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Powered by five Maybach V-12 engines, the Zeppelin had a cruising speed of seventy-five miles an hour. During its 590 flights, it flew more than one million miles and carried a total of 13,110 passengers. #WingWednesday#WinglessWednesdayThis tweet was posted on December 08, 2021.
The Zeppelin Company built and operated the Graf Zeppelin from Germany. Launched in 1928, the Graf Zeppelin measured 776 feet in length and 100 feet in diameter. The airship featured a duralumin skeleton with triangular girders and a single keel. #WingWednesday#WinglessWednesdayThis tweet was posted on December 08, 2021.
Within the frame were seventeen bays for hydrogen gas cells, within twelve of these bays, located below the hydrogen bags, were storage bags for Blau gas. The gas extended the range of the craft by nearly thirty hours of flying time. #WingWednesday#WinglessWednesdayThis tweet was posted on December 08, 2021.
The first commercial airliner with an airframe primarily made of composite materials, the Boeing 787 features larger windows than any other aircraft in service, as the composite materials do not require reinforcements like aircraft constructed of aluminum. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on November 17, 2021.
The Boeing 787 is the latest wide-body jet airliner manufactured by Boeing. Named the Dreamliner, the aircraft was first introduced by All Nippon Airways (ANA) in 2011. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on November 17, 2021.
Introduced by Singapore Airlines on October 25, 2007, the last A380 built made its first flight in March 2021. 251 of the airliners were built between 2005 and 2021.
#WingWednesday#avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.
The Airbus A380 is the world's only full-length double-decker commercial airliner. It is currently the largest operating passenger jet in the world that can safely transport between 450 to 853 people, depending on class configuration. #WingWednesday#avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 10, 2021.
The first Boeing aircraft to incorporate fly-by-wire controls, the 777 is also the first to use a fiber optic avionics network on a commercial airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 777? #WingWednesday#avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
The world’s largest twin jet, the Boeing 777 has the capacity to seat between 317 and 396 passengers in a 2 class configuration and has a range of 6,000 to 8,400 miles. With a cruising speed of 554 mph, some variations of the 777 can operate long-haul polar routes. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
The program called “Working Together” used computer-aided three-dimensional interactive applications, making the Boeing 777 the first completely digitally designed airplane. #WingWednesday#avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
Boeing adopted the two-engine, widebody concept with its 777 airliner, which was introduced on June 7, 1995. The 777 was a joint collaborative project between Boeing & 8 major airlines, including United, ANA (All Nippon Airways), British Airways, & Japan Airlines. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
The A340 has a capacity to accommodate between 210 and 440 passengers and a range of 6,700 to 9,000 nautical miles, depending on the variant. Still in service, Airbus ceased production of the A340 in 2011. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on October 27, 2021.