It is important not to confuse IMC with IFR (instrument flight rules) â IMC describes the actual weather conditions, while IFR describes the rules under which the aircraft is flying. Aircraft can (and often do) fly IFR in clear weather, for operational reasons or when flying in airspace where flight under VFR is not permitted; indeed by far the majority of commercial flights are operated solely under IFR.
Norbert Rillieux. Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894) was the inventor of the multiple-effect vacuum evaporator, which revolutionized the processing of sugar. He gained recognition as one of the prime architects of the modern sugar industry.
Multiple-spindle spinning machine invented by Samuel Crompton (1779), which permitted large-scale manufacture of high-quality thread for the textile industry. Cromptonâs machine made it possible for a single operator to work more than 1,000 spindles simultaneously, and was capable of...