Like many things in aviation, the development of composite materials used in aviation is a long and interesting development. Aluminum…
When orbiters were transported atop one of the 747s, they were attached by the same three attachment points used to…
An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400F freighter (N429MC) departing from Incheon International Airport, and heading to Anchorage (ANC), USA, returned to…
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OE-LBM performing flight OS-434 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Vienna (Austria), was descending through…
Short Answer: 18 hours (15,200 km) It depends on the aircraft load, cruising altitude and speed, head/tailwind, weather conditions and…
Maybe – or maybe not. If you consider that the A330 is a twin engine version of the 4-engined A340…
To differentiate Airbus A320 from Boeing 737, there’s the cut top corner of the last windshield window on the A320:…
Another great fuel saving feature on the Airbus is SOFT ALT. The FMGS engages the “soft altitude” (SOFT ALT) mode…
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration 9V-SWM performing flight SQ-321 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Singapore (Singapore) with 211 passengers…
Let’s lay down a simple fact: AUTOPILOT NEVER FLIES THE PLANE. Well, sort of. Even in the most advanced aircraft…
