LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Airplane: Flights
built 694 days ago
LONDON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing established a new world record for distance traveled nonstop by a commercial airplane when a Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner landed at London Heathrow Airport today. The 777- 200LR (Longer Range) flew 11,664 nautical miles (21,601 km) during its 22-hour 42-minute flight that left Hong Kong flying eastbound the evening of Nov. 9. The distance set by the 777-200LR is farther than any previous commercial jetliner has flown and exceeds a distance of more than halfway around the world.
Source:
The sound barrier is not a physical barrier but a speed at which the behavior of the airflow around an airplane changes dramatically. Fighter pilots in World War II (1939-1945) first ran up against this so-called barrier in high-speed dives during air combat. In some cases, pilots lost control of the aircraft as shock waves built up on control surfaces, effectively locking the controls and leaving the crews helpless. After World War II, designers tackled the realm of supersonic flight, primarily for military airplanes, but with commercial applications as well.
Source:
The 737-900ER flight test program will include a second test airplane, and the two jets are scheduled to accrue a total of 235 hours of flight testing and 210 hours of static ground testing. Both flight-test airplanes are scheduled to be delivered next year to Lion Air, the 737-900ER launch customer.
Source:
For the "time in air" category, each student throws his or her airplane while the teacher times the flights with an accurate stopwatch. Report the times in seconds and hundreths of a second. (Example: 2.45 seconds.) Each student has up to three chances to get his or her longest "time in air."
Source:
This mini rc airplane features two charging modes. One mode is for a quick charge of two minutes, and the other mode is for longer flight times and requires only four to five minutes of charge.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Flights