Friday, October 24, 2008

DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANES(AIRCRAFTS)






There are different types of planes available in the world.Planes can be classified in different ways, based on their uses,speed,type of engines,sizes etc.

SPEED
This is a major classification now used.This is usually based on the speed of sound Mach numbers(speed of sound is termed as one mach).Classifications are;

Subsonic - speed below the speed of sound.eg- transport planes,cargo planes and other civilian purpose planes.

High subsonic - These are planes which have speeds close to supersonic speed, but less than the supersonic speed.
eg-B-2 Spirit bomber,F-117,Some transport planes etc.

Supersonic - These are planes which have speeds greater than that of sound.Their speed varies from Mach 1 to 4 etc.
eg-Fighter planes like Sukoi,F-16,Mig-29,Mirage-2000 etc.
The fastest military aircrafts are Mig-25(Mach-3.21) (RUSSIA) and SR-71 Black Bird(Mach-3.21) (USA)

Hypersonic – These are planes which can attain speeds above Mach-5.
No hyper planes are build successfully so far but some planes are under experimental and at conceptual stages.
Eg- X-43(USA),Avatar hyper plane(India) etc.

Some classifications based on uses are;

Transport(civilian)
A-380,Boeing-777 etc

Cargo planes
Beluga,AN-225 etc

Military(defence) planes
Sukoi-30,F-16,Mirage-200,Mig-21 etc

Major type of defence planes are;

Fighter planes
Mig-35,F-22,Tornado,F-16 etc

Bomber planes

B-2,B-52,TU-166etc

Defence cargo planes

C-130,AN-32,IL-76 etc

Reconaicense aircrafts

Nimrodh,Mig-25,SR-71 etc

AWACS

E-3 etc

Tanker(Mid air refueller)

KC Ekzeteder,IL-78 etc

UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)

Predator,Drone etc

There are other types of planes also.They are;

VTOL(Vertical Take Off And Landing) planes.
eg-V-22 Ospery,F-35,Harrier jet.

Planes used in navy

Planes for experimental and atmospheric studies etc


Friday, October 17, 2008

WELCOME TO HYPERSPEED

I was fascinated by the flying machines from my childhood.I started collecting the pictures of planes , mainly fighter planes.The roar of the jet engines makes me happy.These love for the planes encouraged me to learn more about them.

Now I am a student of mechanical engineering.I would like to share my views and knowledge about planes.My topics of discussion may include modern developments in fighter plane technology and in jet engines.The future travel is decided by the newer developments in space travel and inter continental travel.Hope all of you will enjoy and benefit reading my blog.