The Farnborough Airshow was the hottest ever, a heat wave ravaged Great Britain with temparatures above 40 degrees celcius. American aircraft maker Boeing managed to secure more orders for new aircraft than its European rival […]
It has been a while since I last visited Schiphol to spend some time and take some pictures of daily landings. Friday October 29th we had the opportunity to go out for the day with […]
The first variant developed in the 737 MAX series, the MAX 8 replaces the 737-800 with a longer fuselage than the MAX 7. The MAX 8 has a lower empty weight and higher maximum takeoff weight than […]
Our Biannual visit to the UK for Farnborough, RIAT and some Museums brought us to an hotel next to Heathrow’s landing strip. A great spot for luxury aircraft spotting with picnic tables, a nice pint […]
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) capable of defending naval assets and attacking sea-based threats. The P-8A Poseidon is a modified Boeing 737-800ERX. The P-8A’s are equipped to tackle a diverse range of […]
The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey is the world’s first production multi-mission, military, tiltrotor aircraft. V-22 successfully blends the vertical flight capabilities of helicopters with the speed, range, altitude, and endurance of fixed-wing transports. The V-22 was […]
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its primary mission is to move troops, artillery, ammunition, fuel, water, barrier materials, supplies and equipment on the battlefield. Its secondary missions include […]
The 747-8 is a development of the Boeing 747, which takes advantage of improvements in technology and aerodynamics. The two variants of the 747-8 were launched in 2005. The 747-8F will be the initial model […]
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