Major assembly begins on Boeing 787-10

Major assembly of the first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has begun with Boeing partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries installation of the circular frames into the midforward section of the fuselage on Monday. Kawasaki Heavy Industies Courtesy of Boeing/Kawasaki Heavy Industries

The airplane will be assembled at Boeing’s new plant in North Charleston, S.C

Boeing 737- Max takes it maiden Flight

RENTON, Wash. -- Boeing’s 737 MAX jet took off for its maiden flight on Friday morning, ushering in the next chapter for the aerospace giant’s longest-running and best-selling airplane. The company said it is on track to deliver the first of its upgraded aircraft in 2017.

Museum of Flights Part 3: Inside the Museum Continued

Hi Everyone..!! Hope you had enjoyed reading part 2. In case, you had missed it go to the link below.

link: Part 2

This Post is the continuation of part 2. Here you will find the aircraft details missed in Part 2.

7. Douglas DC-3

Museum of Flight Part 1: A Must go place for all Aviation Lovers

Hi Everyone.! Greetings for the Day.! This post is about my experience at Museum of flight Seattle. During a short visit to Seattle I had got  chance to experience the Museum of flight at Seattle. Its an amazing place where a person ought to go if he/she wishes to see the evolution of aircraft. The museum of flight is situated at 9404E Marginal way S. It has got legends of aircraft history like The Concorde, Airforce One, First B747 etc. The current post consists of the aircraft which are found outside the Museum of flight. Details of each aircraft will be given in separate posts

Main Entrance of Museum of Flight

Aircrafts at the entrance seem to be welcoming you to visit the museum.

Fiat G.91 Pan

The Fiat G.91 was designed in the mid-1950s to meet NATO requirements for a tactical fighter and ground support aircraft. Several features, especially the swept wings, tail, and fuselage structure, bear a great resemblance to the North American F-86 Sabre jet fighter. As recently as the mid-1990s, G.91s were still flying with the air forces of Italy and other European countries.

Boeing 787 : A dream come true

Dreamliner

Its a plane which will make you feel of your dreams coming true. Inside the flight one will not be able to hear the outside noise. The mood lighting inside the cabin makes you feel comfortable to sleep & also helps you avert jet lag. Its aerodynamically very efficient & glider type plane. It is fuel efficient.  There are 3 variants of 787(-8,-9,-10) out of which only -8 & -9 are currently operational.
The major differences between all the models is fuselage length, capacity and range. The more the capacity & length the less is the range.

787 Mood Lighting

Boeing Begins Assembly of First 737-Max

First Look of 737-Max Assembly

Boeing has started the final assembly of its first 737-max. The wings & the advanced technology winglets have been attached to the fuselage. This aircraft will be giving a competition to its rival Airbus A320 neo. According to Boeing this aircraft has got 1.8% additional fuel efficiency. The tails section is yet to arrive for assembly.

The MAX is being built on a dedicated production line at Boeing's Renton factory.

Boeing 777x

Boeing 777x Introductory video

Electronic Speed Controller(ESC)

Electronic Speed Controller known as ESC has 2 major functions :
1) Converts battery voltage down to 5v which is what a receiver runs off if. Not all speed controllers have this capability. When buying one what you are looking for is  ESC which says on it BEC or UBEC. This stands for [ (Universal) Battery Elimination Circuit]

Receiver Connections for RC plane & Transmitter Controls