#Japan Airlines Boeing 747

[the-time-lord-oracle]

747 tribute:

A tribute to the Queen of the Skies.

[drstonetrivia]

Chapter 205 Trivia

How does a baby, with their chubby little fingers, snap them? Ryusui was obviously gifted with strong, dexterous fingers from a young age…

The flashback makes it seem like Ryusui is remembering the event, however: babies start walking between 6-18 months and Ryusui is being carried, speaking clearly is 12+ months, and memories like this one would only start from around 2-3 years onward.

Thus, this isn't Ryusui's memory.

(He was probably told about it, however remembering the 20 digit number as part of a memory is pretty impressive…)

Speaking of, well, speaking: baby Ryusui sure learnt the word "desire" quickly, however pronunciation is harder. The baby speech is present in both languages, with the Japanese version saying "欲ちい"(hochī) rather than "欲しい" (hoshī).

If we assume Ryusui is about 1 year old here for the reasons I listed above, that means that Sai is only 3 years older.

Because of Ryusui's various petrifications, Ryusui's aged about 3 years over that time.

I'm not sure who's the older brother now…

Everyone's mental math methods shown here are references to the chapter 18 bonus story, when Chrome and Senku had the arithme-battle.

Ryusui's fangs seem a lot more prominent this chapter, I guess he's really sinking his teeth into getting Sai on board with their plan!

This man here is Ryusui's uncle, who's been shown in a few flashbacks before. Where Ryusui and Sai's parents are is anyone's guess.

The game character is wielding a gun and a sword, and wearing an outfit that looks like Ryusui's.

Or is Ryusui wearing an outfit that looks like the game character's..? 🤔

The airplane Sai takes is based on a Japan Airlines Boeing 747-300 (or a 747-400, the difference isn't visible from the image). Both types are currently retired, the 300 in 2009 and the 400 in 2011, meaning Sai was still fairly young when he fled to university.

None of Sai's code appears to be indented, but at least it's commented.

The specific integrated development environment (IDE) is hard to identify because most IDEs are highly modifiable and I believe almost any of them can be laid out like this.

Semiconductors take weeks to make even with all the technology we have now. Trying to replicate those numerous steps in the stone world will be, as Senku says, hellish.

The moon here is the exact same one shown in chapter 204, before the KoS arrived in India (literally the same, I superimposed them haha). It's a waning crescent, so it's around October 20th at this point.

We've still seen no proof of Sai's mathematical ability apart from the flashback which could have been an exaggeration by Ryusui, so it's fair that Chrome and Chelsea seem to doubt his capabilities.

Senku says they need "someone" to be ready 24/7 to do quick calculations, however forcing someone to stay up for 24 hours to do stressful math is asking for a disaster. They would have always needed more than one person doing math for safety reasons, even to just compare answers.

(Also the concept of Whyman threatening them and/or attacking them even in space gets me excited!)

Thanks to Sai's petrification scars, he probably doesn't even need his charcoal pencils wrapped since the stain from the dust wouldn't show up on his hands!

Also, Sai is ambidextrous!

The code is mostly base16/hexadecimal (a combination of numbers between 0-9 and letters between A-F), however one of the panels seems to be base32 or something else since the letters M and K are present.

Another code, perhaps? 🤔

Low-level programming languages like machine code and assembly language are difficult to use. Even Inagaki agrees!

This change already happened last chapter, but Chrome's cross-body bags got an upgrade!

There's some old Norse runes carved into the sword, however at least two of the letters are flipped and trying to translate the rest seems to result in gibberish.

In Dragon Quest, the lettering usually simply reads "DRAGON QUEST" so maybe this somehow says "DOCTOR STONE"?

Unsurprisingly, the characters drawn here are inspired by real Dragon Quest characters.

The gaming system shown is the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES): the Famicom. If you remember a differently-shaped NES, it's because it was replaced with a newer version for American markets.

[airsllides]

airsLLide No. 2141: PP-VOA, Boeing 747-341, Varig, Frankfurt-Main, May 13, 1988.

With three units delivered in 1988, Varig was the only customer of the Boeing 747-300 in the Americas, while all other customers either were European (KLM, Sabena, Swissair, UTA), African/Middle Eastern (Egypt Air, Saudia, South African Airways) or Asian/Pacific (Air India, All Nippon, Cathay Pacific, JAL Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Thai International).

[raw-meat-4861]

Introducing this big foamer idk.

(Or maybe avgeek idk)

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HEY YOU! YES YOU!

You came to the right place buddy

Hey this is MattTheAllertor125 but i like to be called GFB12 so uh hello introducing me, what i basically do here is just take pictures but also draw!

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What im into: Trains, CD Sirens, Airplanes, Fighter airplanes, Helicopters, Anime, Omori, Pressure, Art, Film/Photography, Yapping, Memes, animations, Gaming, Basketball, Streamers, Music,

Fav choo choo trains idk: Ge dash8/9, Ge ac4400cw, Ge ac6000cw, Ge gevo, Emd sd40-2, Emd sd45, Emd sd60, Emd sd70, Emd sd90mac Ge genesis, Emd f40ph.

Fav Sirens: Aca Allertor 125, Cyclone, Banshee, Screamer, Penetrators, Aca Alertronic (4000, 8000, 6000R), Asc Tempest-128/135ac/dc, E-class. Federal signal Thunderbolt, 2t22, Eows series (612 and 1212 to be exact), Modulator/B, Sd-10.

Fav Airplanes: Airbus a330/a330neo, Airbus a340, Airbus a350, Airbus a380, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 dreamliner, Airbus A320/A320neo family, Boeing 757.

Fav airlines: Delta, Us airways, Air France, Emirates, Japan airlines, Thomas Cook, Air Canada, Etihad, Singapore airlines, Lufthansa, Ita airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, United airlines, Air Transat, KLM, Garuda Indonesia, Turkish Airlines, Brussels Airlines.

Fav Omori character: Mari.

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Info about me!

The name is matt (im not showing my entire name just call me matt, thats all!)

Joined tumblr: 6/4/2024

B-day: 4/26

Age: 14

He/him

Based in Texas, Usa

Fav color: red

Disorders: Autism (yeah just autism, i dont have others such as adhd, bipolar or whatever else idk, so you might wanna be patient cuz i sometimes may not understand things!)

Sexuality: None.

Fav music genre: Rock/metal, rap.

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Rules!

Big yes to them!

Drawings

Pictures

Ships

Requests

Scars (including cuts, wounds, bleeding)

Edits!

Chubby/fat (Has to be appropriate)

Memes!

Cuddles

Oc

Aesthetics

Bonuses idk

Real people

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No bueno!

Nsfw

No promoting your stuff here! (Something thats explicit or erotic or 18+ related stuff or self-promoting)

Pro ships

Fetishes

Abuse (only if appropriate)

Nudes (Would be censored if it used for artistic

Bad criticism

Racism

Bad trolling

Loli (seriously that would get me in trouble but im also a minor so still :/ )

Lgbtphobic (Dont support lgbtq obviously but not gonna judge cuz thats obviously rude)

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Do not use my art or pics without permission or crediting me! If you dont ask or credit me, i will report you for using my art or pics without permission or crediting me.

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Violating the no bueno! Rules will result you to get a warning from me! If you violate it, youll be permanently blocked from me! You will never come back to my blog for the rest of your life cuz well.. that's your punishment.

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Materials i use!

Sketch book (sometimes or rare now use it)

Apple pen

Procreate (And Clip Studio but then in the future woukd then be all Clip Studio)

Ipad (the tablet where my drawing would now be made from)

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Favorite ships: SunBurn, HeroMari.

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These goats im a big fan of:

@ang3l-d1nn3r (my friend) @xxl1ghtxx @shrimperini @omocat @dreamybasil

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My life as a artist and inspiration for making fanart!

It all started when i was 3, i remember ive been drawing a lot of stickmans cuz they just were very easy to draw and it was like some kind of "stickman stories or fantasy idk?" And i seen to end up enjoying it but not only that, i would later draw sirens and other stuff i was fascinated to, and i kept drawing stickmans until later on i then would finally get my braincells to regenerate and make myself more mature, i stopped drawing stickmans all the time, i started to get into oc! And other kinds of art style and i would as of today draw whatever i had a idea on my head for the near future and many more years to come!

Inspiration

I saw a fanmade animation of where a video is called aging which was a edit from a youtuber named whoamiedits

This is what it looks like:

I saw that video but i didnt clicked on it cuz idk whats about to happen there, i was just more into anime and i didnt know what that video was, it was like somekind of randon animation, that was my first thing i saw something related to omori before joining the fandom and i saw it to this day and i was like "wait that video looks familiar to me" it was back in 2021 when i saw it and omori was like 1 years old, but then after joining the fandom after watching a mclovin video but omori version and i seen to enjoy the fandon, i was a big kny fan by the time, and theres was very popular stuff going on in the fandom, but when did i got into omori fanart? It all started with the first ever one i posted, i originally used it for my art class i then i did not recognize.... I actually made a actual omori fanart and that surprised me! So then i decided to make more! And it made me happy and even thanks to art class, it also helped me more! And it was a great piece of thing I will ever do I will still make art to this day and thats where are are today!

Alright enough yapping me :/

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So thats all theres more art im gonna make and other stuff so, you reached the end! Thanks for reading and enjoy! :)

Credit: BunnYui, Source: Amino apps

2024 GevoFanBoy12 (MTA125)

ButterMachineGaming Never broke while flying through the skies.

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skills.

- wilbur wright of the wright brothers.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 7.28 (after 1940)

1942 – World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. 1945 – A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26. 1957 – Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992. 1960 – The German Volkswagen Act comes into force. 1962 – Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students. 1965 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. 1973 – Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. 1974 – Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. 1976 – The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. 1984 – Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles. 1996 – The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. 2001 – Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. 2002 – Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. 2002 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. 2005 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. 2010 – Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321. 2011 – While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. 2017 – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges. 2018 – Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

[aviaposter]

Boeing 747-8f Nippon Cargo Airlines

Registration: JA16KZ Type: 747-8KZF Engines: 4 × GE GEnx-2B67 Serial Number: 37393 First flight: Jan 24, 2014

Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Limited, or NCA, is a cargo airline with its head office on the property of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, outside Tokyo. It operates scheduled cargo services in Asia and to Europe and North America. Its main base is Narita Airport. Nippon Cargo Airlines was established on September 21, 1978. It was Japan's first all-cargo airline. In 2007 the airline has taken delivery of the first eight Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft.

Poster for Aviators. aviaposter.com

[gonzalo-obes]

IMAGENES Y DATOS INTERESANTES DEL DIA 24 DE JULIO DE 2023

Día Internacional del Autocuidado, Día Internacional del Tequila, Año Internacional del Mijo y Año Internacional del Diálogo como Garantía de Paz.

San Boris, Santa Cristina y Santa Niceta.

Tal día como hoy en el año 1895: Sigmund Freud, psicoanalista austriaco, realiza la primera interpretación completa de uno de sus sueños: el 'sueño de la inyección a Irma'.

En 1911: El explorador estadounidense Hiram Bingham redescubre Machu Picchu (Perú), pero se tiene la certeza de que el peruano Agustín Lizárraga ya lo conocía en 1902 (así consta en una inscripción en el poblado) pero tuvo intentos fallidos de darlo conocer al mundo.

En 1917: Mata Hari, espía y bailarina neerlandesa, es condenada a muerte por un tribunal militar del ejército francés, acusada de espionaje.

En 1930: Ocurre un violento tornado de fuerza F5, en el área de Treviso-Údine (Italia), en la que realiza un recorrido de 80 kilómetros y causa la muerte a 23 personas.

En 1969: La tripulación del Apolo 11, compuesta por Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin y Michael Collins, ameriza y concluye su viaje de regreso tras realizar el primer alunizaje tripulado por humanos en la Luna.

En 1973: Un avión Boeing 747 (Jumbo) de la compañía Japan Airlines estalla en el aeropuerto de Bengasi (Libia), justo después de que sus ocupantes fueran liberados por secuestradores palestinos y japoneses.

En 1994: El ciclista español Miguel Induráin gana el Tour de Francia por cuarta vez consecutiva.

En 2002: Las lluvias intensas por el monzón caídas en Nepal causan más de cien muertos en los últimos cuatro días.

En 2013: Un tren Alvia que viajaba de Madrid a Ferrol descarrila en la curva A Grandeira del barrio de Angrois, cerca de Santiago de Compostela, España. De los 218 pasajeros que iban en el tren mueren 80 y 144 resultan heridos. Es uno de los accidentes ferroviarios más graves de España.

[dangkimnganha1990]

TÔ LÂM

Tao biết ngày này sẽ tới, để hiểu THẾ TRẬN đám chó đẻ đế quốc đang tính CHIÊU TRÒ gì, vì bản chất hiện tại: JAPAN – CHINA – KOREA – RUSSIA and others …. Tê liệt hết rồi!

Năm 2025, mục đích cuối cùng của thằng MỸ là ép toàn bộ CHÂU ÂU mua Liquefied natural gas (LNG) giá cao hơn 40% - 60%, cho việc nó cố tình funding war UKRAINE và cô lập RUSSIA.

Vì duy nhất ĐẶNG KIM NGÂN HÀ, sinh ngày 30/01/1990 tại SÀI GÒN, lý lịch sạch sẽ, đã làm việc tại Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance - Samsung Vina Insurance Co., Ltd (SVI) từ ngày 9/4/2012 tới 18/4/2014, nguyên nhân nghỉ việc:

CHỐNG TRẢ QUYẾT LIỆT TỚI PHÚT CUỐI CÙNG cho hành vi cưỡng bức ý chí để đồng ý trả INSURANCE FRAUD - hoạt động rửa tiền - trốn thuế như APPLE.

Năm 2013, Muscovite Rus có gửi cho tao 1 tập hồ sơ, sau đó 2016 trường hợp khác tương tự, đồng thời tao nhận thông tin phía nhà FRANCO và Trung Đông, JAPAN, CHINA … khá nhạy cảm.

BI KỊCH HIỆN TẠI: KOREA sẽ đổ lỗi cho PILOTS, câu chuyện rất bình thường trong bảo hiểm, kịch bản là cuộc chiến đấu giữa Competition between Airbus and Boeing, CHINA thì nó cũng muốn tự sản xuất máy bay.

Để hợp lý bi kịch thì dòng tàu bay ưa chuộng: Airbus A321 vs. Boeing 747, tham khảo kịch bản mới nhất: Ural Airlines Flight 178

Cách xử lý chính là: Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) (Đối với một số sân bay có địa hình phức tạp, việc này tương đương với việc kéo dài chiều dài vùng an toàn cuối ��ường băng)

MỤC ĐÍCH: GIẢM ÁP LỰC CHO PHI CÔNG - thiết lập mô hình cơ khí của máy bay sau khi đi vào hệ thống hãm, đồng thời phát triển phần mềm tính toán độc quyền có thể tính toán chính xác khoảng cách dừng của máy bay cũng như vị trí bộ phận hạ cánh của máy bay và nhân viên trên máy bay trong toàn bộ quá trình bắt giữ phải chịu tải trọng để đánh giá sự an toàn của máy bay.

ON 15 AUGUST 2019, THE AIRBUS A321 OPERATING THE FLIGHT CARRIED 226 PASSENGERS AND SEVEN CREW. The flight suffered A BIRD STRIKE after taking off from Zhukovsky and crash landed in a cornfield, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) away from the airport. All on board survived; 74 people sustained injuries, but none were severe.

Ural Airlines Flight 178 was a scheduled passenger flight by Ural Airlines from Moscow–Zhukovsky to Simferopol, Crimea. On 15 August 2019, the Airbus A321 operating the flight carried 226 passengers and seven crew. The flight suffered a bird strike after taking off from Zhukovsky and crash landed in a cornfield, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) away from the airport. All on board survived; 74 people sustained injuries, but none were severe.

The aircraft suffered a bird strike shortly after takeoff from Zhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Russia, bound for Simferopol International Airport, Simferopol, Crimea.[1] A passenger recorded the plane's descent into a cornfield after a flock of gulls struck both CFM56-5 engines.[2] The first bird strike caused a complete loss of power in the left engine. A second bird strike caused the right engine to produce insufficient thrust to maintain flight.[3]

The pilots made an emergency landing in a cornfield 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km) from Zhukovsky International Airport.[3][4] The captain claimed he chose not to lower the landing gear in order to skid more effectively over the corn, however this was later disputed by investigators in a leaked report.[5]

Everyone on board the flight survived.[2] There have been differing reports on the number of injuries sustained as the criteria for counting a person as "injured" are not overly strict. According to some reports, 55 people received medical attention at the scene. 29 people were taken to hospital, of whom 23 were injured. Six people were admitted as in-patients.[6][7][8] The number of injuries was finally fixed at 74, none of whom were severely injured.[9] All passengers were offered 100,000 ₽ (US$1,358) as accident compensation.[10]

EMAS:冲出跑道飞机的“安全床”

2016-08-12

　近年来，关注我国民航业发展的业内外人士会经常听到这样一个专业词汇——“EMAS”（EngineeredMaterialsArrestingSystem，特性材料拦阻系统）。实际上，EMAS相当于为冲出跑道飞机安装的一张“安全床”，是中国民航史上规模大、难度高的一大安全技术产品，由中国民航科学技术研究院（以下简称“航科院”）组织研发，并于2013年在腾冲机场正式应用。

　　如今，铺装在腾冲机场的EMAS历经了1000多个日日夜夜的风吹日晒，完好如初，仍静静地守护在腾冲机场跑道终端，默默地为每一架在这里起降的飞机保驾护航。

　　“中国制造”的特性材料拦阻系统

　　民航局历来重视科技发展，鼓励科技创新，并将“科技兴安”作为建设民航强国的重要战略。“中国制造”的EMAS正是民航“科技兴安”战略实施过程中科技研发、审定验证和市场应用的一个缩影。

　　随着我国民航的持续快速发展，如何切实筑牢安全防线是摆在民航人面前的一个重要研究课题。国际民航组织统计数据显示，���全球范围内冲偏出跑道事故次数排在民用航空器事故类型统计的首位。世界上约1/4的航空运输事故涉及飞机冲偏出跑道的情况。

　　我国幅员辽阔，山区和高原面积占比较大，有相当数量的机场跑道端安全区外存在陡坡、深沟、水面、道路等障碍物，这增加了飞机冲出跑道的风险。

　　基于此，航科院进行大量技术调研分析后发现，具有特定力学性能的溃缩吸能材料，以数十厘米的厚度铺设在跑道延长线的地面上，宽度与跑道一致，长度在数十米到150米不等，能够形成一个拦阻床。飞机一旦进入这个拦阻床，特性泡沫材料在机轮碾压下破碎，以此吸收飞机的动能，可以将飞机拦停在拦阻床内。对某些地形复杂机场来言，这相当于延长跑道端安全区长度。因此，在跑道端外安全区内安装EMAS非常具有可操作性，也更加经济。

　　于是，自2010年起，在民航局的大力支持下，我国民航从零开始了EMAS的“中国制造”之路。

　　那时，对我国民航而言，EMAS是一项全新的、具有开创性的项目，国际上也仅美国掌握了这项技术，我国没有任何经验可以借鉴和参考。“实际上，拦阻系统相当于为冲出跑道飞机铺设一张‘安全床’，具有多技术集成的特点，涉及材料生产、设计方法、敷设安装、安全性评估、飞机运行等多个学科领域，研发难度非常大。”航科院相关负责人这样告诉记者。

　　其中，特性材料的每一种成分应该如何配比？对不同机型的拦阻效果如何有效评估？安装后能否保证可靠、耐用？每一个细节都是需要提前考虑并加以解决的难题。

　　功夫不负有心人。经过2年多的努力，航科院的研发团队终于攻克了材料生产和系统设计方法的技术难题，并通过数十次台架试验、6次波音737飞机真机试验、3次J6试验、2次尾流试验该系列试验等非常严谨的实验验证，成功研发出了“中国制造”的EMAS。

　　2012年7月，“中国制造”的EMAS获得了民航局工程化应用许可，这是我国民航在涉及飞行安全的重大系统研发方面取得的重要进展，也是世界上第2个取得民航管理部门批准的EMAS。由此，“中国制造”的EMAS打破了国外对EMAS的技术垄断，具备了走向市场的条件。

　　国产EMAS“真金不怕火炼”

　　作为首批特性材料拦阻系统的试点安装机场，2013年7月，国产EMAS成功完成在腾冲机场的建设应用。如今，有时间为证：“中国制造”的EMAS不仅在材料的物理及力学性能方面达到了美国同类产品水平，还在防水性、抗老化性和维护便利性等多方面都优于美国产品。

　　腾冲机场副总经理向波表示，腾冲机场为高填方机场，雨季漫长，跑道经常处于湿滑状态，飞机冲出跑道的风险较大。此前，航空公司在运行中存在较大的安全压力。安装EMAS不但大大降低了飞机冲偏出跑道的几率，有效缓解了飞行员的心理压力，提高了机场的安全保障裕度，而且增强了机场在争取开辟新航线方面的竞争力，切实促进了腾冲机场安全稳定发展。

　　正所谓“真金不怕火炼”，在腾冲机场现场观摩时，记者发现，经过3年的运行，腾冲机场EMAS运行情况良好，没有出现任何拦阻材料破损、嵌缝料脱落、拦阻床沉降、排水和通风不畅等异常情况。

　　而这一切，国产EMAS又是如何实现的呢？腾冲机场EMAS项目技术负责人、航科院全程参与EMAS项目研发工作的研究员史亚杰告诉记者：“EMAS的寿命和质量在很大程度上取决于拦阻床的密封有效性，尤其是防水能力。腾冲机场安装的EMAS之所以能够保持良好现状，也得益于拦阻床在材料和工艺处理上显示出的良好防水性能。”

　　据了解，拦阻床是由一个个单元体拼装而成的，每个单元体个体以及单元体之间的防水处理都至关重要。一方面，航科院研发团队对拦阻材料单元体进行了防水处理，同时还拥有了自主研发的单元体之间密封处理的专利技术，尽可能减少拦阻床进水的可能性。即使出现拦阻床局部漏水的情况，水也不会浸泡到拦阻材料，这样就可以有效杜绝拦阻材料因为进水而出现冻融等损害的风险。

　　另一方面，他们还在拦阻床表面进行了特殊的防紫外线处理，大幅度地提高了拦阻床的耐候性。因此，即使在海拔2000米的高原经受了3年的强紫外线辐射，腾冲机场安装的拦阻床也没有显示出任何紫外线损伤迹象。

　　前期研发工作至关重要，后期维护同样不容忽视。“随着铺装时间的增加，即使拦阻床的密封或者单元体顶盖受紫外线辐射出现老化迹象，我们也有相应的专利技术进行修复处理。”史亚杰说。

　　除了优秀的性能，一个成功的新科技产品还需要具有较高的信价比。航科院（北京）科技发展有限公司有关负责人向记者透露，国产EMAS具备大范围应用的生产能力，能够提供价位非常合理的工程解决方案。

　　为特殊地形机场提供“私人订���”

　　2013年5月，民航局印发了《特性材料拦阻系统（EMAS）规划建设指导意见》，积极推进EMAS系统在特殊机场的应用工作，并提出为进一步做好EMAS建设方案论证和建设试点工作，应制定特性材料拦阻系统(EMAS)技术要求及检测方面的行业标准。

　　历时3年，《特性材料拦阻系统》（MH/T5111-2015）行业标准于今年4月1日正式实施。这是全球第一个关于EMAS的完整技术标准，详细规定了EMAS全过程的技术要求，涵盖了设计、测试、安装、验收、使用和维修等内容，将有助于推动EMAS行业的规范化运行，确保产品质量和维护质量。

　　据悉，后续攀枝花、林芝、大理、临沧、神农架、文山普者黑、普洱思茅等20余家机场将陆续开始安装EMAS。对此，上述航科院相关负责人表示，除了统一的行业标准外，航科院还拥有自己的“独家秘笈”，可以为各个机场提供“私人订制”。

　　考虑到机场的地理位置、气候条件和运行机型的不同，航科院可以为不同机场进行有针对性的设计。EMAS材料的强度、厚度，拦阻床长度，顶盖和材料的防水性能、抗老化能力均可根据不同机场作出相应调整，以保证EMAS系统的使用安装能发挥最大作用。

　　提及航科院的“独家秘笈”，力学计算为主的设计方法是国产EMAS的核心机密。航科院研发团队建立了飞机进入拦阻系统后的力学模型，并开发了专有的计算软件，既能准确计算出飞机停止距离，又能计算出整个拦停过程中飞机起落架以及机上人员所受载荷，从而评估飞机的安全性。通过大量实测数据的验证，航科院设计模型十分精确，在没有做任何修订的情况下最大误差不超过7%，且飞机在所有试验中均保持完好，计算结果贴近美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）计算结果，尤其是部分结果更接近于实测结果。

　　基于这个模型，结合各机场的综合情况，就可以得出适合这个机场的最优设计结果和最佳工程方案。EMAS项目软件负责人表示：“在设计过程中，我们还有两个研发小组平行独立开展、相互校核并最终确定，从而保证设计结果的准确性和可靠性。”

　　此外，航科院EMAS研发团队还以持续改进现有EMAS特性材料与研发新一代EMAS特性材料双管齐下的方式，不断优化特性材料的综合性能，使其能够满足更多的环境和载荷工况需求，为更多特殊机场提供优质服务。同时，其还在继续改进EMAS拦阻床安装工艺，以最大限度地提高安装效率，降低对机场运行的影响。（《中国民航报》、中国民航网 记者王娓娓）

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first class boeing 747 japan airlines, 1970

[konradnews]

July 2024 issue of Airline Monthly features "Envy. The World of Large Airliners," including the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380! The World of Large Airliners"

It also includes a full international departure report, including Scoot’s E195-E2 from Singapore and Jetstar Japan’s first international Airbus A321LR flight, which flew to Shanghai. Large airliners, such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380, have become the floral flagships of the world’s airlines. We will discuss the size and transport capacity of aeronautical technology, the relaxing cabin…

[zehub]

Aéronautique: ces lasers permettent de détecter les turbulences de sillage et éviter des crashs

En novembre 2001, un Airbus A300 d'American Airlines parti de New York s'est écrasé deux minutes après le décollage, provoquant la mort des 260 personnes à bord. C'était peu de temps après les attentats aériens du World Trade Center, mais cette fois, l'accident avait des causes bien différentes: des turbulences de sillages, c'est-à-dire des structures tourbillonnantes fortes générées par le passage des avions, ce jour-là créées par un Boeing 747 de Japan Airlines qui avait décollé peu auparavant.

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Air Premia: Nonstop von Frankfurt nach Seoul

Seit Ende Juni 2023 verbindet Air Premia täglich Frankfurt (FRA) mit Seoul (ICN). Die Airline wurde im Juli 2017 gegründet und betreibt derzeit fünf Maschinen vom Typ Boeing 787-9. Der IATA-Code lautet YP, der ICAO-Code APZ und das Rufzeichen AIR PREMIA. Neben Frankfurt, Terminal 2, fliegt Air Premia vom Heimatflughafen Incheon auch nach Tokio, Narita International Airport (NRT), Japan, Ho Chi Minh City, Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), Vietnam, Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK), Thailand, Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), USA und New York, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), USA.

Air Premia-Logo / Bild: Air Premia Die Airline versteht sich selbst als "Hybridfluggesellschaft". Soll heißen, sie ist kein Billigflieger, sondern platziert sich beim Service über dem Segment der Billigflieger. Eine Mischung zwischen Low Cost Carrier und "normalem" Anbieter sozusagen. 

Die Premium Economy von Air Premia befindet sich im vorderen Teil der Boeing 747-9 / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Die Dreamliner von Air Premia gibt es in zwei Versionen:

HL8387 (April 2021 ausgeliefert), HL8388 (Oktober 2022 ausgeliefert) und die nagelneue HL8389 (Mai 2023 produziert) mit insgesamt 309 Sitzen (56 Premium Economy und 253 Economy) HL8517 (Februar 2018 ausgeliefert) und HL8516 (März 2018 produziert) mit insgesamt 338 Sitzen (56 Premium Economy und 282 Economy) Im vorderen Teil der Air Premia Boeing 787-9 gibt es in allen Maschinen eine Premium Economy mit 56 Plätzen, die Premia 42, die nach früheren Maßstäben sicher auch als Business Class hätte gelten können. Die Economy mit insgesamt 253 oder 282 Plätzen nennt sich Economy 35. Diese beiden Zahlenangaben stehen jeweils für den Sitzreihenabstand im Zoll-Maß. Also in der Premium Economy 42 Zoll (entspricht knapp 107 cm) und 35 Zoll in der Economy (knapp 89 cm).  Wichtig zu wissen, dass der Reihenabstand in der Econmy mit insgesamt 282 Plätzen geringer als 35 Zoll (89cm) sein kann, nämlich 30 bis 32 Zoll (rund 76 bis 81 cm).

Sitzplatzübersicht der Maschinen von Air Premia

TypKlasseKonfigurationSitzplätzeAbstand zwischen den ReihenBreite B787-9 / HL8387Premia 422+3+25642 Zoll / 107 cm20 Zoll / 51 cm B787-9 / HL8387Economy 353+3+325335 Zoll / 89 cm18 Zoll / 46 cm B787-9 / HL8517Premia 422+3+25643 Zoll / 109 cm20 Zoll / 50 cm B787-9 / HL8517Economy 353+3+328230 - 32 Zoll / 76 - 81 cm18 Zoll / 46 cm B787-9 / HL8388Premia 422+3+25642 Zoll / 107 cm20 Zoll / 51 cm B787-9 / HL8388Economy 353+3+325335 Zoll / 89 cm18 Zoll / 46 cm B787-9 / HL8516Premia 422+3+25643 Zoll / 109 cm20 Zoll / 50 cm B787-9 / HL8516Economy 353+3+328230 - 32 Zoll / 76 - 81 cm18 Zoll / 46 cm B787-9 / HL8389Premia 422+3+25642 Zoll / 107 cm20 Zoll / 51 cm B787-9 / HL8389Economy 353+3+325335 Zoll / 89 cm18 Zoll / 46 cm Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr. Copyright 2023 Ingo Paszkowsky Medien / WeltReisender.net Hinweis: Bei den Sitzabständen und Sitzbreiten haben wir auf- oder abgerundet, um nicht mit Kommastellen arbeiten zu müssen.

Viel Platz in der Premia 42

Wer sich etwas schwer tut mit langen Flügen oder über 185 cm groß ist, sollte lieber auf die Premia 42 ausweichen. Die Beinfreiheit ist grandios. Auch wenn der Vorderman eine Liegeposition einnimmt, kommt die Rückenlehne trotzdem nicht bedenklich nahe. Und im Sitz ist auch genügend Platz. Eine ebene Liegefläche - wie in einer modernen Business Class - lässt sich nicht einstellen, aber das wäre auch zu viel des Guten. Wer mit Premia 42 fliegt, genießt nicht nur das großzügige Platzangebot, ein Hygenie-Set mit Hautcreme, Zahnbürste und Zahnpasta, reichhaltiges Essen mit Wein oder Bier (Speisen und Getränke werden in Plastikgeschirr gereicht) und weiche Schlappen. Economy-Passagiere erhalten zum Essen dagegen keinen kostenlosen Alkohol. Auch der Bio-Grüntee von der Insel Jeju wird zumindest laut Webseite nicht in der Economy 35 angeboten. Für die Premia 42-Passagiere gibt es zudem einen eigenen Check-in-Schalter und bevorzugtes Boarding. Wer am Fenster sitzt oder den Mittelsitz in der Mittelreihe hat, muss seinen Nachbarn bitten, wenn er mal auf Toilette gehen will. Hat der Vordermann seinen Sitz auf die maximale Liegeposition eingestellt, muss man auch ihn bitten, den Sitz etwas hoch zu stellen. Da die Seitenlehnen der Sitze in der Premium Economy relativ hoch sind, kommt man sonst nicht aus seinem Sitz raus.

Air Premia-Flüge von FRA nach ICN und zurück

Flugzeug / FlugnummerStartflughafen ZielflughafenAbflugzeit (lokal)Ankunftszeit (lokal)FlugzeitFrequenz B787-9 / YP232Frankfurt (FRA), Terminal 2Seoul, Incheon International Airport, ICN19:0013:55+110h 55mtäglich B787-9 / YP231Seoul, Incheon International Airport, ICNFrankfurt (FRA), Terminal 211:0516:4513h 40mtäglich Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr. Stand: 23.7.23 Copyright 2023 Ingo Paszkowsky Medien / WeltReisender.net

Air Premia - für den Flug nach Frankfurt bereit / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Reihe 8 ist am Besten

Unter diesem Aspekt ist die beste Reihe in der Premia 42, die letzte Reihe, die Reihe 8. Dort hat man niemanden mehr hinter sich, der einem im Tiefschlaf bitte könnte, seinen Sitz hoch zustellen. Es ist auch in dieser Reihe möglich, die Rückenlehnen maximal so zurückzustellen, wie in den anderen Reihen. Die Sitze verfügen auch über Beinstützen. Stellt man zum schlafen seine Rückenlehne herunter und die Beinablage hoch, rutscht man irgendwie aus seinem Sitz. Gefühlt ist bei vielen asiatischen Airlines das Servicepersonal in der Regel freundlicher, das ist auch bei Air Premia der Fall. Man fühlt sich wirklich gut aufgehoben. Auch nachts kommen die Flugbegleiter regelmäßig vorbei und bieten Wasser an. Apropos Wasser: Wer gerne Sprudelwasser trinkt, muss zumindest für die Reise nach und in Südkorea darauf verzichten. Still ist angesagt. (Es gibt schlimmeres als diese Einschränkung.)

Bordunterhaltung

In der Economy kommen Full HD 12-Zoll-Touchscreens zum Einsatz, in der Economy+ werden 13-Zöller eingesetzt, die in der linken Lehne verstaut sind. Air Premia spricht auf seiner Webseite von einer großen Auswahl an Bordunterhaltung. Das ist etwas übertrieben. Die Auswahl ist recht klein und es handelt sich ausschließlich um koreanische Produktionen, die teilweise englisch untertitelt sind. Wenn Du etwas schauen willst, während des Fluges, dann bringe Dein eigenes Gerät mit und lade Dir die Filme, die Du sehen willst, vorher herunter. Beispielsweise bieten Netflix und Amazon Prime den Download vieler Filme an. Du kannst Deine Geräte über USB laden oder auch über eine gewöhnliche Steckdose.

Flughafen Incheon, Seoul: Für die Premia 42-Passagiere gibt es einen gesonderten Schalter / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

WLAN

Auf keinen Fall solltest Du versuchen wollen, Deine Filme zu streamen. WLAN wird ja angeboten. Allerdings war sowohl auf unserem Flug von Frankfurt am Main nach Seoul, als auch auf dem Rückflug kein WLAN verfügbar. Bisher ist mir nicht gelungen zu erfahren, ob WLAN nur temporär nicht in Betrieb war oder in dieser Maschine noch nicht installiert ist. Irgendwo las ich, dass auf dieser Strecke die Maschine HL8517 eingesetzt wird, diese wurde bereits im Februar 2018 in Betrieb genommen. Vielleicht ist dieses "alte" Flugzeug noch nicht mit WLAN ausgestattet - das habe ich noch nicht rausbekommen. Selbst, wenn auf Deinem Flug WLAN verfügbar sein sollte, ist es wegen der hohen Kosten (siehe Tabelle) nicht sinnvoll zu streamen. Möglich wäre auch, dass die Übertragungsrate dafür gar nicht ausreicht.

WLAN-Kosten in den Flugzeugen von Air Premia

DatentarifeNutzungsstundenMaximaler DatenverbrauchKosten in US-$ e-text24 Stunden30MB6,95 e-light24 Stunden60MB10,95 e-standard24 Stunden120MB19,95 e-flex24 Stunden300MB45,95 Stand vom 23.7.23. Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr.

Gepäck und Online-Check-in

Die Gepäckregelungen von Air Premia sind sehr großzügig. Sie unsere Tabelle: KlasseRegionKabinengepäck Anzahl und max. Größe (Länge + Breite + Höhe )Kabinengepäck max. GewichtAufgabegepäck Anzahl und max. Größe (Länge + Breite + Höhe) je GepäckstückAufgabegepäck max. Gewicht je Gepäckstück Premia 42Alle Routen außer Amerika2 Stücke, Summe aller drei Seiten 115cm oder kleiner; max.Höhe 55cm, max. Breite 40cm, max. Länge 20cm10kg*1 Stück, Summe aller drei Seiten max. 158cm32kg Premia 42Amerika2 Stücke, Summe aller drei Seiten 115cm oder kleiner; max.Höhe 55cm, max. Breite 40cm, max. Länge 20cm10kg*2 Stücke, Summe aller drei Seiten max. 158cm2x 32kg Economy 35 (Flex/Standard)Alle Routen außer Amerika1 Stück, Summe aller drei Seiten 115cm oder kleiner; max.Höhe 55cm, max. Breite 40cm, max. Länge 20cm10kg1 Stück, Summe aller drei Seiten max. 158cm23kg Economy 35 (Flex/Standard)Amerika1 Stück, Summe aller drei Seiten 115cm oder kleiner; max.Höhe 55cm, max. Breite 40cm, max. Länge 20cm10kg2 Stücke, Summe aller drei Seiten max. 158cm2x 23kg Economy 35 (Lite)Alle Routen außer Amerika1 Stück, Summe aller drei Seiten 115cm oder kleiner; max.Höhe 55cm, max. Breite 40cm, max. Länge 20cm10kg1 Stück, Summe aller drei Seiten max. 158cm15kg Economy 35 (Lite)Amerika1 Stück, Summe aller drei Seiten 115cm oder kleiner; max.Höhe 55cm, max. Breite 40cm, max. Länge 20cm10kg1 Stück, Summe aller drei Seiten max. 158cm23kg Bis zu 90 Minuten vor Abflug soll der Passagier online seinen Sitzplatz auswählen und die Bordkarte ausstellen lassen können. Leider klappte dies in unsere Reisegruppe sowohl beim Hin- als auch Rückflug nicht. Beim Check-in wurde mir gesagt, dass das Reisebüro dies bei der Buchung nicht vorgesehen habe. Gimmik: Du kannst die Transparenz Deines Fensters über die Schaltfläche am unteren Rand des Fensters einstellen. Nichts mehr, mit Klappe runterziehen oder hochschieben. Ingo Paszkowsky Titelfoto / Flughafen Frankfurt: Fertig für den Langstreckenflug / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Nützliche Links:

Air Premia Flughafen Seoul, Incheon (ICN) Transittouren vom Incheon Airport Günstige Flüge in alle Welt* Erlebe Reisekomfort mit Lufthansa*

Einblicke Airport Incheon

Der Airport Incheon ist internationales Drehkreuz / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Airport Incheon - warten auf den Flieger / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Airport Seoul / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Flughafen Incheon Ladesäule / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Flughafen Seoul: moderne und stets saubere Toiletten / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Flughafen Seoul, sehr saubere und moderne WCs / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Flughafen Seoul. Trinkwasserstation / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Roboterladestation - auch ein Roboter braucht man eine (Lade-) Pause / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Flughafen Seoul: mobiler Putzeinsatzwagen / Foot: Ingo Paszkowsky

Airport Seoul: Viele Südkoreaner setzen auf Tradition / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Der Flughafen Incheon (ICN) ist der größte Flughafen in Südkorea. / Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Einmal am Tag schaut hoher Besuch im Flughafen Seoul-Incheon vorbei. Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Das Capsule Hotel auf dem Fughafen Incheon. Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

Flughafen Incheon. Foto: Ingo Paszkowsky

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[airplaneniner]

Okay, my turn to do some planeposting.

In the anime Kiniro Mosaic, the opening scenes show a plane landing at an airport.

This is a Boeing 747-400, and it's also very clearly a British Airways 747 (pic below by me).

Already we can date this to before 2020, because BA retired all their 747s in 2020 amidst COVID-19.

The very next shot is an arrivals board, and this is VERY VERY important, as it tells us a few things:

First, the airport is Heathrow, and the flight parked at Terminal 5 (real picture below for reference).

Next, we know that the flight had to be British Airways flight 6 from Tokyo Narita, and even better: the opening shot takes place before April 2011, as British Airways replaced their services to Tokyo with 777s in this month. (photo below is Jetphotos.com)

Now, back to the board. Let's take a look at the flights, and see what's real and what's not. The first thing I noticed is that the very top flight, BA54 from Johannesburg, IS the actual flight number, because I'm South African and I know the flight number of basically every international flight out of here. Here's the board again, showing only the flights.

I used Flightradar24 to analyse each flight number, and found that only five flight numbers and zero times were actually correct. Here's what the board is SUPPOSED to look like:

BA054 Johannesburg 07:25, wrong time

BA396 Brussels 17:05, not Chicago. Departure, not arrival

AB is Air Berlin, which suspended operations in 2018. Might have been a BA codeshare flight

BA315 Paris 14:35, not Madrid

BA439 Amsterdam 16:00, not Milan

BA641 Athens 17:25, not Amsterdam

BA082 Abuja 14:35, wrong time

BA319 Paris 16:35, wrong time

BA547 Rome 18:55, wrong time

BA583 Milan 09:35, not Johannesburg

AY5929 Stockholm 17:45, wrong time. Codeshare flight, actually BA779

BA941 Dusseldorf 16:55, not Copenhagen

BA846 Warsaw 07:35, not Berlin. Departure, not arrival

JL7844 -> IB 8917 Almeria to Madrid. Doesn't even fly to/from Heathrow. Might have been a BA codeshare flight in the past

BA893 Sofia 22:25, not Johannesburg. Again

BA475 Barcelona 16:30, STOP PUTTING JOHANNESBURG FFS

BA393 Brussels 11:05, not Frankfurt

BA879 Warsaw 10:10, not Zurich

CX7184 Berlin 22:45, not Paris. Codeshare flight, actually BA985

Finnair (AY), Japan Airlines (JL), Iberia (IB), Cathay Pacific (CX), and British Airways, as well as formerly Air Berlin (AB), are codeshare partners under the oneworld alliance.

I find it funny that they put Johannesburg in four times. Like, trust me, it's really not that great of a city to visit at all. Even IRL, there are only three daily flights between London and Johannesburg (two BA, one Virgin Atlantic), but back then, a fourth daily flight with South African Airways would have been operated.

Anyway, here's another shot of Heathrow.

Flight board inconsistencies aside, Kinmoza is a fantastic show, and I'm enjoying it a lot. I finished Season 1 and I'm starting S2 tomorrow, so I can't wait to see more!

Girls Band Cry had this shinkansen departure board for a total of 1 second and I couldn't resist checking it so

Nozomi 59: Mostly accurate. Nozomi 57 departs at 1812, Nozomi 59 usually departs much later around 1851.

Nozomi 83: Mostly accurate. The 1833 timeslot is usually used for a Hikari service.

Kodoma 753: 100% accurate.

Hikari 519: Partially accurate. Hikari 519 terminates at Okayama not Shin-Osaka and departs much earlier. The 1754 slot does terminate at Shin-Osaka.

Nozomi 85: Departs much later. A Kodoma service occupies the 1827 slot.

Nozomi 87: Departs exactly 1 hour later. the 1839 slot is used for a Shin-Osaka bound Nozomi service.

Note 1: Nozomi 85 and Nozomi 87 do not appear on the November 2022 timetable and only appear on the May 2023 timetable onwards. This may suggest that this photo would have been taken in December 2022 at the earliest. Note 2: Data from archived timetables 2111, 2211, 2304, 2311 and 2403.

[airsllides]

airsLLide No. 14417: B-2584, Boeing 737-3J6, Air China, Hong Kong-Kai Tak, November 28, 1997.

When you see photographs of Hong Kong's breathtaking approach to Kai Tak runway 13, it is often a big wide-body jet that is pictured. The reason simply is that aircraft the size of Boeing 767s, A300s and up were accounting for around 90% of the traffic, making best possible use of the available slots.

What was at least as interesting, and often rarer than the biggies, was however what little narrow-body aircraft could sneak in inbetween, as it was mostly regional traffic like airlines from mainland China, Vietnam, Cambodia or Myanmar that Western observers would find hard to observe outside of their home countries. And, honestly, the view of a simple Air China B-737 descending past the apartment blocks of Kowloon Bay is as impressive as that of a Cathay B-747 or a Japan Air Lines DC-10...

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The people who live inside airplanes

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN

How to live in an airplane (photos)

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After losing her house to a fire, Jo Ann Ussery had a peculiar idea: to live in an airplane.

She bought an old Boeing 727 that was destined for the scrapyard, had it shipped to a plot of land she already owned, and spent six months renovating, doing most of the work by herself. By the end, she had a fully functional home, with over 1,500 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and even a hot tub – where the cockpit used to be. All for less than $30,000, or about $60,000 in today’s money.

Ussery – a beautician from Benoit, Mississippi – had no professional connection to aviation, and was following the offbeat suggestion of her brother-in-law, an air traffic controller. She lived in the plane from 1995 to 1999, when it was irreparably damaged after falling off the truck that was moving it to a different location nearby, where it would have been open for public display.

Although she wasn’t the first person to ever live in an airplane, her flawless execution of the project had an inspirational effect. In the late 1990s, Bruce Campbell, an electrical engineer with a private pilot license, was awestruck by her story: “I was driving home and listening to [the radio,] and they had Jo Ann’s story, and it was amazing I didn’t drive off the road because my focus turned entirely to it. And the next morning I was placing phone calls,” he says.

A 727 in the woods

Campbell has now been living in his own plane – also a Boeing 727 – for over 20 years, in the woods of Hillsboro, Oregon: “I still stand on Jo Ann’s shoulder and I’m grateful for the proof of concept.” He has no regrets: “I would never live in a conventional home. No chance. If Scotty beamed me to inner Mongolia, erased my fingerprints and forced me to live in a conventional structure, I’d do what I have to do to survive – but otherwise, it’s a jetliner for me anytime.”

That’s not to say he wouldn’t do anything differently: “I made a lot of mistakes, including the whopper-class one: partnering with a salvage firm. Avoiding that and using superior transport logistics renders the costs much lower,” he explains.

His project cost $220,000 in total (about $380,000 in today’s money), of which roughly half was for the purchase of the plane. He says the plane belonged to Olympic Airways in Greece and was even used to transport the remains of the airline’s magnate owner, Aristotle Onassis, in 1975: “I didn’t know the plane’s history at the time. And I didn’t know that it had an old, 707-style interior. It was really, really awful compared to modern standards. It was functional but it just looked old and crude. Maybe the worst choice for a home.”

As a result, Campbell had to work on the plane for a couple of years before being able to live in it. The interiors are no-frills, with a primitive shower made out of a plastic cylinder and a futon sofa for a bed. During the harshest part of winter Campbell traditionally retreats to Miyazaki, a city in southern Japan with subtropical weather where he owns a small apartment. But the pandemic has made this difficult, and for the past three years he’s been living in the 727 year-round.

Intending to set up an airplane home in Japan as well, in 2018 he says he almost bought a second aircraft – a 747-400 – but the deal fell out at the last minute, because the airline (which Campbell won’t reveal) decided to keep the aircraft in service for longer than expected: “We had to put the project on hold and it stands that way to this day,” he says.

Campbell frequently gets visitors and even offers lodging in the aircraft free of charge, while in the summer he hosts larger public events with funfair attractions: “Artists perform on the right wing, guests dance in front or behind the wing in the forest, which for the big concerts becomes filled with all sorts of recreational venues. They’re not Disneyland class – just portable booths with different curiosities and little recreations, but they’re fun.”

Double fuselage

Joe Axline's two planes: One to live in, one to renovate. Joe Axline

If you think living in an airplane is extravagant enough, how about living in two? That’s the plan for Joe Axline, who owns an MD-80 and DC-9, sitting next to each other in a plot of land in Brookshire, Texas. Axline has lived in the MD-80 for over a decade – after getting divorced on April Fool’s Day in 2011 – and is planning to renovate the DC-8 and equip it with recreational areas such as a movie theater and a music room. He calls his grand plan “Project Freedom.”

“I’ve got less than a quarter of a million dollars in the whole project,” says Axline, who has very few running expenses because he owns the land and has built his own water well and sewer system: “The only thing that I have still left is electricity,” he adds.

For years, he even shared the plane with his children: “The kids are gone now, so it’s just me. Living in a house, you have a lot of space, but it’s all wasted space. My master bedroom is 10 feet by 18, which is not a bad size for a bedroom. I’ve got two TVs in it, plenty of space to walk around. My living room is good-sized, the dining room seats four, I can cook enough food for a whole bunch of people if they come over. I also have a shower and a toilet, so I don’t have to get out of the airplane to go to the restroom. The only thing that I don’t have here that I would have in a house is windows that open,” he explains, adding that he just opens the plane’s doors to let fresh air in.

The planes are visible from nearby roads, and Axline says that many drivers – their curiosity piqued – end up stopping by: “I have three or four people every single day. I call them my turistas,” he says. “They drive by and think, it’s so cool. Most of the time I wave them all over. I’ll say, if you got some time, I’ll give you a tour. And if I didn’t make the bed that day, who cares? Let’s see how real people live.”

Axline too was interested in a Boeing 747 – living in the “Queen of the Skies” is the airplane homeowner’s ultimate dream – but he gave up when he was confronted with the shipping costs: “The airplane itself was about $300,000, but the shipping cost was $500,000. Half a million dollars to move it. That’s because you can’t drive it through the roads, you’d have to tear it apart, cut it up, slice it and dice it and then put it back together.”

Jumbo Stay is a hotel in Stockholm's Arlanda Airport. Courtesy Jumbo Stay

Airplane DIY

There are other notable examples of airplanes converted to homes. One of the earliest is a Boeing 307 Stratoliner once owned by billionaire and film director Howard Hughes, who spent a fortune remodeling the interior to turn it into a “Flying Penthouse.” After being damaged by a hurricane, it was turned into an extravagant motoryacht and eventually purchased in the 1980s by Florida resident Dave Drimmer, who extensively renovated it and renamed it “The Cosmic Muffin.” He lived in the plane-boat hybrid for 20 years, before eventually donating it to the Florida Air Museum in 2018.

American country singer and Nashville Hall of Famer Red Lane, who had a past as a plane mechanic, lived for decades in a converted DC-8 that he saved from the scrapyard in the late 1970s. Lane, who passed away in 2015, also had no regrets: “I have never, ever woke up in this place wishing I was somewhere else,” he revealed in a 2006 TV interview.

Those who want to experience a night or two in an airplane home have a few options in the form of hotels; in Costa Rica, the Costa Verde hotel boasts a fully refurbished Boeing 727 – complete with two bedrooms and an ocean view terrace; in Sweden, Jumbo Stay is a hotel built entirely inside a Boeing 747, sitting on the grounds of Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport. And if you’re just looking to party, there’s another Boeing 747 that can be hired for events with up to 220 people, at Cotswold Airport in England, about 100 miles west of London.

If you want to leave transitional housing behind and fully take to life inside a fuselage, however, you must be ready for challenges: “You’ve got to have a passion for wanting to do this, because there’ll be so many problems that you’ll need to address that it can become overwhelming,” says Joe Axline, who lists sourcing the right airframe and finding a suitable location for it among the biggest hurdles.

That is perhaps why several of Bruce Campbell’s visitors over the years expressed interest in adopting this lifestyle, but none ever turned the dream into reality: “I think it’s pretty difficult for people: a few of my guests left convinced they wanted to do it and I sent them articulated instructions to help them along step by step, but none have established momentum,” he says.

But don’t let that discourage you, Campbell adds: “My primary advice is do it. Don’t let anybody shake your confidence. Work out all the logistics, and just do it.”

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Events 11.12 (after 1970)

1970 – The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident. 1970 – The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history. 1971 – Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, U.S. President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam. 1971 – Aeroflot Flight N-63 crashes on approach to Vinnytsia Airport, killing 48. 1975 – The Comoros joins the United Nations. 1977 – France conducts the Oreste nuclear test as 14th in the group of 29, 1975–78 French nuclear tests series. 1979 – Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran. 1980 – The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings. 1981 – Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a crewed spacecraft is launched into space twice. 1982 – USSR: Yuri Andropov becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev. 1990 – Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch. 1990 – Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web. 1991 – Santa Cruz massacre: The Indonesian Army open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor. 1995 – Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence is reached. 1995 – Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-74 to deliver the Mir Docking Module to the Russian space station Mir. 1996 – A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 in the deadliest mid-air collision to date. 1997 – Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. 1999 – The 7.2 Mw  Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people are killed and almost 5,000 are injured. 2001 – In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground. 2001 – War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops. 2003 – Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base. 2003 – Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometres per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles. 2011 – Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis. 2011 – A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program. 2014 – The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. 2014 – An Armenian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter is shot down by Azerbaijani forces, killing all three people on board. 2015 – Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others. 2017 – The 7.3 Mw  Kermanshah earthquake shakes the northern Iran–Iraq border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). At least 410 people are killed and over 7,000 are injured. 2021 – The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears.