The Airbus A350 jet that started commercial operations in 2015 has exceptional engineering features. The wide-body, long range plane has a maximum range of 16,100 km. With global air travel slowly starting to recover from the pandemic airlines may flying their A350 fleet to meet increasing demand for long distance travel. With that brief intro, below …
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While spending time at home during the lockdowns of the Covid pandemic I came across an amazing video on the evolution of trains across the world. This Australian documentary produced by Spark covers great rail lines in Australia, the UK, Canada, USA and others. Unlike other documentaries this one includes fascinating facts throughout the program. …
One of the great accomplishments of the British Empire in terms of infrastructure development projects was the construction of the “Main Line” railway line in Sri Lanka. The rail line was primarily built to transport tea from plantations efficiently to the ports for export to the UK and beyond. The following is a great documentary …
A few months ago I discovered an excellent channel on YouTube called Free Documentary. The following video is a superb presentation on bridge engineering. It covers three bridges in France – the Pont du Gard, the viaduct of Garabit and the viaduct of Millau. The Pont du Gard is an amazing viaduct built by the Romans …
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