Recently flying and ground tests of the biggest amphibian airplane in the world have finished and the water tests phase began. The biggest amphibian airplane in the world got name AG600 (the second name of the airplane is Kunlong) and it is constructed in China. Wing span of the AG600 is 38.8 meters; the body length is 36.9 meters. The airplane is equipped with four…
Most often the lightning may strike in cumulus clouds. Statistics about lightning strikes say about the most often cases for those airplanes that are overcoming cumulus clouds and are flying not higher than 2-2.5 kilometers over the land. The strike often appears as result of flying through electrified cloud. But small light airplanes are very seldom stroke by lightning. World aviation knows few serious incidents…
English scientist Manu Haddad from Cardiff University where he has his own laboratory that studies namely the lightning has told that modern airplanes like Airbus A 350 or Boeing 767 construction reminds of Faraday cage with carbon composite as the material of the body plus thin copper covering. This determines the way of the lightning just on the airplane’s surface and absolute safety inside of…
It is said that the airplanes are the safest transport but there are also people who are afraid to fly. And fear of air may become even stronger if you will say to the person that the airplanes are often stroke with lightings. In fact the lightning strikes in the airplanes are not uncommon but such accidents are not serious for flights though airplanes are…
The Daily Mail writes about the most whimsy requirements of the private airline companies’ clients. Many of them relate to their pets: for example, passenger that flew from Europe to America ordered additional stop on their way so that his dog could have a walk on the firm ground and take the air. Another one ordered dainty sandwiches, fresh fruits and vegetables for his parrot….
Catalog price of the airplane MC-21-300 will make 96,1 millions USD. Prices of competitors that have the same capacity in two-class configuration Boeing 737Max-8 (from 162 seats) and Airbus A320Neo (from 165 seats) are by 15-20 % higher – 117,1 millions and 110.6 millions USD correspondingly. However manufacturers may provide significant discounts of catalog price of the airplanes. Exploitation of the MC-21 airplane will be…
Recently Stratolaunch Systems company has rolled out prototype of its’ giant aircraft out of the shelter for new tests. The airplane with the longest wings was engineered by Stratolaunch Systems. It is giant two-decked airplane: its’ weight is 226.8 tones, maximal take-off weight – 589.7 tones and the wing span – 117.3 meters, body length – 72.5 meters. It is expected that the machine will…
Honda Aircraft Company, division of Honda Company began to deliver new version of their airplane – HA-420 HondaJet Elite. New version of the HA-420 HondaJet airplane – with extension Elite – was introduced in May of the current year on the EBACE exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland. As Flying edition writes, updated version has got, among other bigger flying range that has made about 2 661…
Dubai is the global operations and maintenance center of A380. Being the biggest world operator of A380 airplanes, engineering division of Emirates in Dubai became global leader in A380 maintenance. Airline Company maintains modern objects among which are 7 parking shelters for O/H and 4 shelters for A380 light maintenance works. Emirates Engineering has experience, skills and infrastructure for providing exhaustive maintenance and repair services…
Since 2008 total amount of the dishes served in all classes of A380 has made more than 120 millions. To the first class passengers 2.7 millions jars of caviar were served and for decoration of the cabins on the board of A380 more than 3.5 millions compositions of fresh flowers were delivered. Ice – In Flight Entertainment Network awarded many times, offers unequalled selection and…