Etihad Airways Boeing 787

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The B787 is the latest aircraft by Boeing and is currently in flight testing. ANA is the launch customer.

Etihad Airways has ordered 35 787s.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long range, mid-sized, wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It seats 210 to 330 passengers, depending on variant. Boeing states that it is the company's most fuel-efficient airliner and the world's first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction. Its development has involved a large-scale collaboration with numerous suppliers.

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 Special Livery

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The B777 was built to bridge the gap between the 767 and 747. The B777 can accommodate over 300 passengers in typical three class layout.

Cathay Pacific currently operates twenty eight B777 in commercial service. This aircraft is in special livery, celebrating Hong Kong.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on model.

Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any model aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone.[5] Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft.

The 777 is produced in two fuselage lengths. The original 777-200 model first entered service in 1995, followed by the extended range 777-200ER in 1997; the stretched 777-300, which is 33.3 ft (10.1 m) longer, began service in 1998. The longer-range 777-300ER and 777-200LR variants entered service in 2004 and 2006, respectively, while a freighter version, the 777F, debuted in 2008.

BWIA West Indies A340-300

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The Airbus A340 is a heavy, wide-body four engined airliner produced by Airbus Commercial Airplanes.

BWIA West Indies currently operates two A340 in commercial service.

The A340-300 flies 295 passengers in a typical three-class cabin layout over 6,700 nautical miles (12,400 km). This is the initial version, having flown on 25 October 1991, and entered service with Lufthansa and Air France in March 1993. It is powered by four CFMI CFM56-5C engines, similar to the -200. Its two closest competitors are the Boeing 777-200ER and, formerly, the McDonnell-Douglas MD-11, which is no longer in production.

The A340-300E, often mislabeled as A340-300X, has an increased MTOW of up to 275 tonnes and is powered by the more powerful 34,000 lbf (151 kN) thrust CFMI CFM56-5C4 engines. Typical range with 295 passengers is between 7,200 and 7,400 nautical miles (13,300 km and 13,700 km). The largest operator of this type is Lufthansa with 30 aircraft. It was first delivered to Singapore Airlines in April 1996.

The A340-300 will be superseded by the A350-900.

Boeing 787 Virgin Atlantic

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The 787 is the latest aircraft by Boeing and is currently in flight testing. 

Virgin Atlantic has ordered 15 787s, with options on another 20.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long range, mid-sized, wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It seats 210 to 330 passengers, depending on variant. Boeing states that it is the company's most fuel-efficient airliner and the world's first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction. Its development has involved a large-scale collaboration with numerous suppliers.

Boeing 767-300 American Airlines

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twinjet airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

American Airlines currently operates seventy three Boeing 767 in commercial service.

The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twinjet airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the 767 can carry between 181 and 375 passengers, and have a range of 5,200 to 6,590 nautical miles (9,400 to 12,200 km) depending on variant and seating configuration. The Boeing 767 has been produced in three fuselage lengths.

The original 767-200 first entered into airline service in 1982, followed by the 767-300 in 1986, and the 767-400ER in 2000. Extended range versions of the original -200 and -300 models, the 767-200ER and 767-300ER, have been produced with added payload and operating distance capability. The 767-300F, a freighter version, entered service in 1995.

The first wide-body twinjet produced by Boeing, the 767 was conceived and designed in tandem with the narrow-body Boeing 757 twinjet. Both airliners share design features and flight decks, enabling pilots to obtain a common type rating to operate the two aircraft. The 767 was the first Boeing wide-body airliner to enter service with a two-person crew flight deck, eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Following in-service indications of its twinjet design reliability, the 767 received regulatory approval allowing extended transoceanic operations beginning in 1985.

Boeing 747-8I Model Airplane - House Colors

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available.

The Boeing 747-8 is a widebody commercial airliner being developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Officially announced in 2005, the 747-8 is the third-generation Boeing 747 version, with lengthened fuselage, redesigned wings and improved efficiency. 

 

The 747-8 is the largest 747 version and the largest commercial aircraft built in the United States. The first 747-8 freighter was due to be delivered in the 4th quarter of 2010, with the passenger model scheduled for 2011. As of June 2010, a total of 109 Boeing 747-8s were on order, 76 of the freighter version, 32 of the passenger version, and one VIP version. The 747-8 first flew on February 8, 2010.

 

The 747-800 Intercontinental version is currently under flight testing.

 

Ansett B767 Model

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twinjet airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Ansett Australia operated seventy 13 B767 in commercial service prior to bankruptcy in 2001.

The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twinjet airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the 767 aircraft can carry between 181 and 375 passengers, and have a range of 5,200 to 6,590 nautical miles (9,400 to 12,200 km) depending on variant and seating configuration. The Boeing 767 has been produced in three fuselage lengths.

The original 767-200 first entered into airline service in 1982, followed by the 767-300 in 1986, and the 767-400ER in 2000. Extended range versions of the original -200 and -300 models, the 767-200ER and 767-300ER, have been produced with added payload and operating distance capability. The 767-300F, a freighter version, entered service in 1995.

The first wide-body twinjet produced by Boeing, the 767 was conceived and designed in tandem with the narrow-body Boeing 757 twinjet. Both airliners share design features and flight decks, enabling pilots to obtain a common type rating to operate the two aircraft. The 767 was the first Boeing wide-body airliner to enter service with a two-person crew flight deck, eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Following in-service indications of its twinjet design reliability, the 767 received regulatory approval allowing extended transoceanic operations beginning in 1985.

American Airlines B787

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The 787 is the latest aircraft by Boeing and is currently in flight testing. ANA is the launch customer.

American Airlines has ordered 56 787s.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long range, mid-sized, wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It seats 210 to 330 passengers, depending on variant. Boeing states that it is the company's most fuel-efficient airliner and the world's first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction. Its development has involved a large-scale collaboration with numerous suppliers.

Alaska airlines B737

This Model Airplane is 18 inches in length and finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, norrow body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has nine variants with the -600, -700, -800 and -900 currently in production.

 Alaska Airlines currently operates 67 Boeing 737-800

Ansett B747 Video

These Airplane Model are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists – to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The 747-400 is the latest version in service and can accommodate 416 passengers in typical three class layout.

Ansett Australia operated 2 Boeing 747-400s before going bankrupt in 2001. Ansett Australia is still an aviation icon in Australia.

The Boeing 747 is a widebody commercial airliner, often referred to by the nickname "Jumbo Jet". It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and was the first widebody ever produced. Manufactured by Boeing's Commercial Airplane unit in the US, the original version of the 747 was two and a half times the size of the Boeing 707, one of the common large commercial aircraft of the 1960s. First flown commercially in 1970, the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years.

Antonov AN-225

These Model Airplanes are 17 inches in length and finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. The Antonov An-225 is commercially available for flying over-sized payloads due to the unique size of its cargo deck. Currently there is only one aircraft operating.

Antonov studied the way of building a transport plane of greater capacity by making modifications on the An-124 model, it created the An-225. The An-225 Mriya ("Мрiя" means Dream in Ukrainian) has a load capacity of 250 t (initialy 225 t), is 84 m long, 88.4 m of scale and 18.1 m in height. It made its first flight on December 21, 1988 (breaking 106 world records) and transported Bourane (60 t) to Le Bourget (France) in 1989.

It is until now the largest working plane in the world, there is only one specimen of it and it is used by Antonov Airlines for exceptional transport mission. Mriya now has the Ukrainian flag painted on its drift and is recorded under the name UR-82060. Moreover, it has undergoes some modifications such as the addition of new safety systems, navigation and communication. According to the manufacturer the fuselage was reinforced to support heavier payloads. Lastly, it was equipped with a new cockpit and a new passengers cabin. Those improvements cost more than 20 million dollars in 2000. The An-225 is a technological showcase for Antonov Airlines and each move of this huge aircraft comes with articles in the local press.

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber

These Model Airplanes are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. This model is 10" in Length and 18" Width. The is an American heavy bomber with low observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons.

The B-2 Military Aircraft is a low-observable, strategic, long-range, heavy bomber capable of penetrating sophisticated and dense air-defence shields. It is capable of all-altitude attack missions up to 50,000ft, with a range of more than 6,000nm unrefuelled and over 10,000nm with one refuelling, giving it the ability to fly to any point in the world within hours.

A new transportable hangar system has been developed which allows the B-2 to be deployed to forward locations overseas.The hangars are 126ft long, 250ft wide and 55ft high. The first of these hangars has been erected on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

SR-71 Blackbird Model

These Model Airplane are 18 inches in length and finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists – to scale and museum quality. The Lockheed SR-71 is an advanced, long range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A  Military Aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works as a Black Project. The SR-71 was unofficially named the Blackbird

Although its many contributions to national security will never be fully revealed to the public, the SR-71 holds many world aviation records for speed and altitude.

 

In January 1990 the Air Force officially retired its fleet of SR-71s from service. On March 6, 1990, aircraft number 17972, the same Military Aircraft that had set the 1974 records, was delivered to the Smithsonian Institution for permanent display at Dulles International Airport. Enroute, flying at "normal" operating speeds, this SR-71 set four more world records including a Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., flight time of 64 minutes, 2 seconds, averaging 2,144 mph (3,452 kph). That was the last SR-71 mission flown by an Air Force crew until the spring of 1995, when the crew retraining program began. Between 1990 and 1995, NASA crews at the Dryden Flight Research Facility at Edwards AFB flew two SR-71s for training and scientific flights, and kept a third in storage. Those Blackbirds had been loaned to NASA by the Air Force when the military flying ceased. The Skunk Works received funding to refurbish two Blackbirds to operational capability — they were delivered to the U.S. Air Force in 1995.

CONCORDe First Flight

These Model Airplane are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The Concorde is an aviation supersonic icon.

The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde aircraft is a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport (SST), which flew from 1969 to 2003. It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation. Concorde entered service with Air France and British Airways in 1976.

AV-8B Harrier I and II

These Model Airplane are 16 inches in length and finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality.   The Harrier today is one of the truly unique and most widely known of military aircraft. It is unique as the only fixed wing V/STOL aircraft in the free world. It also is unusual in the international nature of its development, which brought the design from the first British P.1127 prototype to the AV-8B Harrier II of today. 

 

When the Harrier II was first flown in the fall of 1981, 21 years had elapsed since the original Hawker P.1127 first hovered in untethered flight. This basic design, only one of many promising concepts of the time, has weathered its growing up period and reached maturity in the AV-8B.

Another key element in the Harrier concept is the method for controlling the Model Aircraft. When operated as a conventional airplane, the usual ailerons, rudder, and horizontal tail are used to generate aerodynamic control moments about the roll, yaw, and pitch axes, respectively. In hovering flight and at low forward speeds, however, the aerodynamic controls are ineffective, and reaction jets are used to provide the necessary control moments.

At intermediate speeds, both reaction jets and aerodynamic controls are used. Pitch jets are located at the nose and tail of the fuselage, a roll jet is at each wingtip, and a yaw jet is located behind the tail. The reaction jets utilize compressed air from the high-pressure engine compressor and respond in a proportional fashion to conventional movements of the control stick and rudder pedals. The control jets come into operation automatically when the thrust-vectoring nozzles are rotated to any angle in excess of 20°. Control of the thrust-vectoring nozzles is exercised by a lever in the cockpit located alongside the throttle.

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CONCORDE - Life in the cabin @ Mach 2 & 60,000 feet 12 miles high

A glimpse into activities aboard a Concorde during an around the world tour.

This Model Aircraft flies at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2), which is around 1350 mph (depending on the temperature of the surrounding air). Take-off and landing speeds are considerably higher than for traditional subsonic aircraft.

The range of the aircraft, with 100 passengers and 9 crew, under the correct conditions is about 4,500 miles. The maximum height Concorde can fly to is 60,000 ft (over 11 miles high). With some restrictions on load, the aircraft easily flies the 4250 mile trip to Barbados.

The outside temperature on the tip of Concorde's nose can reach 127 degrees Celcius (260 degrees Fahrenheit) due to the friction of the air at high speed.

Emirates A380 Birmingham

Emirates Airbus A380 inaugural visit to Birmingham Airport.

The Emirates A380 is scheduled to start daily services between Dubai and Manchester Airport from 1 September 2010. Manchester Airport will become the first regional airport anywhere in the world to serve the A380.

A320 Airplane Models

The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus. The family includes the A318, A319, A320 and A321 Airplane Models, as well as the ACJ business jet.

The first member of the A320 family – the A320 – was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was first delivered in 1988. The family was soon extended to include the A321 (first delivered 1994), the A319 (1996), and the A318 (2003). The A320 family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire flight control systems in commercial aircraft. Although there has been a continuous improvement process since introduction, currently the A320 Enhanced programme includes greater improvements.

As of 31 October 2010, a total of 4453 Airbus A320 family Aircraft Models have been delivered, of which 4370 are in active service. In addition, another 2292 aircraft are on firm order. According to Airbus, it ranked as the world's fastest-selling jet airliner family according to records from 2005 to 2007, and as the best-selling single generation aircraft programme.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis

These Airplane Model are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists – to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available.

Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Atlantis last mission was STS-132 in May 2010.

When first flown in 1985, Atlantis became the forth operational orbiter. The final reading on Atlantis' "odometer" after its 32nd flight (STS-132) is approximately the same distance as 505 flights from the Earth to the Moon and back. Atlantis has performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions.

Atlantis was the shuttle that deployed the planetary probes Magellan to Venus (on STS-30) and Galileo to Jupiter (STS034). Shuttle Atlantis has also delivered several vital components for the construction of the International Space Station (ISS).

Making An A380 Model From a Piece of Wood

Building wooden Airplane Models is a challenging and engrossing hobby for our artists. It can take up to a week to craft each airplane. The process requires attention to detail and a steady hand, but the results are amazing and are now in museums, airlines, travel agents and hobby collectors homes across the globe. Our artists have created over 35,000 Aircraft Model over the years, and now with the introduction of the A380 onto the Global network, we will show you how the A380 is made from a piece of wood.

So how is it done?

Starting with actual airplane blueprints, a template is cut. The templates are sized according to the ratio of the actual real life airplane and the model. In most cases, our model airplanes range from 16 to 18 inches in length.

The template is placed onto a piece of kiln dried Mahogany Wood and traced using a pencil. Then, using a saw, the pieces of each aircraft are cut. In the below picture, you can see how the piece of wood has been cut for the main wings and horizontal stabilizer.

The same is completed for the other parts of the A380. In the below example, the body of an A380 is cut from the side. Other details are traced onto the piece of wood, such as where the wings are assembled, to ensure correct carving is completed.

The pieces of wood are now chiseled, scraped, planed and sanded until the airplane resembles the actual aircraft. This part of the process is quite time consuming, as one mistake will mean that this piece of wood will be considered damaged, and the process will start again with a new piece of wood. The nose, cockpit, and inserts are placed onto the body. As the A380 takes shape, you can start to see the double level on the fuselage and also where the wings will be attached to the center wing box, and the vertical and horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage.

As the wings are sanded to a thin piece of wood, they are then ready for the addition of the flaps and handcrafted engines. In the case of the A380, it has 4 engines, and also a wing tip. The wing tip is attached to the wing in this stage and is made of a small piece of metal.

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The B777 Models

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven".The Model aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,370 km) depending on model. Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone.Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft.

The Boeing 777 is produced in two fuselage lengths. The original 777-200 model first entered service in 1995, followed by the extended range 777-200ER in 1997; the stretched 777-300, which is 33.3 ft (10.1 m) longer, began service in 1998. The longer-range 777-300ER and 777-200LR variants entered service in 2004 and 2006, respectively, while a freighter version, the 777F, debuted in 2008. Both longer-range versions and the freighter feature General Electric GE90 engines, as well as extended and raked wingtips. Other Airplane models are equipped with either the GE90, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines. The 777-200LR ranks as the world's longest-range airliner and holds the record for longest distance flown by an unrefueled commercial aircraft,with the demonstrated capability to fly more than halfway around the world.

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B747 The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA uses to transport Space Shuttle Orbiter. One is a Boeing 747-100 model, while the other is a short range 747-100SR.

The first Model Aircraft, a Boeing 747-100 registered N905NA, was originally manufactured for American Airlines and still carried visible American side stripes while testing Enterprise in the 1970s. It was acquired in 1974 and initially used for trailing wake vortex research as part of a broader study by NASA Dryden as well as Shuttle tests involving an F-104 flying in close formation and simulating a “release” from the 747.

The Model Aircraft was extensively modified by Boeing in 1976 Its cabin was stripped, mounting struts added, and the fuselage strengthened; vertical stabilizers were added to the tail to aid stability when the Orbiter was being carried. The avionics and engines were also upgraded, and an escape tunnel system similar to that used on Boeing’s first 747 test flights was added.

Notable Boeing 767 Accidents

These events are the types involving no less than one passenger death on a Boeing 767 Model Planes the place that the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role. Excluded would be events the location where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs. Excluded would be events where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs. The passenger fatalities in the numbered events may be due to accidents, hijackings, sabotage, or military action. The events which are not numbered may or may not include fatalities, and are included for the reason that they meet the criteria of a significant event as defined by AirSafe.com

23 July 1983; Air Canada Boeing 767; Flight 143; near Gimli, Manitoba: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Montreal, QC to Edmonton, AB. The aircraft was cruising at about 41,000 feet if the engines shut down on account of fuel exhaustion. The crew was able to glide to an emergency landing at a nearby former military airfield. Due to issues with fuel quantity indication system, the crew used an alternate procedure to estimate the fuel load. They had no serious injuries among the eight crew members and 61 passengers. Due to the use of an incorrect conversion factor, the crew had miscalculated the weight of fuel on board coupled with less than 50 % of the expected weight of fuel on board.

31 March 1986; United Air Lines Boeing 767-200; San Francisco, CA: The engines were inadvertently deactivated the engines during climb at about 3,000 feet. The crew was able to restart the engines and returned to the departure airport.

30 June 1987; Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-200; Los Angeles, CA: The engines were inadvertently shut off during climb at about 2,000 feet. The crew was able to restart the engines at about 500 feet and continued to their original destination of Cincinnati.

1. 26 May 1991; Lauda Air 767-300ER; Suphan Buri Province, Thailand: Aircraft lost control and crashed after an uncommanded deployment of a thrust reverser during climb. All 10 crew and 213 passengers were killed.

2. 23 November 1996; Ethiopian Airlines 767-200ER; near Moroni, Comoros Islands: The aircraft was on a flight from Ethiopia to Kenya when it was hijacked by not less than two people. While attempting a landing near Moroni in the Comoros Islands the aircraft ran out of fuel and ditched near a beach. Ten of the 12 crew members and 117 from the 160 passengers were killed. The three hijackers apparently died.

3. 31 October 1999; EgyptAir 767-300ER; Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket Island, MA: Radar and radio contact with the aircraft was lost shortly after the aircraft departed JFK Airport in New York on a flight to Cairo. The aircraft crashed into the ocean about 60 miles (96 km) south of Nantucket Island. The NTSB determined that the aircraft departed from controlled flight and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean as a result of flight control inputs by the first officer. All 14 crew members and 203 passengers were killed.

4 March 2001; United Air Lines Boeing 767; near Kona, HI: While early reports indicated that this 767 had a complete loss of power in both engines, the research into the flight data recorder by the NTSB does not support this conclusion. Reported by early FAA and media reports, United Flight 42 took off from Kahului on the Hawaiian island of Maui on a flight to Los Angeles and experienced a dual-engine shutdown about 70 miles (112 km) into the flight, followed by an in-flight restart and a diversion to the Kona airport. Later analysis of the flight data recorder by the NTSB established that both engines were built with a reduction of power to below idle, but did not show any proof of a complete loss of power in either engine. However, there is roughly a 30-second gap in the data at that time when the engines were operating at reduced power.

4. 11 September 2001; American Airlines 767 (Flight 11); World Trade Center, New York: The aircraft was on a flight from Boston to Los Angeles when it turned out hijacked and flown into one of the World Trade Center Towers. Another jet, a United Airlines 767, was hijacked and crashed into the other tower. Both towers later collapsed. All 11 crew members, 76 passengers, and five hijackers were killed, as were untold numbers of people on the ground.

5. 11 September 2001; United Airlines Boeing 767; Flight 175; World Trade Center, New York: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Boston to Los Angeles when it was hijacked and flown into one of the World Trade Center Towers. Another jet, an American Airlines 767, was hijacked and crashed into the other tower. Both towers later collapsed. All nine crew members, 51 passengers, and five hijackers were killed, as were nearly 3,000 people on the ground.

6. 15 April 2002; Air China 767-300ER; near Pusan, South Korea: The aircraft was on a scheduled international flight from Beijing, China to Pusan, South Korea. The crew was attempting an additional approach under conditions of reduced visibility, and crashed in to a mountain about 2.5 nm (4.6 km) from the runway. Eight of the 11 crew members and 121 of the 155 passengers were killed on the model planes.

Singapore Airlines Vs Emirates Airlines

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct 27, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emirates Airlines, one of the world's fastest-growing international airlines, commenced its Los Angeles service yesterday, as Flight 215 touched down at Tom Bradley Terminal, Los Angeles Airport at approximately 1:55 p.m. local time. 

The Los Angeles route marks the first non-stop operation connecting Dubai to Los Angeles. Emirates Airlines is flying its Boeing 777-200LR on the route, offering 266 seats in a three class configuration and providing up to ten tons of cargo capacity. Initially, service will be offered three times per week -- Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays -- before offering daily service upon the arrival of additional aircraft. 

Singapore Airlines have received numerous awards for the standard of service it provides, the most recent award being World's Best Cabin Staff at the 2010 World Airlines Awards. It claims to be "The World's Most Awarded Airline". In the 29th annual Zagat survey by US pollsters in November 2007, SIA was placed first in both premium and economy classes while additionally topping the poll for its website and for comfort, service, and food in all classes.

Etihad Airways A340 video

Etihad Airways currently operates twelve A340 Airplane Models in commercial service.

The Airbus A340-300 flies 295 passengers in a typical three-class cabin layout over 6,700 nautical miles (12,400 km). This is the initial version, having flown on 25 October 1991, and entered service with Lufthansa and Air France in March 1993. It is powered by four CFMI CFM56-5C engines, similar to the -200. Its two closest competitors are the Boeing 777-200ER and, formerly, the McDonnell-Douglas MD-11, which is no longer in production.

The A340-300E, often mislabeled as A340-300X, has an increased MTOW of up to 275 tonnes and is powered by the more powerful 34,000 lbf (151 kN) thrust CFMI CFM56-5C4 engines. Typical range with 295 passengers is between 7,200 and 7,400 nautical miles (13,300 km and 13,700 km). The largest operator of this type is Lufthansa with 30 Model Aircraft. It was first delivered to Singapore Airlines in April 1996.

Virgin Atlantic A340-600 wood model

These Model Airplanes are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The Airbus A340 is a heavy, wide-body four engined airliner produced by Airbus Commercial Airplanes.

Virgin Atlantic currently operates twenty five Airbus A340 in commercial service.

Singapore Airlines B777-300

Singapore Airlines currently operates forty six Boeing777 in commercial service.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on model.

Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the B767 and B747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft

Qatar Airways B777-300er

Qatar Airways currently operates twelve B777 in commercial service.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine Model Airplanes manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on Model Airplanes.

Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone.Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft.

Emirates 777 TAXIING & TAKEOFF 23R | MAN

An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300ER Model Airplanes takes off from Manchester Airport via runway 23R bound for Dubai.

Aircraft Registration: A6-EBF
Aircraft Type: B777-31HER
Manufacturer's Serial Number (MSN): 536

KLM B777-200er

KLM currently operates 19 B777 in commercial service with a further 4 on order.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on model.

British Airways 747 Landing (gear close up)

A great video of a British Airways 747 Model Airplanes landing. The close up on the gear at touchdown to show a perfect landing with immediate spoilers deployed. Well worth watching!

Boeing 747 with Space Shuttle

These Model Airplanes are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

 (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA uses to transport Space Shuttle Orbiter. One is a 747-100 model, while the other is a short range 747-100SR.

The first aircraft, a Boeing 747-100 registered N905NA, was originally manufactured for American Airlines and still carried visible American side stripes while testing Enterprise in the 1970s. It was acquired in 1974 and initially used for trailing wake vortex research as part of a broader study by NASA Dryden as well as Shuttle tests involving an F-104 flying in close formation and simulating a "release" from the 747.

The aircraft was extensively modified by Boeing in 1976 Its cabin was stripped, mounting struts added, and the fuselage strengthened; vertical stabilizers were added to the tail to aid stability when the Orbiter was being carried. The avionics and engines were also upgraded, and an escape tunnel system similar to that used on Boeing's first 747 test flights was added. The flight crew escape tunnel system was later removed following the completion of the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) due to concerns over possible engine ingestion of an escaping crew member.

The C-5 Galaxy was considered for the shuttle-carrier role by NASA, but rejected in favor of the 747—in part due to the 747's low-wing design in comparison to the C-5's high-wing design, and also because the US Air Force would have retained ownership of the C-5, while NASA could own the 747s outright.

A380 Cockpit

A little shakey, but a nice shot of landing of the A380 Model Airplane in Toulouse France. You can hear the automated call outs as they descend. All in all a basic realistic view inside the A380.

Emirates Airlines

Emirates Model Airplanes in their current in-service fleet of Emirates A380 and Emirates Boeing 777.

Singapore Airlines Boeing 747

Amazing shot of a Boeing 747 coming in for touchdown in Zurich - Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 in the shot.

Air Force One Boeing 747-200

These Model Airplanes are 18 inches in length and finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. The Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States.

Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft with serial number "28000" and "29000"—with Air Force designation "VC-25A”.

Air Force One is maintained and operated by the Presidential Airlift Group, part of the White House Military Office. The Airlift Group was founded in 1944 as the Presidential Pilot Office at the direction of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. For the next 20 years, various propeller driven aircraft served the President. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy became the first President to fly in his own jet aircraft, a modified Boeing 707. Over the years, several other jet aircraft have been used, with the first of the current aircraft being delivered in 1990 during the administration of President George H. W. Bush.

Boeing 747-8

I still get chills seeing the 747-8 model planes first flight.... I am a boeing fan through and through!

Boeing 747-8

I still get chills seeing the 747-8 model planes first flight.... I am a boeing fan through and through!

Airbus A380 First Flight

the Airbus A380 Model Airplanes first flight.... was it better than the Boeing 787 first flight? I have a soft spot for Boeing, and I have to say the Boeing 787 is in another class, and is more technically advanced, but seeing this huge aircraft take to the skies always takes my breath away.

Bombardier Challenger

Great video of a great aircraft - the Bombardier Challenger

Probably one of the best business model airplanes in the world - this one is taking off from Cannes.

Singapore Airlines A340

A great video of the Singapore Airlines A340 landing after a long flight to LAX. Shortly the A340 service will be replaced with the A380 in to LAX.

Delta Airlines A330

These Model Airplanes are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The A330 was built to directly compete with the Boeing 767 and can accommodate 295 passengers in typical three class layout.

There are currently thirty three Delta Airlines A330-200 in commercial service.

The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, twin-engine, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. Built at Toulouse in France by Airbus, over 600 units have been delivered.

First flown in 1992 the A330 was developed at the same time as the four-engined Airbus A340 and shared common fuselage and wing components. The first variant (series 300) was delivered to Air Inter in 1994 and was followed by the slightly shorter series 200. This has been followed by dedicated freighter variants.

Singapore Airlines 777

This Model Aircraft is finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. The B777 was built to bridge the gap between the 767 and 747. The Boeing 777 can accommodate over 300 passengers in typical three class layout.

There are currently forty six Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 in commercial service.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on model.

Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone.[5] Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the Boeing 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft.

The Boeing 777 is produced in two fuselage lengths. The original 777-200 model first entered service in 1995, followed by the extended range 777-200ER in 1997; the stretched 777-300, which is 33.3 ft (10.1 m) longer, began service in 1998. The longer-range 777-300ER and 777-200LR variants entered service in 2004 and 2006, respectively, while a freighter version, the 777F, debuted in 2008.

Both longer-range versions and the freighter feature General Electric GE90 engines, as well as extended and raked wingtips. Other models are equipped with either General Electric GE90, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines. The 777-200LR ranks as the world's longest-range airliner and holds the record for longest distance flown by an unrefuelled commercial aircraft,[6] with the demonstrated capability to fly more than halfway around the world.

KLM Boeing 777

A great video of a KLM 777 Model Aircraft taking off - careful of the motorcycle noises.... this airplane is on a long trip based on using the entire length of the runway to take off.

British Airways Boeing 777

These model aircraft are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. The Boeing 777 model was built to bridge the gap between the 767 and 747. The Boeing 777 Model can accommodate over 300 passengers in typical three class layout.

There are currently forty six British Airways Boeing 777 in commercial service and a further seven on order.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on model.

Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft.

Air France Boeing 777

These model planes are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The B777 was built to bridge the gap between the 767 and 747. The B777 can accommodate over 300 passengers in typical three class layout.

There are currently fifty five Air France 777 in commercial service.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on model.

Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone.[5] Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft.

United Boeing 777

These model airplanes are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists - to scale and museum quality. 18 inches in length with custom models available. The B777 was built to bridge the gap between the 767 and 747. The B777 can accommodate over 300 passengers in typical three class layout.

There are currently fifty two United 777 in commercial service.

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km) depending on model.

Its distinguishing features include the largest diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft, six wheels on each main landing gear, a circular fuselage cross-section, and blade-shaped tail cone.[5] Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 was designed to replace older wide-body airliners and bridge the capacity difference between the 767 and 747. As Boeing's first fly-by-wire airliner, it has computer mediated controls; it is also the first entirely computer-designed commercial aircraft.

The 777 is produced in two fuselage lengths. The original 777-200 model first entered service in 1995, followed by the extended range 777-200ER in 1997; the stretched 777-300, which is 33.3 ft (10.1 m) longer, began service in 1998. The longer-range 777-300ER and 777-200LR variants entered service in 2004 and 2006, respectively, while a freighter version, the 777F, debuted in 2008.

Both longer-range versions and the freighter feature General Electric GE90 engines, as well as extended and raked wingtips. Other models are equipped with either General Electric GE90, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines. The 777-200LR ranks as the world's longest-range airliner and holds the record for longest distance flown by an unrefuelled commercial aircraft,[6] with the demonstrated capability to fly more than halfway around the world.

X-48B Blended Wing Body

Boeing Phantom Works has partnered with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory to study the structural, aerodynamic and operational advantages of the Blended Wing Body concept, a cross between a conventional plane and a flying wing design. The Air Force has designated the prototype the X-48B based on its interest in the design's potential as a multi-role, long-range, high-capacity military transport aircraft. The 8.5 percent scale, remotely piloted X-48B is dynamically scaled to fly much like the full-size aircraft would fly.

Following completion of installation of test instrumentation, one of two X-48B Blended Wing Body technology demonstrators began flight tests at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in early 2007, and those tests are continuing into 2008. Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., tested the second X-48B prototype aircraft in Langley's historic full-scale wind tunnel in the spring of 2006, and the flight tests are intended in part to validate the results of those wind tunnel tests.

Advantages of the blended wing-body concept include high fuel efficiency, low noise and a large payload volume for the size of the aircraft. Flight testing at NASA Dryden will focus on the low-speed, low-altitude flight characteristics of the blended wing-body configuration, including engine-out control, stall characteristics and handling qualities. The short flight test program is intended to demonstrate that the novel design can be flown as safely as current transports having a traditional fuselage, wings and tail configuration.

Boeing's X-48B Blended Wing Body technology demonstrator shows off its unique lines at sunset on Rogers Dry Lake adjacent to NASA DFRC. NASA photo. The two X-48B Blended Wing Body technology demonstration aircraft were built by Cranfield Aerospace in the United Kingdom to Boeing's specifications. The subscale prototypes have a wingspan of 20.4 feet, with prominent vertical fins and rudders at the wingtips and elevons along the trailing edges of the wings. The 523-lb. gross weight aircraft are powered by three small model aircraft turbojet engines providing a maximum combined thrust of about 160 lbs. The X-48B has an estimated top airspeed of 118 knots (139 mph), a maximum altitude of about 10,000 feet and a flight duration of about 40 minutes.