Top 5 planes I flew on!!!! (OMG! Planes! How new!!)

Guys and women, if you think by now that I’m obsessed with planes, WRONG! I’m obsessed with only passenger planes, and only them. Why? Cause people who love those military planes are: LOSERS! Okk…I lost swag right over there, and my temper towards the losers, anyway, my top ten list is gonna be about: Passenger PLANES! Again! Oops, I meant, yay! But this time, it going to be passengers planes that I, Mr. Veryswag flew on! Yasss! To be chosen by me, they have have a quiet cabin, must dampen out turbulence without severe discomfort, must have sweet engines that power the beast, and most importantly, a plane that makes me less tired. Ok, here we go!

5.!!!!!: The Boeing 737-400! Yass! I’m really sorry, but the Airbus
a320 series won. I know. ***RIP Boeing*** I flew on this popular plane for around 45 minutes, and it was well, pretty good. Even though it was a short flight, I was reletavly more tired as if it was a 2-3 hour flight. The plane is powered by CFM563B2 turbofans, which produce around, well, only 22 000 lbs. of thrust, which enough to lift the plane but not sweet enough to power an a380. But those old CFM engines deserve a round of applause when it comes to turbulence. As we were arriving to the airport, our plane experienced severe turbulence. The plane had many up and down drafts due to air pockets, but the engines were able to, well, shove through the wind quite ruthlessly. The landing was hard, however, I was thankful that I made it out alive, cause it was really bad weather. A disadvantage was the loud cabin. Even though the engines are not very strong, I could barely hear myself, and you know, not able to hear yourself is a big bummer. Overall, the 737 deserves a 60/100. And for those plane nerds that are out there that are like me, check this video out, and enjoy every single part of it:

4. Yep, the Airbus a320 series. I know, I know! I’m sorry, but the a320 was better than the 737. You can hate on me if you want, but look out for swag people on your way home, cause you know, some people are creepy and stalk people. (not mentioning any names) Anyways, I flew on this beautiful bird many times, and most were pleasant. On my trip from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), we were faced right to a storm, and someone was kicked off board, well due to their sketchiness, and so we waited around 1 hour after boarding the plane. Ugh! After the takeoff, I saw many lightning strikes near-missing our plane, (and it would have been fine if it did-just read my “Extreme Flight Tests Review!“) and was immensely turbulent. But once we reached around 24 000 feet, it got slightly better. Our descent was very turbulent too, and I honestly thought I wouldn’t make it out alive. However, we made a very soft touch down compared to the 737. I felt like I was going  to throw up, but since all my family members were okay, so I guess it was just me.The Airbus a320 is powered by two CFM56-5B engines, which produces 33 000 lbs. of thrust for the airbus a321. I know, these engines are stronger than the ones on the 737, but the plane is bigger and heavier. For those who don’t know much about planes, these engines are pretty old, but it was enough to power my flight. I don’t know exactly if it’s because of the bigger fuselage, as well as the bigger wing surface area, the plane dampened out turbulence quite effectively, and made the cabin quiet enough to talk. I learned that smaller planes like the a320 and 737 are throne around by turbulence more than larger aircraft, like the Boeing 777 that I will mention later. Finally, I was less tired, even though an a320 cruises at around 34 000 feet, thanks to the “well” pressurized cabin. This bird gets a 70/100. And again, I really enjoyed this video, and if you’re a lazy bum, skip to 2:25 to see the takeoff:

3. Airbus a340-500! This chopstick like plane was my first plane to fly on so I was pretty scared that it was going to be really scary. It was an Air Canada flight, so I won’t mention the poor service-let’s skip right to the important stuff. The a340-500 is powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 500. They deliver a max. thrust of 60 000 lbs. of thrust, and they can power the massive plane for over 18 hours. Thanks to the powerful engines, I experienced no turbulence,  and all was well. My ears didn’t pop, and I was very shocked to find my self not tired after a 14 hour flight. This bad-boy deserves a 77/100! (Extra: If you like the a340, then you must LOVE airbus, cause let’s face it, the a340 is garbage! So, check this bad-boy out!  http://www.airbus.com/)

2. The Boeing 747-400!! Finally, the queen of the skies! I flew on Korean Air’s b747-400, and I gotta admit, it was just beautiful. The climb was very rapid after takeoff; it was only around 2-3 minutes. The 747 is a master of dampening turbulence, thanks to the four Rolls-Royce RB211-524G/H & -T engines that produce 60 600 lbs. of thrust that deliver excellent stabilization to the 747. The flight was 10 hours, and to be honest, it really did feel like a 10 hour flight. The plane was very quiet considering the fact that the 747-400 is a four engine airliner. I absolutely love the 747-400! A true 89/100!

1. The winner of my top 5 fav planes is the Boeing 777-300ER! Yassss! I know many of you out there would agree with my decision! Not only does it have the world’s most powerful jet engine, the GE90-115B which produces a world record thrust of 127,900 lbs. of thrust, the cabin is ultra-quiet! Yassss! The technologies and design is undisputed, it is a marvel of modern art. I really don’t think it’s necessary to explain the criteria, since it is perfect in every way. Quiet, comfortable as efficient! ***$$$Love at first sight!$$$***

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-Chris the awesome boy

Extreme Flight Tests Review!

 

OK, Ottawa was crushed down by the snowfall of Feb. 16, that poured 51.2cm of pure white garbage. (Maybe it wasn’t that bad, cause we got to skip school!)  Even though it snowed a lot, did the planes takeoff and land? I vote yes! There could have been delays and cancellations, but that’s because of the lazy workers at the airport who couldn’t manage to clean the snow. But the planes would have surely been able to fly! Why? Take a look at these videos!:

If it can survive the Canadian cold, it can fly practically anywhere in the world, right?

And remember it was -40C? Did your car start fine? Was your garage stuck and frozen? Then do you think planes can run fine in extreme cold? I vote yes! Why? Cause I’m a genius! Jk!  Just figure it out yourself:

Yes, it really does work!

Now finally, here are some more extreme flight tests:

How awesome was that! GE, as well as Rolls-Royce operates extreme bad-boy testing stuff for the passengers’ safety.  Now that we know that the plane’s fuselage and engines are safe what more test do they perform???????

Ok. I had enough. When is Boeing or Airbus ever going to get a life? Testing how well the plane performs in crosswinds is going to take them so much time! I mean, it’s good for the passengers, since now we know that even during turbulent weather, the plane is going to safely land on the ground instead of plummeting into the ground and exploding. If engineers at Boeing or Airbus decided to get a life and not waste time doing boring flight tests every day, it would be the second option you would get.

Finally, some stall testing:

 

The stall testing is not the last tests airplanes go through. There are tens and hundreds of more testing an aircraft you fly on goes through before YOU fly on it, like fire tests, ultimate rejected takeoff test, engine failure test, etc. So I conclude that extreme flight tests are an essential role to the safety of an aircraft and the flight tests are conducted as they should be!