Steel Islands to New types of Ships!
There is a massive change on the way in this area of sea work from the static rigs to a ship built like a catamaran to replace some of the test platforms! This is now one of the largest ships in the world and if proved to be a success we will see more of them built and put into service?
The rig or steel Island has been around for some time, these structures are in their own right floating vessels but they have to be towed from construction to the drill sites. There they are chained to the sea bottom, as in the Gulf of Mexico, North-Sea and the Persian Gulf!
These shallows are ideal for rigs and over the years many designs have come and gone with three to four legged ones being common, but their some with five legs. Four seems to be the best for stability, while these steel islands are more than just drilling platforms they are also accommodation blocks and are serviced by helicopters.
Over the years safety has been improved, after many serious fires in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. But the dangerous part of working on these today remains the journey to and from, with there being several fatalities because of bad weather, poor maintenance of machines?
Showing posts with label Gulf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gulf. Show all posts
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
The future of the A380?
Limited production and what Alternatives?
It really big the Airbus A380-800 super jumbo and heavy, because of fuel needed for long haul operations! Air France, Qantas Australia, Singapore, Emerites, British Airways, Lufthansa and one two others make up the main customers for this type.
Some of the Gulf states one must say provide luxury than cannot be rivalled in the aviation industry or commercial flight, but this will not be enough to save this wonderful aircraft some alternative role must be found within the next six years to keep it in viable production?
The alternatives may be both the freighter version something huge for FedEx or UPS to get all those Amazon parcels around the world? The other is a military transport version, which would place it on a par with the Russian Antonov An-124 Ruslan and the U.S. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy?
It really big the Airbus A380-800 super jumbo and heavy, because of fuel needed for long haul operations! Air France, Qantas Australia, Singapore, Emerites, British Airways, Lufthansa and one two others make up the main customers for this type.
Some of the Gulf states one must say provide luxury than cannot be rivalled in the aviation industry or commercial flight, but this will not be enough to save this wonderful aircraft some alternative role must be found within the next six years to keep it in viable production?
The alternatives may be both the freighter version something huge for FedEx or UPS to get all those Amazon parcels around the world? The other is a military transport version, which would place it on a par with the Russian Antonov An-124 Ruslan and the U.S. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy?
The problem with the aviation industry today is that airlines want smaller or medium sized aircraft, while Boeing and Airbus continue to fight the market with their 787 Dreamliner series and respective A350-900 Extra-wide bodied models!
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Gunboats to Fast Attack. Part-One.
The Smaller Navy?
One would like to think so, because big nations that have access to the seas or large lakes have Frigates, Corvettes and Minesweepers? But this is not so, the development of the Gunboat has matured into the FAC (Fast Attack Craft), these newer vessels are now usually armed with the latest missiles, radar and sonar.
The orgins of the FAC comes from the Cold War years, when the Soviet navy required their patrol boats to work against mini-subs in shallower waters and also to intercept at speed unidentified targets. The patrol boats of World War II were good up to a point, but they were limited compared to what is available today. Many countries initially received these new FAC Soviet boats, such as Angola, Cambodia, China, Vietnam, North-Korea and Cuba and from their on they made their own adaptions to meet their own requirements.
It was the rich Persian Gulf nations in the middle-east that preferred the FAC ability to change platforms and this opened the door to both the United States and Great Britain, with a few other countries to provide the latest versions.
One would like to think so, because big nations that have access to the seas or large lakes have Frigates, Corvettes and Minesweepers? But this is not so, the development of the Gunboat has matured into the FAC (Fast Attack Craft), these newer vessels are now usually armed with the latest missiles, radar and sonar.
The orgins of the FAC comes from the Cold War years, when the Soviet navy required their patrol boats to work against mini-subs in shallower waters and also to intercept at speed unidentified targets. The patrol boats of World War II were good up to a point, but they were limited compared to what is available today. Many countries initially received these new FAC Soviet boats, such as Angola, Cambodia, China, Vietnam, North-Korea and Cuba and from their on they made their own adaptions to meet their own requirements.
It was the rich Persian Gulf nations in the middle-east that preferred the FAC ability to change platforms and this opened the door to both the United States and Great Britain, with a few other countries to provide the latest versions.
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
The Automobile, Car. Part-Two.
The Basics.
Up until recently, say the last five years the car was a basic machine made up of many components. But the one thing that all of them had, was they could be repaired or restored by anyone with a bit of mechanical engineering knowledge?
Today the car has changed greatly in that you now need a computer to diagnose a fault, particularly the locking systems and the starter. The car started life as wood and metal and then in the 1950-60's it was the chrome craze. From 1970 to the mid eighties design focused on economical driving, this was because of the Saudi and Gulf price wars.
Today cars are light and plasticated or fibre glassed. They are made for both speed, interesting design concepts and comforts. Many claims have been made in relation to safety, but if you notice car collisions they are usually mangled wrecks. This might be that people drive to fast, than they did say 50 years ago.
Don't worry next week we will going on to another subject.
Up until recently, say the last five years the car was a basic machine made up of many components. But the one thing that all of them had, was they could be repaired or restored by anyone with a bit of mechanical engineering knowledge?
Today the car has changed greatly in that you now need a computer to diagnose a fault, particularly the locking systems and the starter. The car started life as wood and metal and then in the 1950-60's it was the chrome craze. From 1970 to the mid eighties design focused on economical driving, this was because of the Saudi and Gulf price wars.
Today cars are light and plasticated or fibre glassed. They are made for both speed, interesting design concepts and comforts. Many claims have been made in relation to safety, but if you notice car collisions they are usually mangled wrecks. This might be that people drive to fast, than they did say 50 years ago.
Don't worry next week we will going on to another subject.
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