Although a first flight for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner will have to wait
until engineering fixes strengthening the wing attachments, that
doesn't mean the aircraft has to sit idle. Engineers and test pilots
got to run it up and down the runway at Paine Field last Tuesday in its
first taxi tests. The aircraft reached speeds of about 100 knots in at
least one run and the brakes were tested. They apparently work.
One of the world’s largest aircraft, with a belly that can hold up to 150 tons of cargo, thundered down the runway and lifted off today from Melbourne International Airport.
Covering the Paris Air Show is like trying to cover a football field with a napkin. There is so much space, depth and gravity to each display that you could spend a week going through each exhibit hall and still not get the full picture.
Experimenters have made great strides in recent years with electric power for small aircraft, and a step forward took place last week in Italy when a new battery-powered airplane flew for the first time, then two days later reached 155 mph, which is expected to be a new world record for the category.
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Pic of the Week
Made of Wood & Wire C. J. deZoete
The Baron Rides Again C. J. deZoete
Lenticular Clouds Over Mt Rainier, Seattle
Fletcher FU24 going through it's paces Operation Wise Owl, Whakatane C. G. Horwitz
Careful you birdbrains ! CT4 aerobatics @ Whakatane's 'Wise Owl' day C. G. Horwitz
Some days just don't go as planned and the crew of this Germania Airlines Boeing 737 was having one of those days on Wednesday. The Daily Mail says 200 starlings were ingested by the right engine of the aircraft as it took off from Dusseldorf bound to Kosovo.
