Since last three years Senior Management was after me to get
the hardest projects of repairs and updating of ground test equipment or flight
equipment may be done which nobody was able to do.
(Picture from my Personal File)
Boeing Mach Trim Coupler test equipment was outdated and was
unable to test newly arrived Boeing-707 aircraft’s Mach Trim Coupler. I
accepted the challenge to upgrade the old test equipment resulting in a huge
amount of saving foreign exchange by avoiding repair from manufacturer abroad. Successful
results were reported to senior management who awarded me an appreciation
letter.
Mach
Trim is an advanced automatic control system in high-speed aircraft that
adjusts the trim to counteract the aerodynamic effects encountered near
and beyond the speed of sound, ensuring stable and controlled flight in these regimes.
Mach numbers are very useful when it comes to measuring the speed of
aircraft travelling close to or beyond the sound barrier. So when you are
looking at the fastest and most innovative aircraft, it is often helpful to use
Mach numbers.