Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Different kinds of Planes

There are different kinds of planes:
First there are passenger planes -that carry people from one place to another.
Examples- U.S Airways,Lufthansa,Air India,Kuwait Airways etc

Second there are Cargo planes.A cargo aircraft plane (also known as freight aircraft or freighters) is a fixed-wing aircraft designed or converted for the carriage of goods.

Thirdly, there are fighter planes.Fighter planes are used for warcraft for air to air combat.Examples of fighter planes are F-14 Tomcat, F-22 Raptor and F-15 Eagle.
The fighter planes were later designed for air to ground attack and to drop bombs.These fighter planes had multiple roles.Fighter plane can also be used as a bomber plane. A bomber plane is mainly used to drop bombs or missiles from air.

Flying in a Plane

When I was a little boy, watching a plane fly over the sky in our neighborhood was a wonder.Someone used to shout--'Look there is a plane flying over..z zoom' and everyone left whatever they were doing for a moment and watched the steel bird fly across the sky with awe.
It seemed cool, fantastic and the thought that a man was operating the machine was exciting.

My first flight was a Kuwait airlines flight when I was 22 years of age.I was flying from Chennai to Kuwait, I have never flied in a plane all my life.Luckily i got a special allowance to be seated in the Executive class as a student.Everyone in the business class looked sharp and tidy with suits and ties.The ladies were trendy.Here i was sitting next to them in a green t-shirt and a jeans.I looked like a country boy compared to others but I didn't seem to care.I took my seat and the air hostess demonstrated how to fasten your seat belts to the passengers.I managed to fasten my seat belt and then the most exciting thing for me was about to take place.The plane was set to take off, I had only dreamed about this..but this was a reality.The wheels started rolling and the plane elevated..I couldn't contain my excitement,the little boy in me shouted..Woohoo!!! The gentlemen around me looked at me rather strangely as if to say.."Where did you come from, you young little country brute?" I zipped my mouth thinking maybe they would kick me off if I don't behave.

Next the airhostesses were serving me juices

Thursday, January 14, 2010

About Me

Hi this is Joshua. Welcome to my blog.I am a web developer by profession.I grew up in India for the most part of my life.I have wanted to write at some point in my life.So creating this blog is a blessing and I hope to write regularly.I enjoy sports,hiking, listening to music, admiring nature and spending time with pets.