As much as the cockpit looks like a car with that familiar steering wheel, the yoke isn’t actually how the pilot steers on the ground. Controlling an aircraft is no easy task, and movement on the ground is no exception. If the control column isn’t what’s deciding whether you go left or right, then what …
Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 are two of the most popular wide-body aircraft families in service today. They are both twins, airlines use them on flights of all durations – although primarily on medium- and long-haul flights, and they have been produced in similar numbers. In this article, I look at them side by side …
Airbus A330 vs. Boeing 777: How Do They Compare? Read More »
While there are not as many turboprop types in production as there used to be in the past, aircraft like ATRs and Dash 8s are still quite popular among some airlines. In other cases, like for flights to short, unpaved runways, they are indispensable. In spite of that, many passengers try to avoid flying on …
Turboprops vs. Jets: A Guide to Their Differences and Similarities Read More »
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is still flying in 2019. While this statement may not come as a surprise for aviation enthusiasts well-aware of the DC-10’s prowess as a cargo aircraft, back in 1979, few would have expected the DC-10 to fly for another four decades. Arguably redeemed by decades of reliable service, the DC-10 was, …
McDonnell Douglas DC-10: A Trijet That Remains Relevant Decades On Read More »
It seems like every blog and news outlet reported about Boeing’s opening of a $50 million over the last day or two. However, I haven’t seen any of those articles putting that number – and the roughly $145,000 per victim’s family – into perspective. On the other hand, I saw many people commenting on social …
Being the only successful supersonic passenger airliner, Concorde is one of the most widely recognized aircraft types. That’s in spite of the fact that only twenty Concordes were produced in total and that not all of those were delivered to the type’s two customers. And the fact that they could only be flown on a …
How Many Concordes Were Made and What Routes Did They Fly? Read More »
While Boeing 747 is generally associated with large capacity, there is one variant of the 747 that’s an outlier in that regard – the 747SP. This aircraft, developed to help airlines make long but thin routes profitable didn’t become a bestseller. In fact, only 45 airframes of the type were manufactured. That said, the “SP” …
Boeing 747SP: The Smallest and Rarest of the Jumbo Jets Read More »
If you plan to fly on a short-haul flight, chances are high that you will find yourself on an aircraft from either the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. After all, with over 10,000 737s built and almost 10,000 A320s (and A318s, A319s, etc.) built, they are the two best-selling airliners in history. In this …
Boeing 737 vs. Airbus A320: A Showdown of the Two Most Popular Narrowbodies Read More »
Concorde aside, Boeing 747 – the Queen of the Skies – is arguably world’s best known aircraft types. It was the first ever wide-body aircraft. And, thanks to its iconic hump on the front part of its fuselage, it’s one of the easiest aircraft to recognize. The aircraft has evolved significantly since it took off …
Boeing 747: Weight, Length, Range, Wingspan & Other Specs Read More »
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