Civil Engineering has never ceased to surprise mankind. From the times of Pharaoh to today’s age of skyscrapers, huge structures are made not only to stand, but survive harsh conditions. Most of these are meant for value addition, but many are a result of human needs such as inaccessible places in mountains. One such amazing piece of engineering is the Aizhai bridge, that extends almost 4000... 

Sukhoi Superjet 100, a new 100-seater plane by Sukhoi and currently on a series of demo flight across the Asia has gone missing in Indonesia reportedly with about 40 people onboard. The aircraft was operating a demo flight in Indonesia in a bid to attract potential buyers for this new brand of aircraft. According to reports, the plane went missing at 2:33 PM local time around West Java after it had... 

A Boeing 727 was deliberately crashed in a desert to provide a real coverage of an air crash for a documentary on air safety. The pilot flew 727 Image Credits: Aviationspectator.com over a desert and then ejected safely to let the plane crash which was recorded from various angles. The desert where this act was performed is Sonoran desert in Baja California, Mexico. The filming was being done for a... 

Mercedes Design Head Gorden Wagener has confirmed that company is working on a successor to SLS series which would be released in 2014. The new band concept is named as “SLC”. The first details regarding the specs has only 4.0L V8 engine with the SLS style doors replaced by a newer design. The production version would be called “CLA”. Before CLA is available for purchase in... 

An ATR-72 plane carrying at least 43 people has crashed in Siberia, Russia about 1700km away from Moscow, on 02 April 2012. The UTair airlines plane crashed shortly after taking off outside Tyumen, an oil producing region in western Russia. It burst into flames after takeoff and eventually crashed in a snow covered area. Thirteen survivors were pulled out of the 43 but one died after sustaining serious... 

Drive safely is a wish we make for any of the person around us be it family members, friends, colleagues or anyone leaving after meeting you. Accidents are a part of this hustle and bustle that has created due to increased reliance on personal vehicles for transportation. More cars on road means higher probability of an incident. But that can be hugely eliminated by following few rules, both for our... 

Air New Zealand is hosting a mini golf event which invites its passengers to play golf at over 30,000 feet and win prizes if they get their shots all right. The competition is offered in one of A320 aircraft registration ZK-OAB which flies between Auckland and Queenstown. The “In-Flight Putting” challenge invites four passengers to put the ball down the aisle into the hole and get variety... 

Earlier we have seen the 787 flying with Rolls Royce engines but not the one with General Electric’s futuristic GEnx engines. However, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of US has finally given the certificate to the GEnx powered 787 as well, allowing it to be operated for flight operations. Certification means that Japan Air Lines (JAL) will be receiving its first of the ordered 787 Dreamliners... 

Structural Engineers never cease to surprise the rest of mankind with the mega things they design and make stand. Whether it’s the land or sea,  you will find a lot of monstrous structures standing serving different roles. See the weight lifter vessel VB 10,000 which holds 2200 tones of oil platform over the waters in gulf of Mexico. This lift vessel has been designed by American company Versabar... 

Qantas, the Australian airline has started offering wi-fi during flight on a eight-week trial basis on six of their A380 aircraft operating international flights between Australia and United States. Before this some airlines in US are offering wi-fi through on-ground towers but this restricts to the availability of internet only in US airspace. Satellite based internet is too expensive right now to...