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decisions are made that affect general aviation; to keep its
members informed about aviation issues; to work with public and
private entities for the preservation, maintenance and enhancement
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understanding of general aviation in Idaho.
Disk Loading is the pressure (weight force divided by disk area)
maintained over the swept area of a helicopter's rotor. A heavy
helicopter with short rotors will have more disk loading than a
light helicopter with long rotors. A low disk loading allows better
autorotation. The V-22 Osprey is an example of high disk
loading.
"We're really down to the point where anything we do
would mean carving into muscle, not just a little bit but a lot. We
need to be careful and avoid any further staffing cuts to the
extent that we can. The reality is that our success will be
measured by whether we are able to produce airplanes profitably at
smaller volumes."
Source: Bill King, vice president of business
administration at Cirrus Aircraft. The planemaker advised employees
last week that due to continuing slow sales to expect production
reductions -- by scheduling fewer production days -- to keep pace
with lower production demand.
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