long-range version of the 747 was as economical as it was elegant (that is to say, not at all), but when Boeing sawed 47 feet out of the fuselage to create
“All the unintended delays like having to load and cater planes in atrocious conditions are yet to come.” 10.33pm A KLM Boeing 747 lands at the airport, more or less in the eye of the storm. The winds are parallel to the runway. They’re too strong for an Ethiopian Airlin...
A Boeing 747-8 passenger airliner, for instance, has a maximum takeoff weight of 487.5 tons (442 metric tons), the force with which the weighty plane is drawn toward the Earth. Weight's opposing force is lift, which holds an airplane in the air. This feat is accomplished through the ...
The honoured guests were treated to something akin to a plane-side limo experience, being brought by air-conditioned trucks to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. They were then gently loaded on to one of our Boeing 747 freighters. This type of aircraft is well designed for such purpose,...
Each engine is 14 feet (4.3 m) long, 7.5 feet (2. 3 m) in diameter at its widest point (the nozzle) and weighs about 6,700 lb (3039 kg). Photo courtesy NASA The main engines provide the remainder of the thrust (29 percent) to lift the shuttle off the pad and into orbit. ...
This cave possesses the largest cross-section of any known cave on the product percent planet, a vast are a that is difficult to describe. Supposedly, a Boeing 747 could fly through differer without damaging its wings, but that doesn't really do justice to the vastness of Hang Son Doong...
Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of the Americas, is brimming with an incredible menagerie of life. This is the plan to keep it that way.
How long does it take to go from First Officer to Captain? Many of our graduates report going from FO to Captain in as little as 4 years with regional airlines. However, a more realistic range is 4 to 12 years, especially among the legacy airlines. ...
ASTM D 256-10: Identifier of the standardized method. In an ideal world, you’ll find similar materials tested with the same method, but there’s no good way to compare an RC plane to a Boeing 747. Now that we have a clear understanding of the basics, let’s look into each material...
“Imagine a surgeon is about to perform open-heart surgery on your family member, and someone from the hospital runs in and says, ‘How long will you be? You’ve started a little late’?” he asks. “It’s a sacred time. It should be a sterile cockpit. From the moment you taxi ...