Bank of aircraft

Cirrus SR-20

Hákon — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:59:04 +0000

Cirrus SR20

ICAO type designator: SR20

ICAO type description: L1P

Wake turbulance category: L

Max operationg level: FL 100*

Typical cruising speed: 155 kt

Climb performance: Poor

Approach category: A

Nice to know:

MTOW: 1368 kg

Passengers: 3 + 1 pilot

First general aviation aircraft equipped with a parachute for spin recovery.

What to look for:

Low wings wing struts

The Cirrus SR20 was replaced by SR22 with a more powerful engine and other improvements.

Cirrus SR 22

Cessna 152

Hákon — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:50:08 +0000

C 150e

ICAO type designator: C152

ICAO type description: L1P

Wake turbulance category: L

Max operationg level: FL 100*

Typical cruising speed: 105 kt

Climb performance: Poor

Approach category: A

Special remarks:

*The C152 has got a higher operating level – but in practice this is what to expect.

Nice to know:

MTOW: 757 kg

Passengers: 1 + 1 pilot

The C150 version is a older version of the C152 with less powerful engine.

What to look for:

High wings with wing struts
Fixed landing gear
Shorter (and smaller) than the C172 Skyhawk

Similar aircraft in the Cessna family is the C172. The cabin of the C152 is one side window shorter, otherwise very similar in appearance.

C152c

C152, Aerobat version called FA152

FA150 (C150)

Control Panel of a C152

P-3 Orion

Hákon — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:45:25 +0000

P-3C Orion

ICAO type designator: P3C

ICAO type description: L4T

Wake turbulance category: M

Max operationg level: FL 340 (FL230 is normal)

Typical cruising speed: Slow

Climb performance:

Approach category:

Nice to know:

MTOW: 64.400 kg

Civil version of the aircraft is called Lockheed Electra (L-188 )

What to look for:

4 engines with big blades
Large antenna sticking out from the tail

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a maritime patrol aircraft used by numerous navies and air forces around the world, primarily for maritime patrol, reconnaissance, anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare.

Antonov AN-124

Hákon — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:48:00 +0000

Antonow AN-124

ICAO type designator: A124

ICAO type description: L4J

Wake turbulance category: H

Max operationg level: FL 390

Typical cruising speed: Medium

Climb performance: N/A

Approach category: N/A

Nice to know:

88 passengers in upper deck and up to 150.000 kg payload.
Heavylift freighter. In service since 1987. Similar to the american C-5 Galaxy.

Nickname: Ruslan

The Spirit of St. Louis

Hákon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:05:55 +0000

The Spirit of St. Louis at a museum in USA

Charles Lindbergh was the first person to cross the Atlantic ocean in a non stop solo-flight. The flight was done from May 20th to may 21st in 1927 from New York to Paris.

The biggest motivation for the flight was a $25.000 prize that wealthy business man Raymond Orteig offered for it in 1919.

The type of the airplane is a Ryan NYP and Lindbergh had only about 10 months of flying experience for the Mail service.

The flight lasted 33.5 hours and altitude ranged from 10 to 10.000 feet during the flight.

Charles Lindbergh became a world famous hero after the flight

Tupolev 154

Hákon — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:57:50 +0000

Tupolev TU-154

Aircraft full name: Tupolev TU-154

ICAO type designator: Tu154

ICAO type description: L3J

Wake turbulance category: M

Max operationg level: FL 390

Typical cruising speed:

Climb performance: Good

Approach category: C

Raven

Hákon — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:56:20 +0000

R44 Raven

Detail name: Robinson R-44 Raven

ICAO type designator: R44

ICAO type description: H1P

Wake turbulance category: L

Max operationg level:

Typical cruising speed: Slow

Climb performance:

Approach category: C

Boeing 787

Hákon — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:47:15 +0000

The Dreamliner taking off for the first time

Aircraft full name: Boeing 787 Dreamliner

ICAO type designator: B788

ICAO type description: L2J

Wake turbulance category: H

Max operationg level: FL430

Typical cruising speed: Fast (mach .85)

Climb performance: n/a

Approach category: n/a

Special Remarks:

First flight was on december 15th 2009. The first service flight is estimated in the end of 2010.

Versions:

787-3

787-8

787-9

The 787 taxiing out for their first flight

Airborne

First flight

X-1

Hákon — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:17:09 +0000

X-1

Detail name: Bell X-1

First supersonic flight on 14th of October 1947. United States Air force captain, Chuck Yeager, managed a speed of 1.06 of sound.

Diagram of the X-1