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In Charleroi, Belgium, a significant portion of the light-rail network was built using shell structures, but it never became operational due to financial limitations. This was due to insufficient funds to complete the construction and cover operational expenses.

During the 1960s, the government initiated plans for an extensive light-rail network consisting of a central ring with 8 outward lines. The network's design aimed for maximum efficiency by avoiding road intersections, leading to the inclusion of numerous tunnels and viaducts in the blueprint.

Over the subsequent decades (70s, 80s, and 90s), only a portion of the central ring was actually built, and construction was limited to just 3 outward lines. Unfortunately, the project proved too costly, exacerbated by the economic decline in the Wallonia region caused by industrial downturn. As a result, certain parts of the network were constructed using basic structures and remain unused to this day.

Fenix simulations, known for their A320 for MSFS, announced a major update to their A320 product, called V2. The update is broken into two pieces: block 1 and block 2.

Block 1 mostly contains "under the hood" optimalizations. Block 2 contains a major update to the model aswell as the addition of the IAE engine variant. Until now, Fenix only has the A320 with the CFM engines.

The V2 update promises great progress on frames. See the image.

Simultaneously, they announced the addition of the A319 and A321 variants by the end of the year.

Block 1 of V2 should be released next week. Block 2 is planned for the end of September.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3163065

Construction commenced in 1990 for the Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System (BERT), connecting central Bangkok to the former main airport, Don Mueang International Airport. The initiative aimed to alleviate escalating traffic congestion by implementing an elevated roadway and rail network.

However, the project was largely halted in 1992 and was eventually terminated in 1998 due to legal and financial complications. By then, around 13% of the project had been executed, mainly in the form of concrete pillars designed to support the highway and railway tracks.

Some of these pillars have been dismantled, while the remainder still stands. These abandoned pillars have garnered the nickname "Thai Stonehenge" due to the artistic appearance of certain pillar structures.

The construction company estimated the works to have costed US$575 million.

Construction commenced in 1990 for the Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System (BERT), connecting central Bangkok to the former main airport, Don Mueang International Airport. The initiative aimed to alleviate escalating traffic congestion by implementing an elevated roadway and rail network.

However, the project was largely halted in 1992 and was eventually terminated in 1998 due to legal and financial complications. By then, around 13% of the project had been executed, mainly in the form of concrete pillars designed to support the highway and railway tracks.

Some of these pillars have been dismantled, while the remainder still stands. These abandoned pillars have garnered the nickname "Thai Stonehenge" due to the artistic appearance of certain pillar structures.

The construction company estimated the works to have costed US$575 million.

Als kruisbericht geplaatst vanaf: https://lemm.ee/post/3161786

Air Algérie flight AH1087, a Boeing 737-800 (7T-VKJ) hit a light pole, severing the right winglet at Tlemcen Zenata Airport,(TLM/DAON), Algeria.

This plane is likely to be AOG for a while. See more photo's here.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3090669

The Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, is an uncompleted hotel. Construction started in 1987 and was halted several times. Most prominently during the colapse of the Soviet Union.

The hotel existed largely in a rough construction state until 2008. From then, a Egyptian construction company, Orascom, re-started construction on the exterior part of the building. By 2011 they had completed the exterior part of the building.

Up until now, only the exterior part of the building is completed. The interior part is largely empty and no works have commenced on the interior part. In recent years, a large LED panel was fitted to one of the sides of the building.

The building is up until now never used as a hotel. Unkown is why the Egyptian construction company never finished the interior.

The Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, is an uncompleted hotel. Construction started in 1987 and was halted several times. Most prominently during the colapse of the Soviet Union.

The hotel existed largely in a rough construction state until 2008. From then, a Egyptian construction company, Orascom, re-started construction on the exterior part of the building. By 2011 they had completed the exterior part of the building.

Up until now, only the exterior part of the building is completed. The interior part is largely empty and no works have commenced on the interior part. In recent years, a large LED panel was fitted to one of the sides of the building.

The building is up until now never used as a hotel. Unkown is why the Egyptian construction company never finished the interior.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3070313

Did you know a 747 could carry an additional engine? The 5th engine is not working: it is carried as cargo underneath the wing to transport it from one location to another. This special way of carrying the engines is mainly used to transport an engine to an already broken down aircraft at a non-base airport. The second 747 can fly in a new engine, after which engineers can replace the engine on the broken down 747. The broken engine can be carried back in the same way to the home base airport.

Due to the drag, the performance of the aircraft is quite heavy impacted. Crews must plan additional fuel stops to account for the added fuel burn.

See for more information and a very nice description of this process this blog from Flightradar24.

The photo is a frame of a video from the JetBlue aircraft, showing the runway incursion

A Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190, registration N179JB performing flight B6-206 from Nashville,TN to Boston,MA (USA), was on final approach to Boston's runway 04R cleared to land on the runway.

A single engine aircraft had been cleared to line up and wait on crossing runway 09, the crew of Embraer already cleared to land heard that clearance, acknowledge the clearance and proceeded onto the runway, however, commenced their takeoff run without clearance.

More info: https://avherald.com/h?article=50c9d066&opt=0

The Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant was built in Zwentendorf, Austria. It has never entered service because in a referendum on the 5th of November 1978, a narrow majority of 50.47% voted against the start-up.

The plant was completely finished by the time of the referendum, but has never been used for electricity production. After the referendum, some parts were taken out, but in large the facility is still complete. It has been since used as a training center, a movie and photography shooting scene and location for other events.

In total the project costed €1.4 billion.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/2945333

SA Novespace of France operates an Airbus A310 (F-WNOV) to perform 'parabolic' flights. During these flights, the aircraft simulates weightlessness for a short period of time. The cabin of the aircraft is therefore mostly empty, to give people the space to float around.

Astronauts from ESA use these flights to prepare themselves for weightlessness in space. See for an image what parabolic flight maneuvers are: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paolo-Lunghi-2/publication/314285521/figure/fig2/AS:469569253974026@1488965442721/Parabolic-flight-sequence.png

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/2910314

Delta Air Lines flight DL1437, a Boeing 757-232, was evacuated on the runway after landing at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL). Apparently several tires on the left main landing gear had burst/deflated during landing on runway 09L, followed by a overheated landing gear which was contained by ARFF.

Source: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/343181