World’s largest amphibious aircraft-maiden flight takes off

World’s largest amphibious aircraft-maiden flight takes off

Everyday we hear about multiple breeds of air borne vehicles being rolled out or are in the experimental phase. Latest is the China’s homegrown AG600 which is the world’s largest amphibious aircraft which is also known as ‘Kunlong’. This aircraft took its maiden flight on Sunday (24th Dec 2017) from Jinwan Airport in China’s Guangdong province. With a wingspan of 38.8 metres (127ft) and powered by four turboprop engines, the aircraft is capable of carrying 50 people and can stay airborne for 12 hours. It can take off from conventional…

Sudden change in colour of Bosphorus strait connnecting Europe & Asia

Sudden change in colour of Bosphorus strait connnecting Europe & Asia

Have you heard of Bosphorus Strait? This strait connects continents of Asia and Europe in Istanbul, capital of Turkey. People noticed this change as the colour of strait was bluish earlier and changed to milky turquoise this week. This sudden change has been attributed by scientists to increasing level of pollution in the sea and surge in a species of plankton across the Black Sea. Other reasons cited are earthquake in the region on 12th Jun 2017 afternoon and surge in micro organism Emiliania huxleyi popularly known as Ehux. If…