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The aircraft would replace some of the airline's fleet of Boeing 747-400s. [25] Options for 18 Boeing 787 aircraft, part of the original contract signed in 2007, have been converted into firm orders for delivery between 2017 and 2021. [26] On 26 June 2013, British Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The Facebook Aquila was an experimental solar-powered drone developed by Facebook for use as an atmospheric satellite, intended to act as relay stations for providing internet access to remote areas. The Aquila first flew on 28 June 2016 with a second aircraft successfully flying in 2017.
The registration often denotes the aircraft type and maker. Some examples: HB-Axx two-engined aircraft from 5.7 to 15 tons, Aircraft over 15 tons due to shortage of Jxx. HB-Bxx balloons; HB-Cxx single-engined Cessnas under 5.7 tons; HB-Dxx and HB-Kxx other single-engined aircraft under 5.7 tons; HB-Fxx Swiss-produced aircraft like PC-6 and PC-12
[8] [9] In May 2023, Jacob pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of justice, having disposed of the aircraft wreckage without authorization or supervision while lying to federal investigators about its disposition. [1] [10] He admitted that he intentionally crashed the plane for notoriety and profit. [11] [12] He was sentenced to six months ...
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974/5 General characteristics Crew: One Length: 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in) Wingspan: 5.64 m (18 ft 6 in) Wing area: 8.36 m 2 (90.0 sq ft) Empty weight: 295 kg (650 lb) Max takeoff weight: 460 kg (1,014 lb) Fuel capacity: 56.3 L (12.4 imp gal; 14.9 US gal) internal. Provision for external tank holding extra 50 L (11.0 imp gal; 13.2 US gal) Powerplant: 1 × ...
Expert engineering, the size of the aircraft and seatbelts all likely played a factor in protecting people aboard a passenger jet that flipped over at a Toronto airport, experts said Monday, the ...
Features of the service include: Standard IP data – currently up to two channels per aircraft; Up to 432 kbit/s per channel over a high-gain antenna and up to 332 kbit/s over an intermediate gain antenna Streaming IP data on demand at 32, 64, 128, 256, 384, and 650 kbit/s [2] [9] which can be combined for higher rates; simultaneous voice and ...
The official handover ceremony of British Airways' first Concorde occurred on 15 January 1976 at Heathrow Airport. Air France Concorde (F-BTSC) at Charles de Gaulle Airport on 25 July 1975, exactly 25 years before the accident in 2000 British Airways Concorde in Singapore Airlines livery at Heathrow Airport in 1979 Air France Concorde (F-BTSD) with a short-lived promotional Pepsi livery in ...