Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Boeing 767-220ER



The American Airlines Flight 11 aircraft was a Boeing 767-223ER delivered in 1987, registration number N334AA.

The 767-200ER was the first extended-range model and entered service in 1984. The type's increased range is due to an additional center fuel tank and a higher maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of up to 395,000 pounds. The type was originally offered with the same engines as the 767-200, while more powerful Pratt & Whitney PW4000 and General Electric CF6 engines later became available.

The 767-200ER was the first 767 to complete a non-stop transatlantic journey, and broke the flying distance record for a twinjet airliner on April 17, 1988 with an Air Mauritius flight from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Port Louis, Mauritius, covering a distance of 8,727 nautical miles. The 767-200ER has been acquired by international operators seeking smaller wide-body aircraft for long-haul routes such as New York to Beijing. Deliveries of the type totaled 121 with no unfilled orders. As of July 2012, 59 examples of passenger and freighter conversion versions were in airline service. The type's competitors included the Airbus A300-600R and the A310-300.

1. El Al Boeing 767ER (4X-EAF) landing at London (Heathrow) Airport in August 2004. Taken by Adrian Pingstone and released to the public domain.

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Boeing 767ER

Boeing 767-220ER

2. Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200ER (Z-WPF) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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Sunday, September 1, 2013

American Airlines DC-3



American Airlines DC-3. Photographers of the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) filming a scene at the American Airlines "Flagship" passenger plane, for the motion picture "Black Marketing." The film was released by the OWI on August 19, 1943.

Creator(s): Smith, Roger, photographer. Date Created/Published: 1943. Medium: 1 negative : safety ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller. Reproduction Number: LC-USW3-031475-C (b&w film neg.)

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American Airlines DC-3

Call Number: LC-USW3- 031475-C [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540. Notes: Title and other information from caption card. LOT 2213 (Location of corresponding print.) Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. Film copy on SIS roll 10, frame 17.

Subjects: United States--Virginia--Arlington County--National Airport. Format: Safety film negatives. Collections: Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives. Part of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Fairchild FC-2W2



This file is the work of a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the images are in the public domain.

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The first aircraft purchased by the NACA was this Fairchild FC-2W2. Marked as "NACA 26," this aircraft was the first to be flown in a NACA paint scheme. The colors applied to this Fairchild were blue fuselage, silver wings and tail. The wing had a yellow stripe down the middle, from tip to tip. A red, white and blue shield was added to the rudder. It was used by NACA in an effort to correlate wind tunnel and flight aerodynamic characteristics. Date 1929.

A 1927 FC-2W, the oldest American Airlines plane to ever fly. NASA Center: Langley Research Center. Image#: L-03546. Date: 01/01/1929.

Fairchild FC-2W2