangar. What a concept.”

The department will have to change some of its curriculum to fit the new plane, but it will also add another opportunity for the students.

“(For) the aeronautical engineering technology side, we’re going to be building a maintenance program around that aircraft,” said aviation technology professor Denver Lopp.

With all the changes and new curriculum being established, the graduating plane needs to be taken care of. The department has yet to decide the next destination for the Boeing 727-100, but it’s likely to be recycled and torn down for scraps.

“There are a couple of other ideas out there, but they are going to require significant investment from somebody,” said Suckow.

A dedication ceremony with two Delta executives is scheduled on Oct. 7 at the airport.

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West Palm Beach, FL — A Delta Airlines flight from LaGuardia to Palm Beach International Airport had to be diverted to Jacksonville due to an unruly passenger dispute.

According to Delta Airlines, Flight 2370 was diverted “due to safety reasons in regard to a passenger issue” but according to a witness on board the plane, the dispute was over a reclining seat.

The onboard witness, Aaron Klipin, was seated next to a woman who attempted to recline her seat, which prompted an argument from the female passenger behind her who was trying to sleep on the tray table.

“This woman who was sitting next to me knitting actually tried reclining her seat back and the woman behind her started screaming and swearing and the flight attendant came over and that just exacerbated what was going on, and then she demanded that the flight land,” he said.

Klipin said when a flight attendant was called the incident became heated and the female passenger who had her head on the tray table insisted that the flight be diverted to the next stop.

She started swearing at the flight attendants and then demanding that the flight land. The flight attendants went and spoke with the captain, while somebody was blocking her path to the cabin. Then, a few minutes later, an announcement came on that we were diverting to Jacksonville,” Klipin said.

He says the woman said something to the effect of, “I don’t care about the consequences put this plane down now.”

According to Klipin, a flight attendant stayed next the female passenger until the plane landed in Jacksonville, where she was escorted off the plane by police.

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PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. –

A Delta Airlines plane carrying 316 people was forced to dump thousands of gallons of fuel in the sky over Paulding County, GA on Sunday afternoon. Officials say the jet was headed from Atlanta’s international airport to Narita, Japan.

Airline officials say one of the engine lights on the control panel indicated something was wrong.

The pilot decided it was close enough to turn the plane back around and land. As part of the emergency landing, the pilot released thousands of gallons of jet fuel and turned one engine off. The plane safely returned to the airport. No one was injured.

ROMULUS, Mich. –

A report of a fire onboard an aircraft Monday evening at Detroit Metro Airport prompted an evacuation on the taxiway.

All 54 passengers were unloaded safely. A shuttle bus took them back to the terminal.

It was Delta Airlines flight No. 4103. It was departing for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

According to airport spokesman Mike Conway, there was no actual fire onboard. Conway said passengers were evacuated because there was a real heavy smell of smoke onboard. Firefighters and police rushed to the plane but they did not find a fire.

Firefighters also smelled the strong odor of smoke, said Conway. They found a heat source near the back of the plane.

One of the runways at Metro Airport had to be closed for about 15 minutes as the plane was on the taxiway.

The aircraft is a Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 (twin-jet), according to FlightAware.com.

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West Palm Beach, FL (WPTV) — A Delta Airlines flight from LaGuardia to Palm Beach International Airport had to be diverted to Jacksonville due to an unruly passenger dispute.

According to Delta Airlines, Flight 2370 was diverted “due to safety reasons in regard to a passenger issue” but according to a witness on board the plane, the dispute was over a reclining seat.

The onboard witness, Aaron Klipin, was seated next to a woman who attempted to recline her seat, which prompted an argument from the female passenger behind her who was trying to sleep on the tray table.

“This woman who was sitting next to me knitting actually tried reclining her seat back and the woman behind her started screaming and swearing and the flight attendant came over and that just exacerbated what was going on, and then she demanded that the flight land,” he said.

Klipin said when a flight attendant was called the incident became heated and the female passenger who had her head on the tray table insisted that the flight be diverted to the next stop.

She started swearing at the flight attendants and then demanding that the flight land. The flight attendants went and spoke with the captain, while somebody was blocking her path to the cabin. Then, a few minutes later, an announcement came on that we were diverting to Jacksonville,” Klipin said.

He says the woman said something to the effect of, “I don’t care about the consequences put this plane down now.”

According to Klipin, a flight attendant stayed next the female passenger until the plane landed in Jacksonville, where she was escorted off the plane by police.

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