Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo: Aircraft space

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is a space plane built to carry passengers to the region bounded by outer space. The aircraft was developed based on SpaceShipOne was designed by Burt Rutan

The company is planning for the first flight in the summer after the auction service provider to become the only astronaut.
The trip will last about 3.5 hours to adjacent regions of space outside the earth and then come back. Customers will have to pay about $ 200,000 per person. This 18m long aircraft can carry six passengers plus two pilots.

According to statistics from the website of Virgin Galactic's had about 430 people booked. In October last year, the company also announced an agreement with NASA flight Rent a contract worth $ 4.5 million. Virgin Galacticco plans to start operations in the U.S. spaceport in New Mexico in 2013.

Terrafugia Transition: Cars with wings

Terrafugia Transition is a plane that also functions as a car and be able to be a perfect replacement in the future. This winged car can transform from a car to a plane in less than a minute with a wing spread that the driver does not need to get out of the car.

Terrafugia Transition is a group of MIT aeronautics engineers built with two seats made ​​of carbon, 100-horsepower engine, was developed and the first test flight in the U.S. since 2006. With a car, it can reach speeds of more than 100km / h, or flying at the speed of 180km / h in a 800km radius and using unleaded petrol.

Except for the inevitable still blocked the road, aircraft price 297 000 USD is an ideal choice for those who just like to drive just like flying on the same media.

The aircraft manufacturers have overcome a huge obstacle to the Committee in July 2011 when the national road traffic safety of the United States through the use of this aircraft on the road. The aircraft also been named in Time Magazine in the list of the 50 best inventions of 2010. The company also plans to begin selling in late 2012.

Antonov AN-225 Mriya: Aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle

Antonov AN-225 Mriya is the heaviest aircraft and the world's largest current account. 6 motor and chamber up to 250 tons, the aircraft can carry up to 50 cars at a time.

The AN-225 was designed to transport the Buran shuttle program Soviet space travel. The first was delivered in 1988, while the first two have not been completed since the federal Soviet collapse in 1991. Currently AN-225 is under the management the Antanov Airline companies of the Ukraine, used for freight purposes. According Kostiantyn Lushakov Antanov CEO, wanted to build the 2nd AN-225 needs at least $ 300 million and take three years to complete.

The aircraft have been a number of organizations used for humanitarian relief after natural disasters. In 2010, the AN-225 is used to transport large equipment in the earthquake in Haiti, in 2011 was 140 tons of relief supplies and other equipment to Japan.

WP-3D Orion: hurricane hunting aircraft

The Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft, also known as hurricane hunting aircraft of the National Hydrometeorological Center USA (NOAA), is responsible for flying high in the center of the storm with up to7500m to collect data such as the path of the storm, storm intensity.

Was first introduced in 1976, so far the world's only 2 the newest P-3D Orion. Aircraft jet engine is equipped with a full range of equipment such as radar, sensors, data recording system to record information about pressure, meteorological and environmental information such as the state of the sea and marine life. In addition to the tasks detect hurricanes, P-3 is involved in a number of international research programs. One of them is the study of the possibility of following the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Data on air quality, the environment around the bay has been recorded and sent to the center.

In Hurricane Irene this past September, two P-3 collected information to help NOAA predicted landfall in North Carolina and the scanning direction of the storm on the East coast.
We have proposed budget cuts of the American Meteorological Center budget including the storm forecast up to 40% may interfere with the aircraft's future.

Erickson S-64: overhead crane

The aircraft crane Erickson S-64 is a dual-engine helicopter can carry a weight of up to 11.5 tonnes. This is also the first helicopter not interfere pilots in the observed objects are transported.

Cranes on the S-64 was manufacturing firms Sikorsky in 1962, 30 years after the copyright was acquired by Erickson production. So far Erickson has 1350 changes in the helicopter. S-64 was known to the world since the Vietnam War and later generations of U.S. military aircraft to the CH-54A "Tarhe" collectors identify aircraft, aircraft damage. A total of 380 of enemy aircraft were recovered, save for the army up to $ 240 million.

Since entering the market in 1969, this aircraft was involved in building some of the world's most famous works. In 1975, it was used to raise the top of the CN Tower in Toronto, tallest tower in the world can not stand at that time. In 1993, the aircraft was contracted to move the Statue of Liberty sits atop Capitol Hill in Washington DC S-64 also plays an important role in global energy. Since 1971, it has flown more than 12,000 miles to transport high voltage electricity poles across North America.

Bombardier 415: "mega water Gao"

Bombardier 415 is a water bomber duality of Canada, the aircraft is designed specifically for the fire from the air.

In the U.S. aircraft shell is also known as super large, Bombardier 415 debuted in 1994, and currently has 76 units are in service at 18 organizations in 10 countries. The aircraft can take up an amount of more than 7m3 in round 12s while surfing on the water at high speeds. It can spray water 9 times within 1 hour, containing 66 m3 of water to extinguish the fire or fires. Bombardier 415 can also be used in relief, search and rescue, surveillance and movement of workers.

On January 12, the aircraft reached the milestone of 200,000 flight hours and over 6 million m3 of water injection since entering the market two decades ago. The unit price of an aircraft is not disclosed, but in March 2011, Bombardier announced the company has sold 4 415 with a total of about $ 162 million.

Airbus A300-600ST: "White Whale"

"White whale" of Airbus is the world's largest cargo aircraft, is designed to transport can be a whole other plane. Dubbed the plane super load by "white whale" up to 56m in length and can carry loads up to 47 tons of over 900 nautical miles.

Herd 5 "white whale" is located under the management of Airbus with the first launch in 1995. This is a unique design that includes the world's largest chamber and the nose of the aircraft can be opened to bring the goods into the massive size.

"White Whale" is designed to meet the needs of the manufacturer Airbus. Parts of the aircraft at the company are manufactured by companies of four European countries: France, Germany, England and Spain. The body and wings are "white whale" transported to the assembly at the factory. "White Whale" is also used to transport spacecraft from the Italian to Kennedy space stations in Florida, rental transportation, and are also used for military transport aircraft, chemical tanks, also the work French art.

Ten of the world's most dangerous aircraft

Fatal aircraft accidents happen more and more in the world. Based on statistical indicators death (the number of flying hours / number of fatal accidents), The Business Week ranked the safety of a number of aircraft currently in use around the world.

Based on data of the insurance consultancy Ascend, BusinessWeek has ranked the safest aircraft not currently in use around the world. Standing on the number of fatal accidents, eliminate terrorist-related accident, the aircraft is considered to be the most dangerous is the Boeing 737 JT8D. Here is a category 10 safest aircraft in the world, the level of danger descending numerical order.

1.Boeing 737 JT8D 

The aircraft crashed in 8/2008 in Kazakhstan, not long after the European Union banned the Itek Air's flights to Asia because of its planes do not meet safety standards, with 68 people killed.

According to BusinessWeek, for every 507,500 hours of flying Boeing 737 JT8D happened a deadly plane crash. So far, the version of "oldest" of their Boeing are still airlines exploitation in poor countries.