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Boeing 737 MAX Gets New Orders

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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...
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Amazing EU Air Traffic Simulation

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Amazing European Air Traffic Simulation in 24 Hour Period This is an amazing data visualization that was created from real flight data taken from a day in July 2013. It highlights the intensity of the air traffic operation in Europe. An operation which runs 24x7 and 365 days a year. NATS and the UK are at the heart of the operation. The video simulation show Heathrow as the busiest international airport in Europe, and Gatwick as the busiest single runway airport in the word, we play a key role in ensuring air traffic under our control in European airspace is as safe and efficient as it can be.
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Location: London-Heathrow flygplats (LHR), Terminal 1, Greater London, Storlondon TW6 1AP, Storbritannien
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✈ New Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ✈

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Brief Description: The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is a superefficient airplane of the third millennium with new passenger-pleasing features. It will bring the economics of large jet transports to the middle of the market, using 20 percent less fuel than any other airplane of its size. The main innovation of the new 787 Dreamliner over the aircraft of previous generations is the use of composite material carbon fibre instead of aluminium, which significantly reduces the weight and improves performance. The conditions onboard the plane are continuously monitored by a system of sensors, which also report any maintenance needs to the ground computer systems. Even the air in the cabin has a greater level of humidity than at present and the altitude within the cabin has been reduced by around 1000 meters, this significantly improve the comfort conditions for travellers. The added light from the larger windows also makes the interior more comfortable. Advances in engine technology hav...
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✈ Year 2050 Planes Will Fly in Bird-like Formations ✈

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Reduced Aircraft Mass 1. Reduced structural and payload weight Some of the ideas dealt with in other sections may have relevance here: the use of ground power augmentation (section 2.2) may serve to reduce engine thrust or the use of detachable or ground located undercarriages (section 4.1.3). However, the most effective approach to a better relationship between power, weight and payload seems to rest with new concepts for the aircraft design. The concept that appears to receive most effort to bring it forward is the Blended Wing Body [BWB]. The savings of drag achieved by its tail-less nature are significant and the L/D function in designs being studied is about 15% higher than current design conventions. Reducing the structural weight of a given concept will bring about benefits dependent upon its operational use. Broadly based figures suggest that the percentage taken off the weight of the aircraft, engines and systems will produce a percentage saving in fuel burn per tonne-k...
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✈ Ideas About Aircraft Carriers - Battleship Destruction Capability ✈

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Came across a think tank about Aircraft Carriers that I think might be a good read. Some interesting facts came to light that say alot about the current situation and for anyone interested you might want to give this one a read. Floating ideas about aircraft carriers Original Story at www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/23/aircraft-carrier-navy-think-tank/ Your article “New doubts about future of carriers” (utsandiego.com, March 20) by Gary Robbins left out one obvious solution: the battleship. The United States Marine Corps has not had any credible surface-fire capability since Desert Storm when two battleships were on station to provide this needed and massive level of close-in support. This was all documented by the CNO on Dec. 3, 1996, and GAO on Aug. 6, 1997. A single battleship can lay down more devastating firepower in one hour than can all the attack aircraft operating from two carrier battle groups.  A single battleship can provide more lethality in that per...
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✈ B-52 Stratofortress Rusting Away at Museum of Aviation ✈

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This is an interesting story about how downsizing and economic trouble causes museums to scrap Cold War icons and other military aircrafts that belong to future generations.  Yes there is no possibility to keep all our relics intact, however what strikes me with this story is how hard can it really be to build a roof for the planes? It's just so sad for me to hear what they are planing to do with all the planes..
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✈ GoPro® HERO3 - Quadcopter DJI Phantom Aerial UAV Drone ✈

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This amazing piece of kit comes complete with everything you can possible need to capture stunning events from far above. You charge the LiPo battery, mount your GoPro® HERO3 camera, and install the 4 ordinary AA batteries in the transmitter and you are ready to start filming. And that's it, just that quick! This kit comes with everything you need to start Aerial Filming using your GoPro® HERO3 camera. The compact and highly integrated design means that it is easier for you to pack it into your backpack. The streamlined design brilliantly reflects the aesthetics of its industrial design and the fantastic visual effects allows you to become the focus of the crowd. Moreover, you can mount a GoPro camera or if you like a light and handy camera on your Phantom to shoot some footage from the air! The Phantom has an integrated flight dynamics system, the Naza-M + GPS multi-rotor autopilot system, as well as the dedicated remote controller and receiver. Flight parameters and func...
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Aviation Books - The World's Greatest Test Pilot Tells His Story

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No test pilot in history has flown so many types of aircraft as Commander Brown and certainly no other test pilot writes as clearly and interestingly as he does. "Wings on my Sleeve" was first published in 1961 in a much shorter form. In this new edition he answers so many questions that come to mind when reading his other books - notably "Wings of the Navy" and "Wings of the Luftwaffe" - and sets these books into a much wider context of his amazing life. This is the story of his life from his first flight, with the legendary German WW1 ace and later stunt pilot and finally Director of Air Armaments in Goering's Luftwaffe, Ernst Udet, through his experiences in Nazi Germany and his encounter with the SS when they came to tell him that the two counties were at war and on through a life that included convoy escort duties and hair-raising encounters with FW Kuriers before his outstanding deck landing skills led to his being appointed to RAE Farnborough....
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