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Lufthansa was the first to fly the PW1000G-powered A320neo in early 2016. The first delivery to a commercial operator, an A320neo to Lufthansa, occurred on January 20, 2016. [51] It entered commercial use later that month. [52] As of early August 2017, Pratt was supporting 75 aircraft: 59 Airbus A320neos with PW1100Gs and 16 Airbus A220s with ...
The CL-1201 design project studied a nuclear-powered aircraft of extreme size, with a wingspan of 1,120 feet (340 m). [4] Had it been built, it would have had the largest wingspan of any airplane to date, [5] and more than three times that of any aircraft of the 20th century.
An airplane house or aeroplane house is a residential home made from a retired or scrapped aircraft. The houses are usually old airliners that once carried passengers, but have now been sent to a scrap yard because of age or because of cuts in the airline's fleet.
The initial 24 powered flights used two Reaction Motors XLR11 liquid-propellant rocket engines, enhanced to provide a total of 16,000 pounds-force (71 kN) of thrust as compared to the 6,000 pounds-force (27 kN) that a single XLR11 provided in 1947 to make the Bell X-1 the first aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound.
2,500 shp (1,900 kW) turboshaft version that powered the first 2 prototypes of the Mil Mi-38 helicopter [16] and was to be used on the Mi-38-1 variant. [17] PW127XT-S Selected to power the Deutsche Aircraft D328eco in June 2022. [18] PW130 Unsuccessfully offered for the Saab 2000 [19] and IPTN N-250 aircraft. [20] Proposed for the unbuilt ...
Aluminum was also a logical choice if the homes were to be built in aircraft factories, which, since World War II had ended, had substantial excess capacity. The Wichita House was a project Fuller accepted during World War II as an attempt to produce cost-effective dwellings for everyone.
The Simpson family watches the pilot episode of Police Cops, which follows a duo of suave and dashing detectives, Lance Kaufman and Homer Simpson.Homer is delighted with the positive attention he receives from townspeople for sharing the lead character's name, as well as the character's personality, despite the family telling him it is just a coincidence.
The 747 Wing House is a unique residential structure designed from the wings of a decommissioned Boeing 747-100 airplane. Located in the Ventura County portion of the Santa Monica Mountains, northwest of the city of Malibu, California, the house has been widely publicized internationally because of its unique design, its sustainable use of recycled materials, the dramatic transportation of the ...