Kinds of Airbus airliner ; A380

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and due to its size, many airports have had to expand their facilities to properly accommodate it.  Designed to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market, the A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 and entered initial commercial service in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines.

Kinds of Boing airliner ; B787

Boeing has manufactured many kinds of airliner, like B707, B717, B727, B737, B747, B757, B767 and B777. B787 is the latest airliner in the world which was manufactured by Boeing. Its nickname is "Dreamliner". Dreamliner entered commercial service on October 26, 2011 with ANA(All Nippon Airways).  Many national companies, Japanese companies too, involve in the development of B787.  35% parts of B787 is developed by Japanese company. Boeing states that B787 is most fuel-efficient airliner and the world's first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction.

Kinds of Boing airliner ; B747

B747(Boeing747) is very popular airliner which was manufactured by Boeing. This airplane is a widebody commercial airliner and cargo transport, often refferred to by original nickname, Jumbo. B747 was a most recognaizable airliner because it had been largest one and only it had 4 engines until A380 was manifacutured by Airbus.

Some B747 are remodeled for a variety of purposes. For example, this B747 was remodeled by NASA in order to transport Space Shuttle. 

The next photo is B747 Cargo. this airplane is specialized for cargo.



Boeing and Airbus

Boeing and Airbus are aircraft manufactures and have been rivals. Especially, they manufactured many rival airliners. B767 and A300, for example. (front airliner is B767 and back one is A300)

history of airtravel ; Airliner

An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft for transporting passengers and cargo. Such aircraft are operated by airlines. Although the definition of an airliner can vary from country to country, an airliner is typically defined as an aircraft intended for carrying multiple passengers in commercial service.

If an airliner is defined as a plane intended for carrying multiple passengers in commercial service, the Russian Sikorsky Ilya Muromets was the first official passenger aircraft.

history of air travel ; The Wright brothers

The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful ariplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903.