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On finals to land at Glasgow Prestwick airport in Ayrshire Scotland is the AN225.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union during the 1980s. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum take off weight of 640 tonnes. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. The single example built has the Ukrainian civil registration UR-82060.
Two CFM International CFM56-7B24 high-bypass turbofans, 24,200-lbf each
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Aeroporto Internacional de Viracopos Campinas - SBKP / VCP
MATRÍCULA: PR-AIV
Proprietário: WILMINGTON TRUST SP SERVICES DUBLIN LIMI
Operador: AZUL LINHAS AÉREAS BRASILEIRAS S.A
Fabricante: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Modelo: A330-243
Número de Série: 532
Tipo ICAO: A332
Tipo de Habilitação para Pilotos: A330
Classe da Aeronave: POUSO CONVECIONAL 2 MOTORES JATO/TURBOFAN
Peso Máximo de Decolagem: 230000 - Kg
Número Máximo de Passageiros: 272
Categoria de Registro: PRIVADA SERV.TRANSP.AEREO PUBLICO REGULAR
Situação no RAB: ARRENDAMENTO OPERACIONAL/HIPOTECA
Situação de Aeronavegabilidade: Normal
Aeroporto Estadual de São José do Rio Preto, Aeroporto Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino - SBSR / SJP
MATRÍCULA: PP - MRV
Fabricante: EMBRAER
Modelo: EMB-500
Número de Série: 50000086
Tipo ICAO : E50P
Tipo de Habilitação para Pilotos: E50P
Classe da Aeronave: POUSO CONVECIONAL 2 MOTORES JATO/TURBOFAN
Peso Máximo de Decolagem: 4750 - Kg
Número Máximo de Passageiros: 005
Categoria de Registro: PRIVADA SERVICO AEREO PRIVADOS
Situação no RAB: ALIENACAO FIDUCIARIA
Situação de Aeronavegabilidade: Normal
Airframe Info
Manufacturer:Boeing
Model:757-23A Search all Boeing 757-23A
Year built:1989
Construction Number (C/N):24527
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:92
Number of Engines:2
Engine Type:Turbofan
Engine Manufacturer and Model:Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4
Also Registered As:
HB-IHU De-registered Delivery: 1989-10-02
HB-IEE De-registered Delivery: 1998-10-00
Aircraft
Registration Number:9H-AVM
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:4D20A7
Current Status:Registered
Delivery Date:2013-10-00
Owner
Owner:JetMagic Ltd
Address:,
Malta
This aircraft arrived at Dublin in December 1988 in full Somali Airlines colours as 6O-SBS. It was repainted into this pseudo-Air Mauritius basic livery and flew on charter work for a couple of years before being sold to Boeing Military as a source of parts for C-135 turbofan conversions.
This An-30 looking in very good condition against the background of the soon to be demolished Terminal at Bykovo.
Bykovo Airport first opened in 1933. The airport first had a grass-surfaced runway. During World War II, it was rebuilt (1000 × 80 m; brick-covered). In 1960, it was rebuilt again. In 1975, the terminal building was built (capable of serving 400 passengers per hour); in 1975, it served 1.5 million passengers. The airport was home to the charter flights department of Centre-Avia.
On 18 October 2010, passenger operations at the airport ended due to the expiration of lease terms with the management company. In 2011, the terminal building was demolished.
The airport shared its grounds with the Bykovo Aircraft Repair Facility, specializing in repairs and overhauls of Soloviev D-30 turbofans; the factory continues to use the runway for cargo delivery.
The new Zhukovsky International Airport (a.k.a. Ramenskoye) is a few kilometers southeast of Bykovo Airport.
Boeing 757-300 TF-ISX of Icelandair in special 100 years islands livery, powered by the famous Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan engines.
Þingvellir is no stranger to Dublin, until 2018 it was operating for Arkia Israel & a frequent visitor on the summer charters to Dublin from Tel Aviv as 4X-BAW.
Rotating out from Glasgow Prestwick airport in Ayrshire Scotland is the AN225.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union during the 1980s. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. The single example built has the Ukrainian civil registration UR-82060.
Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Rondon SBCY Varzea Grande - MT
MATRÍCULA: PT-HLU
Fabricante: HELIBRAS
Modelo: HB-350B
Número de Série: HB-1030/1519
Tipo ICAO : AS50
Tipo de Habilitação para Pilotos: H350
Classe da Aeronave: Helicóptero de 1 motor a turbina
Peso Máximo de Decolagem: 1950 - Kg
Número Máximo de Passageiros: 005
Categoria de Registro: ADMINISTRACAO INDIRETA FEDERAL
Situação no RAB: LOCACAO
Situação de Aeronavegabilidade: Normal
Pilot of Suryakiran Team flying Hawk MK 132 upside down during Aero India 23 in Bengaluru.
"The Hawk is a tandem-seat Aircraft for ground attack, flying training and weapon training. It has a low wing and an all-metal structure and is powered by an Adour Mk 871 turbofan engine. "
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range twinjet narrow-body airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engined airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers. The 737 is Boeing's only narrow-body airliner in production, with the -600, -700, -800, and -900ER variants currently being built. A re-engined and redesigned version, the 737 MAX, is set to debut in 2017.
Originally envisioned in 1964, the initial 737-100 flew in 1967 and entered airline service in February 1968. Next, the lengthened 737-200 entered service in April 1968. In the 1980s Boeing launched the -300, -400, and -500 models, subsequently referred to as the Boeing 737 Classic series. The 737 Classics added capacity and incorporated CFM56 turbofan engines along with wing improvements. In the 1990s Boeing introduced the 737 Next Generation with multiple changes including a redesigned wing, upgraded cockpit, and new interior. The 737 Next Generation comprises the four -600, -700, -800, and -900ER models, ranging from 102 ft (31.09 m) to 138 ft (42.06 m) in length. Boeing Business Jet versions of the 737 Next Generation are also produced.
The 737 series is the best-selling jet airliner in the history of aviation. The 737 has been continuously manufactured by Boeing since 1967 with 7,865 aircraft delivered and 3,680 orders yet to be fulfilled as of December 2013. 737 assembly is centered at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington. Many 737s serve markets previously filled by 707, 727, 757, DC-9, and MD-80/MD-90 airliners, and the aircraft currently competes primarily with the Airbus A320 family. There are 1,250 Boeing 737s airborne at any given time on average, with two departing or landing somewhere every five seconds as of 2006.
Vulcan B.2 preserved.
Avro Vulcan
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Avro Vulcan
A Royal Air Force Vulcan B.2 in flight.
Type Strategic bomber
Manufacturer Avro
Designed by Roy Chadwick
Maiden flight 1952-08-31
Introduced 1956
Retired March 1984
Status 21 on display in museums
Primary user Royal Air Force
Produced 1956-1965
Number built 134
The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing subsonic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984. The Vulcan was part of the RAF's V bomber force, which fulfilled the role of nuclear deterrence against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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* 1 Design and prototypes
* 2 Operational aircraft
* 3 Nuclear deterrent
* 4 Conventional role
* 5 Aerial refuelling role
* 6 Restoration to flight
* 7 Trivia
* 8 Operators
* 9 Specifications (Vulcan B.2)
* 10 In popular culture
* 11 References
* 12 External links
* 13 Related content
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Design and prototypes
Design work began at A. V. Roe in 1947 under Roy Chadwick. The Ministry of Defence specification required a bomber with a top speed of 500 knots (930 km/h), an operating ceiling of 50,000 ft (15,000 m), a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5500 km) and a bomb load of 10,000 lb (4500 kg). Design work also began at Vickers and Handley Page, and all three designs were approved — the Valiant, the Victor, and the Vulcan.
As the delta wing was an unknown quantity Avro began scale prototype testing in 1948 with the single-seater Type 707, and despite the crash of the first prototype on 30 September 1949 work continued. The first full-scale prototype aircraft, the Type 698, made its maiden flight (after its designer had died) on 31 August 1952. The Vulcan name was not chosen until 1953.
Operational aircraft
In September 1956 the RAF received its first Vulcan B.1, XA897, which immediately went on a fly-the-flag mission to New Zealand. On 1 October, while approaching London Airport to complete the tour, XA897 crashed short of the runway in bad weather conditions. The second Vulcan was not delivered until 1957, and the delivery rate picked up from then. The B.2 variant was first tested in 1957 and entered service in 1960. It had a larger wing and better performance than the B.1 and had a distinctive kink in its delta wing to reduce turbulence. In all 134 Vulcans were produced (45 B.1 and 89 B.2), the last being delivered to the RAF in January 1965. The last military-operational Vulcan squadron was disbanded in March 1984.
On 14 October 1975 Vulcan B.2 XM645 of No.9 Squadron RAF Waddington lost its right undercarriage when it attempted to land at Luqa airport in Malta. The pilot decided to do a circuit to crash land on runway 24 after it was covered with fire prevention foam. As the aircraft was turning inbound for the landing, it broke up in mid-air over the village of Zabbar, killing 5 of its 7 crew members. Large pieces of the aircraft fell on the village, but with very low casualties — one woman (Vincenza Zammit, 48), who was shopping in a street was hit by an electric cable and was killed instantly, and some 20 others were injured slightly. Only the pilot and co-pilot escaped, using their ejector seats.[1]
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Nuclear deterrent
Royal Air Force Avro 698 Vulcan B.1
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Royal Air Force Avro 698 Vulcan B.1
As part of Britain's independent nuclear deterrent the Vulcan initially carried Britain's first nuclear weapon, the Blue Danube gravity bomb. Blue Danube was a low-kiloton yield fission bomb designed before the United States detonated the first hydrogen bomb. The British then embarked on their own hydrogen bomb programme, and to bridge the gap until these were ready the V-bombers were equipped with an Interim Megaton Weapon based on the Blue Danube casing and Green Grass, a large pure-fission warhead of 400 kT yield. This bomb was known as Violet Club. Only five were deployed before a better weapon was introduced as Yellow Sun Mk.1. A later model, Yellow Sun Mk.2 was fitted with Red Snow, a British-built variant of the U.S. Mk-28 warhead, and Yellow Sun Mk.2 was the first British thermonuclear weapon to be deployed, on both the Vulcan and Victor. All three V-bombers also carried U.S. thermonuclear bombs assigned to NATO under the dual-key arrangements. Red Beard (a smaller, lighter low-kiloton yield) bomb was pre-positioned in Cyprus and Singapore for use by Vulcan and Victor bombers, and from 1962 26 Vulcan B.2As and the Victor bombers were armed with the Blue Steel missile, a rocket-powered stand-off bomb, which was also armed with the 1.1 megaton yield Red Snow warhead. When the Skybolt ALBM was cancelled and Blue Steel retired, the Vulcan bombers adopted a high-low-high mission profile using a rapidly introduced parachute-retarded laydown bomb, WE.177B. This weapon WE.177 extended the life of the Vulcan in a strategic role until the British Polaris submarines were operational. WE.177B continued in use on the Vulcan in a low-level tactical strike role in support of European NATO ground forces, and outlived the Vulcan bombers, being used also on Tornado and other low-level strike aircraft until retirement in 1998.
Conventional role
Avro Vulcan from Operation Black Buck at East Fortune, 2002, showing mission markings.
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Avro Vulcan from Operation Black Buck at East Fortune, 2002, showing mission markings.
Although the primary weapon for the Vulcan was nuclear, Vulcans could carry up to 21 x 1000 lb (454 kg) bombs in a secondary role. The only combat missions involving the Vulcan took place in the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina, when a number of Vulcans flew the 3,380 nautical miles (6300 km) from Ascension Island to Stanley to bomb the occupied airfield there with conventional bombs in Operation Black Buck. By this date the number of Victor aircraft available for air-to-air refueling was extremely limited, so some Vulcan aircraft were adapted in 50 days to fulfil that role. Five Vulcans were selected for the operation: their bomb bays were modified, the fuel systems replaced and the electronics updated. The first bombing mission was on April 30–May 1, 1982 and there were five further bombing missions. At the time these missions held the record for the world's longest distance raids. While only one 1000 lb bomb hit Stanley's runway, the raid demonstrated the willingness and ability of the British to attack the Argentine defences.
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Aerial refuelling role
After the end of the Falklands War, the Vulcan was due to be withdrawn from RAF service. However, the disbandment of 57 Squadron and delays in the operational availability of the Tristar left a gap in the RAF's air to air refuelling capability. As an interim measure six Vulcan B.2s were converted into AAR tankers and commissioned into service with 50 Squadron from 1982 to 1984.
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Restoration to flight
A team of volunteers and specialists called the "Vulcan 558 Club" (Formally "Vulcan To The Sky Club") are working to return Vulcan XH558 to flight; they are hoping to have the plane ready for a test flight in early 2007. Though the website carried an announcement on 1 August 2006 that the project was in imminent danger of being abandoned due to lack of finance [2], the target of raising the remaining £1.2m was achieved on 31 August, thanks to a high-profile publicity campaign. Time had almost run out for XH558 when Sir Jack Hayward, a British philanthropist, donated £500,000. It is now hoped that the aircraft will be ready in time for the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict in 2007. [3]
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Trivia
* The Vulcan was the first jet-powered bomber to use delta wings.
* Wing Commander Roly Falk demonstrated the aircraft's high performance in the second production Vulcan, XA890, by performing a barrel-roll immediately after takeoff at the 1955 Farnborough Air Show.
* A Vulcan was used as a test-bed for the Concorde engine, the Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus and the Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan.
* Although the Vulcan had a crew of up to seven, only the pilot and co-pilot were provided with ejector seats. This feature of the Vulcan has been the basis of significant criticism; there were instances of the pilot and co-pilot ejecting in an emergency leaving their colleagues to face death. The navigator and electronics operator could only escape by tilting their seats and climbing out of the cockpit after the pilots had ejected. Their parachutes were opened automatically (by static line). This method of escape was practised regularly, and successfully put into action on more than one occasion, with all crew members surviving, but relied on the absence of g-forces which in other cases made it impossible.
* The wing tip of a Vulcan made contact with the runway during a New Zealand airshow. It landed safely, but with severe damage to one main undercarriage. There was a long delay while it was decided whether to scrap it, ship it back by sea, or repair it in situ. In the end,the aircraft was repaired by the RNZAF - who hopefully applied kiwi roundels. A display at the Ohakea branch of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum includes honeycombed skin from the damaged aircraft.
* Testing the brakes of the Vulcan included strapping the company photographer Paul Culerne to the front landing gear with the aircraft moving at full landing speed and photographing the brakes in operation. [4]
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Operators
* United Kingdom
o Royal Air Force
+ No. 9 Squadron RAF
+ No. 12 Squadron RAF
+ No. 27 Squadron RAF
+ No. 35 Squadron RAF
+ No. 44 Squadron RAF
+ No. 50 Squafron RAF
+ No. 83 Squadron RAF
+ No. 101 Squaron RAF
+ No. 617 Squadron RAF
+ No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit
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Specifications (Vulcan B.2)
Ventral view of Avro Vulcan B.2 (XH558)
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Ventral view of Avro Vulcan B.2 (XH558)
eneral characteristics
* Crew: 5: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator Plotter, Navigator Radar and Air Electronics Officer (two extra seats could be fitted for Crew Chiefs if required, for a total of 7 crew)
* Length: 99 ft 11 in (30.45 m)
* Wingspan: 111 ft 0 in (33.83 m)
* Height: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
* Wing area: 3,965 ft² (368.4 m²)
* Empty weight: 80,000 lb (36 000 kg)
* Loaded weight: 199,585 lb (90 530 kg)
* Useful load: 21,000 lb (9550 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 204,000 lb (92 500 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Bristol-Siddeley Olympus 301 turbojets, 20,000 lbf (89 kN) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 560 knots (645 mph, 1040 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 540 knots (625 mph, 1005 km/h)
* Range: 2,000 nm (2,300 mi, 3700 km)
* Service ceiling: 62,300 ft (19 000 m)
* Wing loading: 50 lb/ft² (246 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.88
Armament
* Missiles:
o 1× Blue Steel stand-off missile armed with a thermonuclear warhead
o 2× AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missiles
* Bombs:
o 1× Yellow Sun Mk.2 nuclear bomb armed with a thermonuclear warhead or
o 21× 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs
For an explanation of the units and abbreviations in this list, please see aviation-related units.
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In popular culture
* The Vulcan bomber was featured in the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball. Agents of SPECTRE hijacked a Vulcan bomber in order to use its two nuclear bombs for a ransom plot against the US and Britain.
* The spaceship HMS Camden Lock in the BBC2 comedy series Hyperdrive bears the serial number XH558.
Brought in to help out with the bush fires in Australia, DC-10 (N17085) operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier.
(1 of 2) - 911 (N17085) coming in to land on Runway 35 and (2 of 2) touching down to reload for another fire fighting drop.
Canberra Airport, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
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The DC-10 Air Tanker is a series of American wide-body jet air tankers, which have been in service as an aerial firefighting unit since 2006.[1] The aircraft, operated by the joint technical venture 10 Tanker Air Carrier, are converted wide body McDonnell Douglas DC-10 passenger jetliners, and are primarily used to fight wildfires, typically in rural areas. The turbofan-powered aircraft carry up to 45,000 Liters (12,000 US gallons) of water or fire retardant in an exterior belly-mounted tank, the contents of which can be released in eight seconds. Four air tankers are currently in operation, all DC-10-30 aircraft, with the call-signs Tanker 910, 911, 912 and 914.
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A6-EDA - delivered Jul 2008, recycled Nov 2021
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Four Engine Alliance GP7270 high-bypass turbofans, 81,500-lbf each
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Nikon D300 + Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm 1:2.8 G II ED SWM VR ED IF
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A ton of engine haze pouring out of the two CFM56-3B2 Turbofans as the aircraft descends towards the runway.
Edinburgh Airport - EGPH
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber designed and built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF).
Beginning with the successful contract bid on 5 June 1946, the B-52 design evolved from a straight-wing aircraft powered by six turboprop engines to the final prototype YB-52 with eight turbojet engines and swept wings. The aircraft first flew on 15 April 1952 with "Tex" Johnston as pilot. Built to carry nuclear weapons for Cold War-era deterrence missions, the B-52 Stratofortress replaced the Convair B-36. Although a veteran of a number of wars, the Stratofortress has dropped only conventional munitions in combat. The B-52 carries up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons. Its Stratofortress name is rarely used outside of official contexts; it has been referred to by Air Force personnel as the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat/Flying Fucker/Fellow).
The B-52 has been in active service with the USAF since 1955. The bombers flew under the Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was disestablished in 1992 and its aircraft absorbed into the Air Combat Command (ACC). This remained the case until February 2010 when all B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit aircraft were transferred from ACC to the recently established Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). Superior performance at high subsonic speeds and relatively low operating costs have kept the B-52 in service despite the advent of later aircraft, including the Mach-3 North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the supersonic Rockwell B-1B Lancer, and the stealthy Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. The B-52 marked its 50th anniversary of continuous service with its original primary operator in 2005. (Other aircraft with similarly long service include the English Electric Canberra, Tupolev Tu-95, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, and Lockheed U-2.)
B-52D 56-0665 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, was operated by the 97th BW at Blytheville AFB, Arkansas.
B-52D
The B-52D was a dedicated long-range bomber without a reconnaissance option. The Big Belly modifications allowed the B-52D to carry heavy loads of conventional bombs for carpet bombing over Vietnam, while the Rivet Rambler modification added the Phase V ECM systems, which was better than the systems used on most later B-52s. Because of these upgrades and its long range capabilities, the D model was used more extensively in Vietnam than any other model. Aircraft assigned to Vietnam were painted in a camouflage colour scheme with black bellies to defeat searchlights.
General characteristics
Crew: 5 (pilot, copilot, radar navigator (bombardier), navigator, and Electronic Warfare Officer)
Length: 159 ft 4 in (48.5 m)
Wingspan: 185 ft 0 in (56.4 m)
Height: 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m)
Wing area: 4,000 sq ft (370 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 63A219.3 mod root, NACA 65A209.5 tip
Empty weight: 185,000 lb (83,250 kg)
Loaded weight: 265,000 lb (120,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 488,000 lb (220,000 kg)
Powerplant: 8× Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofans, 17,000 lbf (76 kN) each
Fuel capacity: 47,975 U.S. gal (39,948 imp gal; 181,610 L)
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0119 (estimated)
Drag area: 47.60 sq ft (4.42 m²)
Aspect ratio: 8.56
Performance
Maximum speed: 560 kt (650 mph, 1,047 km/h)
Combat radius: 4,480 mi (3,890 NM, 7,210 km)
Ferry range: 10,145 mi (8,764 nm, 16,232 km)
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
Rate of climb: 6,270 ft/min (31.85 m/s)
Wing loading: 120 lb/ft² (586 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.31
Lift-to-drag ratio: 21.5 (estimated)
Armament
Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan cannon originally mounted in a remote controlled tail turret on the H-model, removed from all current operational aircraft in 1991
Bombs: Approximately 70,000 pounds (31,500 kg) mixed ordnance; bombs, mines, missiles, in various configurations
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Electro-optical viewing system that uses platinum silicide forward-looking infrared and high resolution low-light-level television sensors
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod
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This is not the usual sight in Frankfurt! What a BIG surprise! Right now there is no scheduled Emirates A380 service to Frankfurt
Emirates Airline Airbus A380-861 A6-EDJ is climbing out of runway 07L.
MSN 009 has had its first flight on 25.08.06 with the test registration F-WWEA and was the first A380 to carry the Engine Alliance GP7270 turbofans. It was used for testing until 2008. Originally intended for Etihad Airways, this jet was delivered to Emirates on 04.06.10 with GP7270. If Etihad was the customer, the engines would have been replaced by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 - we all know them since the Qantas incident. With RR engines the type is A380-841 instead of -861.
This is flight EK17 from Dubai (DXB) to Manchester (MAN). It was diverted to Frankfurt due to a medical emergency and is now continuing the flight to Manchester where it has arrived on 15:03 GMT - with a delay of 2 1/2h. Thanks for this information, Paul!.
In case you are interested: Manchester (MAN) is the 5th airport in Europe (and the first regional airport in the world) to see regular scheduled A380 services after LHR, CDG, ZRH and FRA. Flights EK17 (DXB-MAN) & EK18 (MAN-DXB) are operated since Sept. 1, 2010. The turnaround time in Manchester is just 1:40h - seems quite tough! Emirates is flying to Manchester since 1990. With EK17/18 they have replaced a Boeing 777-300(ER) and boosted capacity on this route by 75 seats a day.
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CHIPMUNK T.10 (G-BYHL) WG308 8
belonging to M R & I D Higgins.
with KC-135 STRATOTANKER behind it.
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Four DHC-1Chipmunks commenced service with the Aircraft Squadron in 1957. They were replacements for the Tiger Moths and <Harvards which were being phased out. These Chipmunks, also affectionately known as "Chippies", served the Force until 1960, the year that saw the disbandment of MAAF (Singapore Wing)..
The Chipmunk was designed in Canada by Wsiewolod J. Jakimuik, previously Chief Designer for PZL in Poland. It was developed by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada as a military training aircraft to replace the legendry DH.82 Tiger Moth.
This trainer, is a low wing monoplane of all metal, stressed skin construction with the pilot and instructor seated in tandem under a single piece sliding canopy.
The prototype first flew on 22 May 1946 from de Havilland's factory at Downsview, Toronto. Although designed in Canada, the Chipmunk was built in large numbers in Great Britain for the RAF. The British products carried the mark number T.10.
The Chipmunk T.10 serves with the RAF and differs from the Canadian T.1 in that the T.10 was fully aerobatic from the outset. The T.10 also featured a multi-panel sliding canopy whilst most Canadian-built Chipmunks had a bubble canopy.
Specifications
Manufacturer : De Havilland Aircraft of Canada.
Crew : Two in tandem, pilot and trainee.
Length: 7.75 m
Height: 2.13 m
Wing span: 10.46 m
Wing area : 15.97 m2
Performance
Speed: 222 km/h at sea level
Range : 451km
Climb : 256m/min
Weight: (empty): 646 kg
Max.Take-off Weight: 914 kg
Service ceiling : 5,200 m
Propulsion
Powerplant: 1 x 108kw (145 hp) Gipsy Major 8,
-cylinder incline air-cooled.
T.10 served with the Royal Air Force.
Malayan Auxiliary Air Force Singapore Wing
KC-135 STRATOTANKER
KC-135 Stratotanker
• KC-135 Stratotanker
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• KC-135s take on aeromedical evacuation role - 8/9/2006
Mission
The KC-135 Stratotanker's principal mission is air refueling. This unique asset greatly enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft as well as aircraft of allied nations. The KC-135 is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations.
Features
Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights up to 322,500 pounds (146,285 kilograms). Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method. A special shuttlecock-shaped drogue, attached to and trailing behind the flying boom, may be used to refuel aircraft fitted with probes. Some aircraft have been configured with the Multipoint Refueling System or MPRS. MPRS configured aircraft are capable of refueling two receiver aircraft simultaneously from special “pods” mounted on the wingtips. One crewmember, known as the boom operator, is stationed in the rear of the plane and controls the boom during in-flight air refueling. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of passengers and cargo. Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms) of cargo.
Background
Air Mobility Command manages more than 490 total aircraft inventory Stratotankers, of which the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard fly 271 of those in support of AMC's mission.
The Boeing Company's model 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial 707 passenger plane as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. In 1954 the Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future 732-plane fleet. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, Calif., in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965.
Of the original KC-135A's, more than 410 have been modified with new CFM-56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A.
Under another modification program, 157 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the TF-33-PW-102 engines. The re-engined tanker, designated the KC-135E, is 14 percent more fuel efficient than the KC-135A and can offload 20 percent more fuel.
Through the years, the KC-135 has been altered to do other jobs ranging from flying command post missions to reconnaissance. RC-135s are used for special reconnaissance and Air Force Materiel Command's NKC-135A's are flown in test programs. Air Combat Command operates the OC-135 as an observation platform in compliance with the Open Skies Treaty.
Over the next few years, the aircraft will undergo upgrades to expand its capabilities and improve its reliability. Among these are improved communications, navigation and surveillance equipment to meet future civil air traffic control needs.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Aerial refueling and airlift
Prime Contractor: The Boeing Company
Power Plant: KC-135R/T, CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines; KC-135E, Pratt and Whitney TF-33-PW-102 turbofan engines
Thrust: KC-135R, 21,634 pounds each engine; KC-135E, 18,000 pounds each engine
Wingspan: 130 feet, 10 inches (39.88 meters)
Length: 136 feet, 3 inches (41.53 meters)
Height: 41 feet, 8 inches (12.7 meters)
Speed: 530 miles per hour at 30,000 feet (9,144 meters)
Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,240 meters)
Range: 1,500 miles (2,419 kilometers) with 150,000 pounds (68,039 kilograms) of transfer fuel; ferry mission, up to 11,015 miles (17,766 kilometers)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 322,500 pounds (146,285 kilograms)
Maximum Transfer Fuel Load: 200,000 pounds (90,719 kilograms)
Maximum Cargo Capability: 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms), 37 passengers
Pallet Positions: 6
Crew: Three: pilot, co-pilot and boom operator. Some KC-135 missions require the addition of a navigator. The Air Force has a limited number of navigator suites that can be installed for unique missions.
Aeromedical Evacuation Crew: A basic crew of five (two flight nurses and three medical technicians) is added for aeromedical evacuation missions. Medical crew may be altered as required by the needs of patients.
Unit Cost: $39.6 million (FY98 constant dollars)
Date Deployed: August 1956
Inventory: Active duty, 195; Air National Guard, 251; Air Force Reserve, 84
Point of Contact
Air Mobility Command, Public Affairs Office; 503 Ward Drive Ste 214, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5335, DSN 779-7843 or 618-229-7843.
July 2006
KC-135 Stratotanker
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On finals to land at Glasgow Prestwick airport in Ayrshire Scotland is the AN225.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union during the 1980s. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. The single example built has the Ukrainian civil registration UR-82060.
Zokbar-2 “Rally”
Zokbar World Defense's final attempt at an honest colonial police cruiser before distributing its weapons to megacorporations. The light starfighter was not designed for true space combat and lacked decent armor. This, paired with now mostly redundant dual jet engines and outdated systems made it an all-around terrible choice for any corporation.
Zokbar-2 light starfighter
Crew: 1
Propulsion: 2x E-1331 retro-fambulator rocket engines, 2x Gorrister NK-9002 turbofan engines
Length: 42ft
Height: 9ft
Armament: 2x forward-facing rotary cannons, various internally carried short-range missiles
The Tornado is not a small aircraft, but it is very small compared to the A310 Multi Role Tanker Transport it is flying in formation with.
Celebrating 10 years since the introduction of the type into the active inventory of the German Air Force at Laage AFB near Rostock. Demonstration Air Refueling operations with two Eurofighter and two Tornado aircraft. Here is a close-up with one Tornado in the frame.
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The Ball-Bartoe JW-1 Jetwing was an experimental aircraft that was fitted with a turbofan engine. Note the absence of a jetpipe: The flow from the engine was expelled across the upper surface of the airfoil. If the flaps were extended, as shown here, this gas flow would cling to the curved surface (the Coanda effect) and be largely directed downwards, creating an upward force: effective lift. So the landing plane would be in part riding on its exhaust flow, which means the lift had to produce less flow from forward motion, which means it could land at a very low speed. The US Navy tested the concept for some time to see whether it would be of use for carrier-based aircraft.
Seen at "Wings Across the Rockies" museum, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Camera: Leicaflex SL2 (Leica ID 10022), made in 1975
Lens: Leica Summicron-R-II 50mm (11216), made in 1978
Kodak Portra 400 professional grade colour negative film, exposed at ISO 200
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
N209MG on short final for runway 21.
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Two General Electric CF34 turbofans, c9000-lbf each
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Nikon Nikkor 18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S DX
_DSC5395 Anx2 CC-144B 144615 800h Q90 f25
O Aeroporto Internacional de Viracopos/Campinas (IATA: VCP, ICAO: SBKP) está localizado a 20 quilômetros do centro de Campinas e a 100 quilômetros da capital paulista. O aeroporto é referência do crescimento industrial da cidade de Campinas, e movimenta primariamente o tráfego de cargas.
Atualmente, representa o segundo maior terminal aéreo de cargas do país,[1] responsável por 18,1% do movimento total de cargas nos aeroportos brasileiros.[1] Em 2011, registrou um fluxo de cargas embarcadas e desembarcadas em vôos internacionais de cerca de 256.903 toneladas.[1] De cada três toneladas de mercadorias exportadas e importadas, uma passa pelo aeroporto de Viracopos.[1] O terminal de logística de carga de importação e exportação possui uma área de mais de 81 mil metros quadrados, com capacidade de processar até 720 mil toneladas de carga aérea por ano.
30-GW Dassault Rafale C C/N 144
Manufacturer:Dassault
Model:Rafale C Search all Dassault Rafale C
Year built:2013
Construction Number (C/N):144
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:1
Number of Engines:2
Engine Type:Turbofan
Engine Manufacturer and Model:SNECMA M88-2
Also Registered As:
144 Active service with EC 01.007
Aircraft
-- Specifications --
‧ Manufacturer: General Electric Co.
‧ Thrust: 20,000 to 34,000 lbf
‧ Overall Pressure Ratio at Maximum Power: 32.7
‧ Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: 5.19
‧ Bypass Ratio: 5.1
‧ Compressor: Two spool, axial flow, single-stage fan
‧ Low Pass-High Pass (LP-HP) Compressor Stages: 3-9
‧ HP-LP Turbine Stages: 1-4
‧ Combustor Type: Annular
‧ Length: 103.5 in
‧ Diameter: 61 in
‧ Dry Weight: 5,257 lbs
‧ Platforms: Airbus A320 family; Airbus A340-200/-300; Boeing 737 Classic / Next Gen; Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker; McDonnell Douglas DC-8-70
‧ Price/Unit Cost: $13.73 million (in 2015)
‧ First Run: June 1974
‧ First Flight: Unknown
‧ Number built: 32,645 (as of June 2018)
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 100
Aperture – f/5.6
Focal Length – 200mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
Rolls-Royce Trent 772B-60 turbofan at Air China Airbus A330-243 B-6092.
This is the most powerful engine that is available for the A330. Its maximum thrust is 71,100 lb (and it´s the most beautiful one, too...)
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Aeroporto Estadual de Jundiaí / Comandante Rolim Adolfo Amaro - SBJD
MATRÍCULA: PR - CCB
Fabricante: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT
Modelo: B300
Número de Série: FL-541
Tipo ICAO: B350
Tipo de Habilitação para Pilotos: B350
Classe da Aeronave: POUSO CONVECIONAL 2 MOTORES TURBOHELICE
Peso Máximo de Decolagem: 6804 - Kg
Número Máximo de Passageiros: 009
Categoria de Registro: PRIVADA SERVICO AEREO PRIVADOS
Situação no RAB: Data da Compra/Transferência:
Situação de Aeronavegabilidade: Normal
MATRÍCULA: PRIPB
Fabricante: EUROCOPTER FRANCE
Modelo: EC-130B4
Número de Série: 4382
Tipo ICAO : EC30
Tipo de Habilitação para Pilotos: EC30
Classe da Aeronave: HELICOPTERO 1 MOTOR TURBOHELICE
Peso Máximo de Decolagem: 2427 - Kg
Número Máximo de Passageiros: 006
Categoria de Registro: PRIVADA SERVICO AEREO PRIVADOS
Situação no RAB:
Situação de Aeronavegabilidade: Normal
The Airbus A340 is a long-range, four-engine, wide-body commercial passenger jet airliner that was developed and produced by the European aerospace company Airbus.
The A340 was assembled in Toulouse, France. It seats up to 375 passengers in the standard variants and 440 in the stretched -600 series. Depending on the model, it has a range of 6,700 to 9,000 nautical miles (12,400 to 16,700 km; 7,700 to 10,400 mi). Its distinguishing features are four high-bypass turbofan engines and three leg main landing gear.
The A340 was manufactured in four fuselage lengths. The initial variant, A340-300, which entered service in 1993, measured 63.69 metres (209.0 ft).[6] The shorter -200 was developed next, and the A340-600 was a 15.96 metres (52.4 ft) stretch of the -200. The -600 was developed alongside the shorter A340-500, which would become the longest-range commercial airliner until the arrival of the Boeing 777-200LR. The -200 and -300 models were powered by the 151 kilonewtons (34,000 lbf) CFM56-5C, while the 267-kilonewton (60,000 lbf) Rolls-Royce Trent 500 was the exclusive powerplant for the extended-range -500 and -600 models. The initial A340-200 and -300 variants share the fuselage and wing of the twin-engine Airbus A330 with which it was concurrently designed. The heavier A340-500 and -600 are stretched and have enlarged wings.
Launch customers Lufthansa and Air France placed the A340 into service in March 1993. In September 2011, 379 orders had been placed (not including private operators), of which 375 were delivered. The most common type were the A340-300 model, with 218 aircraft delivered. Lufthansa is the biggest operator of the A340, having acquired 59 aircraft. The A340 is used on long-haul, trans-oceanic routes due to its immunity from ETOPS restrictions; however, with reliability and fuel efficiency in engines improving, airlines have gradually phased out the type in favour of more economical twinjets of comparable capacity such as the Boeing 777, while Airbus has positioned the larger variants of the Airbus A350 as a successor.
Airbus announced on 10 November 2011 that A340 production had been concluded.
Aeroporto Estadual de Jundiaí / Comandante Rolim Adolfo Amaro - SBJD / QDV
MATRÍCULA: PR - OTE
Fabricante: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT
Modelo: C90GTI
Número de Série: LJ-1862
Tipo ICAO: BE9L
Tipo de Habilitação para Pilotos: BE90
Classe da Aeronave: POUSO CONVECIONAL 2 MOTORES TURBOHELICE
Peso Máximo de Decolagem: 4581 - Kg
Número Máximo de Passageiros: 007
Categoria de Registro: PRIVADA SERVICO AEREO PRIVADOS
Situação no RAB:
Situação de Aeronavegabilidade: Normal
The Douglas Collection a bespoke set of 90 Douglas DC-8s which have now arrived back from the scanning department :) There will also be a set of 79 DC-9s. Again, I hope that they will provide some enjoyment and nostalgia from a bygone age.
Here we see a view of one of the stretched bodied Douglas DC-8-61s that Spantax used to supplement their original fleet of Convair Coronados. Six of the aircraft operated with the airline between 1973 and the airline's demise in 1988. The location is Helsinki (Vantaa) airport, with the forest in the background, which I believe concealed the military side of the airport. I was lucky to see a couple of Finnish Airforce MiG-21s taxi out of the trees on the same day - but I daren't take a photo! I did manage to capture a Fouga Magister though (see comments section below :)
My grand Scandinavian Aviation Tour 1982
After making four successful tours of Northern Europe, in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, made primarily to visit some of the major airports to feed my need to see 'exotic' aircraft, but also to take in the experience of travel abroad, I was lucky to take part in my most interesting and adventurous tour in 1982 - to Scandinavia! Inspired by my long-term affinity with the region (being 6' 2" and blonde I am obviously descended from the Vikings :) I planned the trip to take in the following countries: Norway, Sweden and Finland. For some reason, I couldn't engineer Denmark into my two-week itinerary! The main goal for me was to explore some of Finland, and in particular, to at least see the border with Russia a.k.a. the U.S.S.R. :)
As Finland was the most interesting country of the three for me, I engineered quite a long visit to the country [six days] and managed to visit six of the nine military airfields located in the southern part of the country:
1) Helsinki-Malmi
2) Utti
3) Turku-Abo (shared civil airport)
4) Tampere-Pirkkala
5) Jyväskylä-Luonetjarvi (shared civil airport)
6) Kuopio-Rissala
as well as
7) Helsinki-Vantaa (shared civil airport)
N8770 c/n 45913 - Douglas DC-8-61 was delivered new to Eastern Airlines in Jan 1968, and flew with the airline for just five years before being leased to Overseas National Airlines (ONA) in Dec 1973. Re-registered as N869F in June 1975, but returned to National Aircraft Leasing in Mar 1977. Became EC-CZE with Spantax in Apr 1977 and flew with them until the airline's demise in 1988. Final identity was N814GB with G & B Aviation Inc. Miami in 1990 - withdrawn 1999 and broken up at Miami. One of the stretched DC-8s that escaped being re-engined with turbofans, and didn't even get converted to a freighter?
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera and 300mm lens. From an original slide, scanned with minimal digital restoration.
You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/
Lufthansa Boeing 737-530 D-ABIW Bad Nauheim is taxiing towards runway 18 for an intersection departure.
c/n 24945 has had its first flight on 29.05.91 and was delivered to LH on 13.06.91.
The jet is powered by 2x CFMI CFM56-3B1 turbofans and has a variable cabin layout with 120 Business and Economy Class seats.
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