Results tagged “aviation” from Test blog

Watching the A380 take off was just incredible. Though I may be a retired [closet] aeroplane spotter, the beasts are still heart-gripping, and seeing her maiden flight streamed live was enough to make me well up just a little. To answer the reporter's question, they'll have the undercarriage down for pretty much the entire flight bar a high-altitude test of the wheel mechanisms; this appears to be a standard that can be seen in video footage going back to the seventies and beyond... aieee!

Now if I could just pick up some tickets to Singapore for late 2006...

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[EDIT] I missed the landing (mentioned in the comments), alas, but for a cause that many people will approve. Yes indeed, today Kim Cattrall put her hand up my shirt.

Okay, so that part's not true, but she could have had I been more opportunistic.

If you like food, and you like travel, then this site is a godsend. Based on their documentary evidence, next time I'm in South Asia I really, really want to travel on Air Sahara which, despite its name, is an Indian domestic carrier.

Who on earth would expect chaat, paratha, paani puri, rasmalai, saag ghosht, paneer or gulab jamun as part of their in flight meal? I guess it makes sense; fly a less wealthy airline and oops, suddenly you're lucky enough to have your catering done by stall-food chefs. Yum!