From A319 to A380/350.
The story of Airbus is the story about European Union co-operation in building a new family line of commercial aircraft, to compete with the U.S. manufacturer Boeing and this has now been achieved.
The Airbus story began with the A300/310 and from one design all the other aircraft have followed in their varying sizes and options. Initially a civil programme, it has now ventured into military conversions and the design of the A400M, to replace the Lockheed Hercules C-130.
Almost all European partners use one or several of the types that are available with the A320/321 being the most common in medium haul. The A330/340 has seen widespread use world wide and there are many versions available 100-600.
The smaller versions are now being converted to neo, which is that they are driven by bio fuel rather than pure aviation oil. The development of the Super Jumbo A380 has taken the market off the long standing Boeing 747-100/SP-300/400 and 8-market world wide.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
ICBM. Part-Two.
Ticket to Atomic weapons and Space.
Many new nations are now reaching for Space and it has been their own developments of the old Soviet Scud missiles, which is turn were a development of the Nazi-German V-2 rocket.
Iran is developing its own nuclear industry and a overshot of that is the probability of a nuclear bomb, which is worrying to the Persian Gulf nations.
You need power to get just into Space, and more power to stay up there or move on to the Moon and the other planets.
The technology has not changed much since 1957 in the basics of rocketry, the flight control systems may be advanced in computers and in sample gathering robotics and digital photography
Many new nations are now reaching for Space and it has been their own developments of the old Soviet Scud missiles, which is turn were a development of the Nazi-German V-2 rocket.
Iran is developing its own nuclear industry and a overshot of that is the probability of a nuclear bomb, which is worrying to the Persian Gulf nations.
You need power to get just into Space, and more power to stay up there or move on to the Moon and the other planets.
The technology has not changed much since 1957 in the basics of rocketry, the flight control systems may be advanced in computers and in sample gathering robotics and digital photography
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Trinity House Tenders,
Mair, Galatea, Patricia.
There are a number of ships that visit the Port of Swansea here in Wales on regular bases, most are involved in the repair of light markers buoys around the coasts of the Bristol Channel and the Celtic Sea.
But some them also specialise in sea surveying and undersea seismic recording, the newer vessels such as the Pharos and Granuila have a all round bridge and are fitted with more powerful cranes.
Lights at sea still remain an essential aids to shipping warning of lower water and sand bars, despite GPS. Trinity house covers both the waters of Britain and Ireland very much like that of the RNLI.
There are a number of ships that visit the Port of Swansea here in Wales on regular bases, most are involved in the repair of light markers buoys around the coasts of the Bristol Channel and the Celtic Sea.
But some them also specialise in sea surveying and undersea seismic recording, the newer vessels such as the Pharos and Granuila have a all round bridge and are fitted with more powerful cranes.
Lights at sea still remain an essential aids to shipping warning of lower water and sand bars, despite GPS. Trinity house covers both the waters of Britain and Ireland very much like that of the RNLI.
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Retrun of the Trams.
The three U.K. Types.
The need for the tram has returned to the United Kingdom, not for love of them but rather for their vital need in inner city urban fast transport. Great Britain was the origins of the trams from Swansea in Wales to Yorkshire to Blackpool. From horse drawn to their hey day in electrification.
The first trams suffered from two problems one they were hard to turn and two if the line was blocked end of the journey. Today priority has been granted to the three types in operation across the U.K with more being planned for Scotland and Wales.
Bombardier M5000 Flexity-2 Swift working Manchester, these 70 seats have a speed of 43 mph. These are one of three different types in service. The Sheffield Super Tram and more than six new type Stadler trams for the Croydon area network in south-London.
Not all areas have been mentioned, but hope to follow on looking at each type. The DLR, Newcastle Metro and Glasgow tube will be dealt with in separate articles, as some already have been.
The need for the tram has returned to the United Kingdom, not for love of them but rather for their vital need in inner city urban fast transport. Great Britain was the origins of the trams from Swansea in Wales to Yorkshire to Blackpool. From horse drawn to their hey day in electrification.
The first trams suffered from two problems one they were hard to turn and two if the line was blocked end of the journey. Today priority has been granted to the three types in operation across the U.K with more being planned for Scotland and Wales.
Bombardier M5000 Flexity-2 Swift working Manchester, these 70 seats have a speed of 43 mph. These are one of three different types in service. The Sheffield Super Tram and more than six new type Stadler trams for the Croydon area network in south-London.
Not all areas have been mentioned, but hope to follow on looking at each type. The DLR, Newcastle Metro and Glasgow tube will be dealt with in separate articles, as some already have been.
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Classic Automobiles.
From day one to now.
Modern humanity today cannot now survive without the 'Automobile, it was also the same prior to the development of the car that we relied on the horse and cart for thousands of years.
When does are car become a classic?
Ten years old, twenty or more, some actually just after they have been revealed to the public. Because their design and build and their limited number produced, is the factor that makes them very desirable.
What kind of car do you consider to be a classic?
Everyone will have their own favourites so I will state my own cars that I would like to have.
Mustang, Rolls Royce silver Ghost, Jensen, Triumph Stag, Mercedes-Benz 1300, Austin Riley, Riva Cossack, Jaguar of any type or period and the Lamborghini in orange.
Modern humanity today cannot now survive without the 'Automobile, it was also the same prior to the development of the car that we relied on the horse and cart for thousands of years.
When does are car become a classic?
Ten years old, twenty or more, some actually just after they have been revealed to the public. Because their design and build and their limited number produced, is the factor that makes them very desirable.
What kind of car do you consider to be a classic?
Everyone will have their own favourites so I will state my own cars that I would like to have.
Mustang, Rolls Royce silver Ghost, Jensen, Triumph Stag, Mercedes-Benz 1300, Austin Riley, Riva Cossack, Jaguar of any type or period and the Lamborghini in orange.
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
ICBM. Part-One
The Inter-continental Ballistic Missile.
From the development of the atomic bomb to the Sputnik, the ICBM was the launch vehicle to get payloads into space. The highlight of the ICBM development was the Saturn V rocket, which took the first man to the Moon and many other Americans into space. This rocket was developed from those that had earlier failed.
Soviet Russia built their own versions, while both super powers raced to develop better and faster and larger multiple launchers to bomb each other.
Today the world has changed with many other nations such as Iran, Pakistan, China, and N-Korea now possessing their own versions of the ICBM. With the capability of a possible nuclear strike or their own need to get into space.
From the development of the atomic bomb to the Sputnik, the ICBM was the launch vehicle to get payloads into space. The highlight of the ICBM development was the Saturn V rocket, which took the first man to the Moon and many other Americans into space. This rocket was developed from those that had earlier failed.
Soviet Russia built their own versions, while both super powers raced to develop better and faster and larger multiple launchers to bomb each other.
Today the world has changed with many other nations such as Iran, Pakistan, China, and N-Korea now possessing their own versions of the ICBM. With the capability of a possible nuclear strike or their own need to get into space.
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Police Aviation. Part-One.
Aircraft and Helicopters.
Nearly every police force around the world has access either to aircraft and helicopters of various types. The 'Eye in the Sky' is a vital tool in fighting crime from serious incidents such as civil disturbances to full blown rioting, burglary, car crime, chases and searching for missing people, children, bodies and stray or escaped animals.
Helicopters are the ideal tool for large cities and towns where take-off and landing can be made almost any where, if needs be. Bell-206, 222, EC-135, 145, Eccuril, Hughes-500, Robinson R-22/44.
Aircraft need runways and are limiting in that sense, but they can have long duration flights up to twelve hours with some types such as the Britten-Norman Defender.
Aircraft can also cover huge areas of open land, forests and water and they can be deployed for long range observation annd reconnaissance in the case of para-military controlled or unstable conflict zones. Cessna O-2/337, FR-172, 152, Optica, and similar light and cheap aircraft.
Nearly every police force around the world has access either to aircraft and helicopters of various types. The 'Eye in the Sky' is a vital tool in fighting crime from serious incidents such as civil disturbances to full blown rioting, burglary, car crime, chases and searching for missing people, children, bodies and stray or escaped animals.
Helicopters are the ideal tool for large cities and towns where take-off and landing can be made almost any where, if needs be. Bell-206, 222, EC-135, 145, Eccuril, Hughes-500, Robinson R-22/44.
Aircraft need runways and are limiting in that sense, but they can have long duration flights up to twelve hours with some types such as the Britten-Norman Defender.
Aircraft can also cover huge areas of open land, forests and water and they can be deployed for long range observation annd reconnaissance in the case of para-military controlled or unstable conflict zones. Cessna O-2/337, FR-172, 152, Optica, and similar light and cheap aircraft.
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