Seaplane of the Future Icon A5
The Icon A5 is the world’s first Light Sport Aircraft with a Spin-Resistant Airframe (SRA). The seaplane is loaded with innovative features, such as retractable landing gear, spin-resistant airframe, angle…
Award Winning Aircraft Interiors Designs
The winners of this year’s Crystal Cabin Awards have been revealed at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg last month. The award is judged by a panel of 25…
Normand boiler.
The next most extensive experience has been obtained in the British Navy with the Normand type, with more or less modification fitted in a considerable number of torpedo-boat destroyers by…
23 Extremely Dangerous Airports
● Agatti Aerodrome, Lakshadweep, India Constantly up for a potential extension (it’s only 4,000 feet long), planes have to risk the short runway to serve the local 36 Indian tourist islands.…
The Thornycroft boiler
The Thornycroft boiler ('Speedy' type)Fig. 58, consists essentially of a central upper steam cylinder A, and two smaller lower water cylinders B, these latter being fitted about the level of…
The World’s Busiest Airport
Dubai Airport handled 83.6 million travellers in 2016, new figures have shown, making it – still – the busiest in the world in terms of international passengers. 10. Atatürk International…
Aerion As2 Supersonic Business Jet
Find out more about Aerion AS2 Supersonic Business Jet! Aerion (Aerion Corporation of Reno develops advanced technology jets intended to be efficient, practical and supersonic) plans to have the AS2, a business…
Comparison with locomotive type.
As regards the use of those varieties of water-tube boilers which give the greatest power for their weight and the space occupied, a very considerable extension took place in Great…
Water-Tube Or Tubulous Boilers.
THE previously described boilers, having the water outside the tubes and contained in an outer shell or so-called tank, are technically called 'water-tank' boilers, to distinguish them from the class…
The 10 Most Luxurious Presidential Aircraft
Keeping up appearances is more important than ever when residing as President of a nation. It is no surprise that so many world leaders boast exceptional private aircraft. Take a…
