Designed by Oleg Antonov during the 2Nd world war, the largest bi-plane in the world. The plane was very versatile, it was used as passenger plane, freight, exploration, ambulance duties, and agricultural services. The plane […]
The F.K.23 Bantam I designed by the Dutch Frits Koolhoven, originally had to be the fourth F.K.22 of six ordered, but during the build of this airframe it was extensively redesigned. Span and wing area […]
The Fokker Dr1 is one of the most legendary fighter aircraft in the world, Dutch aircraft builder Anthony Fokker emigrated to Germany before the first world war to try his luck in the aviation industry. […]
The Boeing 777 currently is available in five models: 777-200, 777-200ER (extended range), 777-200LR (longer-range), 777-300 and the 777-300ER (extended range). The 777 program was launched in October 1990 with an order from United Airlines. […]
The Airbus A310 twin engine wide-bodied airliners have been built since 1981. The A310 has a shorter fuselage than the A300 aircraft but the same 5.64m fuselage diameter. The A310 is a 200 seated aircraft […]
The Airbus A310 twin engine wide-bodied airliners have been built since 1981. The A310 has a shorter fuselage than the A300 aircraft but the same 5.64m fuselage diameter. The A310 is a 200 seated aircraft […]
Airbus Industries was formed in 1970 as a multinational effort between Germany, England and France to create a high-capacity twin-jet transport (this developed into the A300). Today Airbus Industries has become the world’s second largest […]
Work on the development of a new basic trainer for the Brazilian air force began in January 1978, the product of a design team led by Ing. Joseph Kovacs. A contract for two prototypes and […]
The A300-600ST Super Transporter (nicknamed Beluga) based on the A300-600 airliner was designed to replace Airbus Industries Super Guppy transports, used by the consortium to ferry oversize components such as wings and fuselage sections between […]
The A300-600 was further developed into the longer range A300-600R, its extended range courtesy of a fuel trim tank in the tail plane and higher maximum takeoff weights. First flight was on December 9 1987, […]
First flight:The first flying aircraft MSN01 F-WWOW will remain the property of Airbus. At the first flight on April 27, 2005 the A380 took off at a weight of 421.000 kg, the highest ever […]
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