Aerospace Facts

Venus, the second planet from the sun, is named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty.  The planet — the only planet named after a female — may have been named for the most beautiful deity of her pantheon because it shone the brightest of the five planets known to ancient astronomers. The average temperature of Mercury is about 442.5K whereas Venus has an average temperature of 735K. The reason for these temperatures being the presence of atmosphere in Venus and absence of atmosphere in Mercury. Venus has the thickest atmosphere in our Solar system. The atmosphere mainly consists of Carbon dioxide and some Nitrogen. The carbon dioxide rich atmosphere generates the strongest greenhouse effect in our Solar system, which means that heat will be trapped inside. Also, as the heat is trapped inside, the weather spreads the heat across the whole planet and therefore, the whole planet has a temperature of about 735K. It is a completely different story in Mercury. As it ha...

               InSight - Studying the 'Inner Space' of Mars A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-078, will launch NASA’s InSight lander to Mars.  InSight will touch down in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars in November 2018 to study the Martian interior and search for ongoing seismic activity. The rocket will fly in the 401 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.  The InSight mission seeks to uncover how a rocky body forms and evolves to become a planet by investigating the interior structure and composition of Mars. The mission will also determine the rate of Martian tectonic activity and meteorite impacts. The phases of the InSight mission include: Pre-Launch :   Preparing for the mission includes pre-project planning, science definition and instrument selection, landing site selection, assembly and testin...

Amelia Earhart Her disappearance in 1937 during an attempt to fly around the world is a mystery that continues to intrigue people worldwide. Amelia Mary Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, on July 24, 1897. Amelia Mary Earhart    an American aviation pioneer and First Women Pilot.Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart was 12 years old before she ever saw an airplane, and she did not take her first flight until 1920. Amelia Earhart was so thrilled by her first airplane ride that she quickly began to take flying lessons. Some major accomplishments of Amelia Earhart : - January 3, 1921 – Began flying lessons with Neta Snook. July 1921 – Bought first plane, the Kinner Airster (named “The Canary”) October 22, 1922 – Broke women's altitude record when she rose to 14,000 feet. June 17-18, 1928 – First woman to fly across the Atlantic; 20hrs 40min (Fokker F7, Friendship) Transatlantic flight in 1928 ...

Fastest Airplanes in the World. FIRST FLIGHT :   On December 17 th  1903, Orville Wright finally achieved something that mankind had dreamed of for the entirety of human history. He made the first sustained and controlled heavier than air powered flight, and even though that pioneering flight was only 120 feet long, Orville, and brother Edgar inspired a thousand others to build bigger, better, and above all faster flying machines in the century that followed their historic achievement. Find out what the top Eight fastest planes in the World today are Here. ## NUMBER 8 :  Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound The Mikoyan MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces. The model was developed from the earlier MiG25 Foxbat and shares design elements with its predecessor. Maximum speed : 3,000 km/h At high altitude: Mach 2.83 (3,000 km/h; 1,860 mph) At low altitude: Mach 1.21 (1,500 km/h; 932 mph) Cruise speed : Mac...

        Pushpaka Vimana The word  Vimana  comprises of  Vi , “the sky” and  Mana , meaning, “measure”. Like modern planes it was in silvery white in colour (shiny). It can fly fast, like modern Boeing or Airbus planes. Normally the jet planes fly 500 to 600 miles an hour during long distance flights. History  Pushpaka Vimana :  According to the indian mythology,  Kubera, the Lord of Wealth, had an air plane according to Valmiki Ramayana. It was called Pushpaka Vimana.  That was the earliest plane that the human beings knew.  Ravana confiscated it from Kubera.  After Ravana death Vibhshana, brother of Ravana, presented the air plane to Lord Rama.  This was the fastest plane in those days. Some Interesting Facts  Pushpaka Vimana : A similar reference is found in regards of Saint Tukaram ,    Lord Vishnu was so impressed by the devotion and singing of Saint Tukaram t...

                  The purpose of this page is to provide an overview of how Airplanes fly.               There is no big deal to understand how Airplanes fly. Here is simplest way i will tell . It is so easy understand how airplanes fly. So Basically For Flying of Airplanes  Some Basic Fundamental Laws Applied.      Bernoulli's Principle.    Newtons Laws of Motion.    Aerodynamic Forces .   Aerodynamic Forces  : Four Forces Act on an Airplane when it is flying.          Lift       :   Lift force  ( L ) generated by the airplane wings & acting upward                                            direction. Weight   :  ...