The aircraft was designed and built by a team led by engineer Radu Manicatide at the Enterprise of Aircraft Construction and Repair Material (ICRMA) in 1955 as IAR 817. And from these IAR prototype was then developed in 1960 the IAR-818 and later on a different version was created in 1964, giving birth to the [...]
Aviation specialists and passengers know that alcohol has a more intense effect when consumed on the plane from personal experience. This is because inside a plane an entirely new and real “ecosystem” is created and these can hide some surprises. Every flight starts with a pressurized aircraft which is a required maneuver, since at the [...]
The Zeppelin is back! The transportation novelty invented by the Montgolfier brothers, it happened in 1783. The French Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier were the first who introduced the principle of hot air balloon in 1783. That same year, the physicist Jacques Charles presented the balloon filled with hydrogen. With the silhouette of a massive cigarette-shaped [...]
Many have said that a device with a single engine is so good, that it can’t fall. In most countries it came into use around 1973 but it has been used for decades to launch paratroopers. From 1962 until the tragedy of Tuzla, Romania, there were only 13 accidents which an AN2 involved. The investigation [...]
Being one of the newest fighters aircrafts that the Air Force has at its disposal, the F-22 Raptor represents the combination of a super-cruiser and a stealth plane which offers the best out of a fighter jet also, he has exceptional maneuverability due to its integrated avionics The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force’s newest [...]
The old McDonnell Douglas DC-9 was stretched and improved to create the popular MD-80 series. When the DC-9 model was fitted with highly efficient, improved, higher bypass ratio JT8D-200 series turbofans the new MD-80 lie in took shape in 1975 and all because a test. The new MDC engines (which meet Stage 3 noise limits) [...]
The Electric Aircraft Prize of Lindbergh was won by a Romanian electric plane A Romanian couple have fulfilled the dream to achieve a 100% environmentally friendly device that needs no fuel. Utilizing an electric motor he is being charged while in the hangar which is equipped with solar panels. An electric plane built by a [...]
The Fokker Aircraft Company built the turbo-prop aircraft better known as The Fokker 50 built 208 aircrafts until 1997. The FAA Type Certificate was issued in 1989 after a year earlier he obtained the Dutch certification in 1987. Over forty operators on all five continents benefit of this aircraft’s service. The current market conditions have [...]
Some people decide to buy a private aircraft because they spend a big part of their time traveling thus not having a lot of free time to spend with their families as much as they would like or they are simply fed up with standing at the security line every time they have to go [...]
