Boeing launched the 747-400 in October 1985 and the first development aircraft first flew on April 29 1988. US certification was awarded in January 1989. The 747-400 externally resembles the -300, but it is a […]
The Super-Etendard is an attack aircraft by Dassault Aviation; it was developed to operate from the French navy’s aircraft carriers in the 1970’s. The Etendard is/was operational with the French and Argentinean Navy and some […]
The A340-500 is stretched by only 3.19 m compared with the A340-300, the A340-500 offers the longest range capability of any airliner. With the entry into service at Emirates and Singapore Airlines, the A340-500 now […]
The Airbus A330 is closely related to the four engines long range A340 with which it shares near identical systems, airframe, flightdeck and wings, the only major difference being the twin (versus four) engine configuration. […]
The A319 is a minimum change, shortened derivative of the highly successful A320. The major difference between the A320 and A319 is that the latter is shorter by seven fuselage frames, while in almost all […]
The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer is based on the piston-powered Pilatus P-3. Since its introduction in 1978, close to 500 aircraft have been sold, with the majority still being in service today. The aircraft’s capability […]
The Fokker F-27 is the most successful civilian airplane the fokker factory has ever built. At the time it was one of the first, and certainly one of the most successful turbo-prop aircraft in the […]
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 […]
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 […]