Airplanes Gallery

The first flight of the Yak 52 was realized in 1976, and since then the factory kept building them till today where it is still built in Bacau, Romania, by Aerostar. It was originally designed as a primary training plane for students who would later transit to the Mig 22 jet aircraft. This airplane is capable of aerobatics being able to outstand (+7g / -5 g). Now the Yak-52 is often seen in the hands of sports enthusiasts flying from  [ Read More ]

Only twelve passenger planes around the world can be boasted of zero accidents which haven’t caused the death of any of those on board. Four planes are of European origin in these top five are Russian or former Soviet, only two are produced American and one is of Canadian provenance. There are many statistics and much controversy regarding the safest passenger aircraft in the world. If we however consider a single criteria, the one according to which the plane has  [ Read More ]

The largest and heaviest passenger plane is an Airbus A380. The plane has two floors dedicated to passengers, which stretches trough the entire length of the fuselage. Divided into three classes, starting with the A380 has 555 seats and can go over 800 seats for charters. The plane is equipped with an advanced fuel use system. Because its wings bend after take-off, the fuel is kept at high pressure in other tanks of the aircraft. As the plane reaches the  [ Read More ]

The aerodyne energy is supplied by an engine or more engines either classic or jet and is supported in the air by aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed during the same flight regime. The airplanes have a wide range of wing construction, this can be: right wing (monoplane, biplane, tri-plane), delta wing (triangular), trapezoidal wing, arrow wing, or with a variable geometry. In addition to classic airplanes some came off the takeoff and land vertically. Airplanes can be also  [ Read More ]

The evolution of combat aircraft in the last 20 years has meant a fantastic technological leap, especially in the avionics and on board weapons (steering and navigation systems, target acquisition, precision striking “surgical” means of survival in hostile environment), but also in building the cell or engine. However, acquiring these new capabilities required the increase of a lot of defense budgets of countries wishing to have such powerful weapons. A modern fighter aircraft can cost between 20-30 million dollars (MiG-29,  [ Read More ]

From simple wooden biplane to sophisticated metal or light composite aircraft with one engine, these are the types of aircrafts are what amateur pilots want for fun or for business travelers. Thousands of such models have been developed over the last century but there are a few memorable examples. Recording the highest production in history, Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft was manufactured in 1956 for the first time and are still widely manufactured, although for more than ten years (mid 80s  [ Read More ]

Airbus best-selling single-aisle product line was launched with the A320, which continues to set industry standards for comfort and operating economy on short to medium routes. These type of aircraft is one of the most used and preferred airplanes by the small airline companies because it offers great performance low maintenance cost and since it doesn’t have a huge habitat makes these type of plane the number one choice for them. The A320 has 150 seating places for passengers can  [ Read More ]