There are already restrictions on aircraft movements – with only 20 take-offs and landings an hour allowed, the emphasis is on getting long haul flights home to Hong Kong before the worst of the storm hits. As for night departures from Europe? They need to...
However, he described the notion of a pre-recline, where the seat is initially reclined by several degrees as a starting point, as “difficult.” Clark says Emirates effectively “redesigned” long-range economy seats some two decades ago, both for passenger comfort and to make the seats ligh...
Yes, the proposal only applies for small airplanes, but the changes that could be done are of such a magnitude that they could open the doors for the whole industry. To get there, it'll take a long time because the improvements made have to be thoroughly te...
Therefore, they are the last component to light at launch. Main Engines The orbiter has three main engines located in the aft (back) fuselage (body of the spacecraft). 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...
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...
Sounds like a great idea, but such science-fiction technology is still a long way off. It's certainly not the sort of thing major auto companies could get away with promoting today as an example of their environmental stringency, right? Yet auto companies don't hesitate to promote clean-...
Boeing 767 The Boeing 767 and 777 can be hard to distinguish from a distance. They both have the typical features of Boeing’s style, such as their windows and tails. The 767 is much shorter (the most common 767-300 variant is 55 meters long, compared to almost 64 meters for the shor...
Not too long ago, it was the norm to board a plane and know that you were entirely unreachable for the duration of your journey. There was nothing to do but switch off andenjoy a good book, have a snooze, or watch the inflight entertainment system. ...
"Everyone that talks about being in this business in the long haul says eventually we've got to solve this reusability issue," Paulsen said. "Space travel is exciting and it has a lot to offer and it’s a new frontier … One of the critical things to make it truly successful in the...
Across the Atlantic, Boeing is also working, together with NASA, on a number of futurist aircraft concepts within the framework of theNew Aviation Horizons initiative. MORE: Why the sun is setting on the Boeing 747 The SUGAR program (that stands for Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) has...