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90′s Pokémon Aircrafts Found at maccentral.or.jp/pokemon/default.asp and www2a.biglobe.ne.jp/~ozaken/index

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Boeing Max Returns To US Skies With First Passenger Flight

Boeing Max Returns To US Skies With First Passenger Flight

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Air compression on the outer surfaces caused the cabin to heat up during flight. Every surface, such as windows and panels, was warm to the touch by the end of the flight.

Owing to air compression in front of the plane as it travelled at supersonic speed, the fuselage heated up and expanded by as much as 300 mm (almost 1 ft). The most obvious manifestation of this was a gap that opened up on the flight deck between the flight engineer's console and the bulkhead. On some aircraft that conducted a retiring supersonic flight, the flight engineers placed their caps in this expanded gap, wedging the cap when it shrank again.

Concorde had livery restrictions; the majority of the surface had to be covered with a highly reflective white paint to avoid overheating the aluminium structure due to heating effects from supersonic flight at Mach 2. The white finish reduced the skin temperature by 6 to 11 degrees Celsius. In 1996, Air France briefly painted F-BTSD in a predominantly blue livery, with the exception of the wings, in a promotional deal with Pepsi. In this paint scheme, Air France was advised to remain at Mach 2 for no more than 20 minutes at a time.

Concorde's high cruising altitude meant passengers received almost twice the flux of extraterrestrial ionising radiation as those travelling on a conventional long-haul flight.

Above 50,000 feet (15,000 m), a sudden cabin depressurisation would leave a "time of useful consciousness" up to 10–15 seconds for a conditioned athlete. At Concorde's altitude, the air density is very low; a breach of cabin integrity would result in a loss of pressure severe enough so that the plastic emergency oxygen masks installed on other passenger jets would not be effective and passengers would soon suffer from hypoxia despite quickly donning them. Concorde was equipped with smaller windows to reduce the rate of loss in the event of a breach.

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Achievement: Went up with a passenger for the first time. Good view, some haze but not too much... and we only got a little lost!

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Flying to Antarctica May Have Just Gotten Easier

Flying to Antarctica May Have Just Gotten Easier

Last week, a commercial Boeing 757 passenger plane landed in Antarctica. It was a monumental moment for the airline industry, which has yet to develop the capabilities to bring tourists — until now — to the southernmost region of the globe.

A Loftleidir Icelandic crew landed the passenger jet at Union Glacier on what is called a blue ice runway, which forms when snow falls onto the glacier, gets…

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This morning, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines welcomed its last MD-11 passenger flight – KL672 – at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The flight, which arrived from Montreal, not only marks the end of KLM’s MD-11 operations worldwide, but also the end of a remarkable era in civil aviation. The partnership between KLM and aircraft manufacturer (McDonnell) Douglas lasted more than 80 years, which is truly unique.

Many MD-11 fans had bought a ticket to be aboard KLM’s very last scheduled service with the MD-11, which is popular among many travellers and aircraft photographers. In recent months, many fans also booked tickets on routes where KLM deployed the MD-11, even if it meant a longer journey.

Worthy farewell With a welcoming shower, KLM gave a worthy farewell to this aircraft, which had been in service for 21 years. KLM has in recent years invested in a modern, economical and sustainable fleet, in which there was no room for the MD-11. The aircraft, with its characteristic third engine in the tail, had become expensive to maintain and has relatively high fuel consumption. Spare parts are hard to come by and it is no longer feasible to maintain stocks.

Sustainable fleet From October 2015, KLM will begin welcoming the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to its fleet. AIR FRANCE KLM has ordered 25 of these aircraft, the first of which is scheduled for delivery in October 2015. The Boeing Dreamliner can carry 276 passengers, burns 15% less fuel than its predecessor, and has lower noise impact and CO2 emissions. This coincides with KLM’s pledge to contribute to a more sustainable air transport industry. Until the new aircraft arrive, KLM will deploy its Airbus A330s and Boeing 777s to replace the MD-11.

Farewell Flights on 11 November A series of MD-11 Farwell Flights will be operated on 11 November 2014. KLM has organised three special roundtrips over the Netherlands, giving fans a last chance to enjoy their favourite jetliner. Unfortunately, the tickets for these flights are sold out, but MD-11 aficionados do stand a chance of winning two last tickets in the social media campaign Bye-Bye MD-11, which will be on until Thursday, 30 October.

KLM Operates Last MD-11 Passenger Flight This morning, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines welcomed its last MD-11 passenger flight – KL672 - at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.