Posts

Showing posts from 2016

Boeing 737 MAX Gets New Orders

-
Image
Boeing easily beat rival Airbus in orders for new planes last month, but Chicago-based Boeing trailed its European rival in delivering planes to airline customers. Boeing said that it took orders for 31 planes in July while 17 others were canceled, resulting in a net gain of 14. That compared with two orders for Airbus. It was Boeing’s sixth straight month of positive net orders after seeing cancellations exceed orders for most of 2020. Boeing has reported 270 net orders so far in 2021. Brazil’s Gol ordered nine 737 Max jets last month and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines ordered six. Boeing delivered 28 planes in July, including nine 737 Max jets sent to Irish airline Ryanair. That fell short of Airbus, which delivered 47 planes last month. For the year, Boeing has delivered 184 planes, more than all of 2020. This despite the halt in shipping its 787 jet because of production flaws in the fuselage and nose. Last month, the company said it will cut production of 787s. Deliveries are cri...
Post a Comment
Read more

Worlds Fastest Fighter Jet MiG-31BM Goes Mach 2.3

-
Image
The currently world’s fastest interceptor now enters service with Russia’s Aerospace Forces It was on November 30, 2016 that three squadrons of MiG-31BM fighter-interceptors landed at Tsentralnaya Uglovaya air base near Vladivostok to enter service with the Russian military. This new aircraft will be replacing the Sukhoi Su-27SM and previous modifications of MiG-31 fighters. The first 24 modernized MiG-31BM fighter jets were delivered to the Russian military back in April earlier this year. MiG-31BM Foxhound Supersonic Long-Range Interceptor Fighter Jet The Russian Air Space Forces plan is to finally have around 130 MiG-31BM aircraft in service. With 12-13 fighter jets to undergo modernization into the BM version each year. According to Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov, after the modernization the plane can remain in active service for 40-50 years. The MiG-31 (Foxhound) is a long range, two-seat, high-speed, high-altitude fighter aircraft developed on the basis ...
Post a Comment
Location: Artiom, Primorskij, kraj, Ryssland
Read more

✈ AIRBUS A350-1000 Successful Maiden Flight ✈

-
Image
Measuring nearly 74 metres from nose-to-tail The all new Airbus A350-1000 made it's maiden flight on 24 November 2016, the A350-1000 performed and demonstrated its efficiency and capabilities for it's global customers. Airbus A350-1000 made it's maiden flight on 24 November 2016 The new Airbus have the longest fuselage in the Airbus A350 XWB jetliner family. It is measuring nearly 74 metres from nose to tail giving it more storage and space. The new A350-1000 also offer a maximum range of 7,950 nautical miles and is designed for "high efficiency, maximum reliability and optimised performance" but is still able to offer the passengers the best-in-class comfort with its “Airspace by Airbus” cabin. In a typical three-class configuration, featuring Airbus’ 18-inch-wide economy class seats for modern comfort, the A350-1000 seats a total of 366 passengers. Combined with a range of 7,950 nautical miles, this represents a significant revenue-generating advantage ...
Post a Comment
Read more

✈ Boeing 747-100 Cutaway Poster ✈

-
Image
The Boeing 747-100 uses about 1 gallon of jet fuel per minute of flight   This is the Boeing 747-100 shown in the poster as a cutaway and it was the first original variant made by Boeing launched in 1966. The 747-200 soon followed, with its launch in 1968. The 747-300 was later launched in 1980 and it was followed by the 747-400 in 1985. Boeing also announced the 747-8 in 2005. Several versions of each variant have been produced by Boeing, and many of the early variants were in production simultaneously. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) classifies variants using a shortened code formed by combining the model number and the variant designator (e.g. "B741" for all -100 models). Boeing 747-100 Cutaway Poster Cross Section The first 747-100s were built with six upper deck windows (three per side) to accommodate upstairs lounge areas. Later, as airlines began to use the upper deck for premium passenger seating instead of lounge space, Boeing offere...
Post a Comment
Location: 8415 Paine Field Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275, USA
Read more

✈ US Military Test New GPS Jamming Weapon ✈

-
Image
Future of Electromagnetic Weapon Systems The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) have made warnings to aircraft to stay a few hundred miles away from the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake, California. Modern Electronic Warfare The US military is testing out a new electromagnetic weapon that disrupts GPS systems and other flight control systems. June 7, 2016, GPS readouts will be unreliable or nonexistent for 253 nautical miles (291 miles) at 50 feet above sea level, for 340NM (391 miles) at 4,000 feet, and for 375NM (431 miles) at 10,000 feet, covering a huge area of very busy airspace. The FAA issued the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Warning - CHLK_16-08_GPS_Flight_Advisory.pdf FAA is warning The above map shows the Los Angles Basin, the San Francisco Bay Area and Las Vegas in Nevada are among the areas affected in some way. In addition, the FAA is warning pilots flying the Embraer Phenom 300, one of the world's most popular executive jet aircraft, that the tes...
Post a Comment
Location: China Lake, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, USA
Read more

US Spy Plane Flew With Transponders Off

-
Image
Transponders Off  Moscow is furious after an US spy plane endangers civilian planes on the Russian border over the Sea of Japan. Russia said it summoned the U.S. defense attache on May 23 after an American military aircraft flew into civilian airspace during a reconnaissance mission near Russia's far-eastern border. US Reconnaissance Plane Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint The spy plane flew into the civilian airzone with the transponders turned off and could not be tracked by civilian traffic control. Russia's defense ministry said that the U.S. Air Force RC-135 surveillance plane risked colliding with passenger planes as it flew over the Sea of Japan on May 22 because it had turned its transponders off and could not be detected by civilian radar, although it was flying at an altitude typically used by passenger jets. The U.S. crew did not inform regional authorities of the plane's route, said the ministry. "The U.S. plane crew's unprofessional actions creat...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Story of The Northrop YB- 49 Flying Wing

-
Image
Concept from 1930s  The Flying Wing was the brainchild of Jack Northrop, who started work on the concept in the 1930s. Jack Northrop also desigened the wings on the Douglas DC2 and DC3's and had also a scaled down wing flying in the early 1940's. That model is on display and flying at the Planes of  Fame Museum in Chino California. Back then Northrop advocated "The Wing" as a means of reducing drag and structural weight. The Story of The Northrop YB- 49 Flying Wing It may be hard to believe today, but the original Northrop Flying Wing's innovative design was often used against it by detractors from competing aircraft companies ("An airplane that doesn't have a tail") Because of this Northrop Aircraft produced this information film to extol the Wings virtues and answer her critics. The result is a film that gives a compelling overview of the principles of advantages of the Wing design, delivered by Northrop's Director of Enginee...
Post a Comment
Read more

Batik Air Runway Collision With ATR-42-600

-
Image
This accident happened a month ago Apr 2016. There were no injuries, but both aircraft received substantial damage. Even with the fuel on fire the firefighters managed to put out the flames on both the aircraft. From the photos we can see the aftermath of the damage and on the video we see the firefighters put out the fire of the burning wing on the Boeing 737. The photos have been taken by TunasKelapa and the video of the accident is from Youtube user Ippi Thyssen . And the excellent write up was done by Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Apr 4th 2016. A Batik Air Boeing 737-800, registration PK-LBS performing flight ID-7703 from Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma to Ujung Padang (Indonesia) with 49 passengers and 7 crew, was in the takeoff roll on runway 24 at 19:55L (12:55Z) when its left wing tip entangled with the vertical tail and left wing of a Transnusa Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 registration PK-TNJ crossing the runway under tow and separated the most of the vertical ta...
Post a Comment
Read more

Emirates Airbus A380 Landing in Strong Crosswinds

-
Image
Heavy Cosswinds Caught on video this weekend was this crosswind landing done by an Emirates Airbus A380 at Manchester Airport, Saturday the 26th of March 2016. Looks like the pilots had everything under control even in the strong crosswinds that day and managed to do a safe landing with the big Airbus A380 carrying around 500 passengers. The video uploaded to World Aviation HD on Youtube even have some comments from the passengers on the Airbus. Lena Jostel 1 day ago I was on this flight, it was scary. World Aviation HD 1 day ago +Lena Jostel hey lena, what was it like? Ringo Hime 1 day ago +World Aviation HD I remember there was a period of standstill as you can see from the video, and the descent was quite abrupt and I felt queasy. However the pilot really did great landing t...
Post a Comment
Read more

Boeing 727 Lands Gear at Guam’s Airport

-
Image
No Gear Landing An Boeing 727 Asia Pacific Airlines cargo plane landed at Guam’s international airport Friday without a functioning front landing gear. Video courtesy of Ronald Roberts, United Airlines. Boeing 727 Crash Landing Feb 26 2016 - Picture by Mark Scott Three crew members on board, and no one was injured, according to airport spokeswoman Rolenda Faasuamalie. No fire or smoke was reported. The aircraft took off from A.B. Won Pat International Airport at 1:08 p.m. on a “training flight" It was scheduled to return to the island at 3:15 p.m. At around 2:55 p.m., the airport control tower received an alert that there was a situation on board that “may affect safe landing" The plane released fuel to become lighter. The video also shows how the crew performed a touch-and-go maneuver, which means the aircraft practiced a landing before making the actual attempt.The pilots performed the touch and go maneuver excellent and went on to circle the airport to make ...
Post a Comment
Location: Guam
Read more