Different types of commercial aircraft

There are many types of planes in the world of commercial aviation today, which all seat different amounts of passengers and have a variety of flying ranges, not to mention the obvious difference of being driven by jet engines or propellers. Here I'm going to explain about the different ranges aircraft can have.





First of all, planes are made by companies in large factories. For example, two of the biggest plane manufacturers in the world (Airbus and Boeing) have main assembly factories in their countries of origin (France and USA respectively). Airbus' main assembly factory is located in Toulouse in the south of France, and Boeing's is located in 'Paine Field' which is just outside Seattle.





Aircraft are categorised by 'haul', according to how far they can fly on a full tank of fuel. In commercial aviation they are categorised into short-haul, medium-haul and long-haul. Some consider ultra long-haul to also be a category. Short-haul is defined as a flight shorter than 3 hours, medium is between 3 and 6, long is between 6 and 12 and ultra-long is over 12 hours. Typical examples of these aircraft include the Embraer 190 (short-haul), the Airbus A320 (medium-haul), the Boeing 747 (long- haul) and the Boeing 777-200LR (ultra long-haul).

 
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8                                      A Lufthansa Embraer 190





A video of the brand new Airbus a330neo (a long-haul jet) taking off for the first time


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Where do plane parts come from?

          Planes are made up of many different parts made from many materials that come from around the world. In this post, I'm going to be talking about where the parts of a Boeing 787 come from, and what they are made of.

         
          The parts of a Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' come from as many as 45 companies around the world, which make up the $200 million airframe. The 787 is the first aircraft made by Boeing that the main body and wings are made from hybrid materials such as carbon fibre and graphite instead of metal, which contribute to the aircraft being lighter and one of the most efficient aircraft to fly today. Not only that, but they also use lithium-ion batteries which resulted in the grounding of 787s around the world, because of extensive battery fires which posed a huge risk. The parts themselves come from around the globe, but 70% of them come from within the US, which also happens to be where the aircraft is built and assembled. The remaining 30% are taken from elsewhere.
          
          Companies who contribute to the making of the aircraft include a company based in Iowa, who are responsible for the electrical systems, a Kansas-based company who provide Boeing with the fuselage parts, General Electric for the aircraft engines and Honeywell for the navigation systems in the cockpit.





Credit to http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/18/news/companies/boeing-dreamliner-parts/index.html