Wish me luck and see you soonReady-made posters from the catalog will be sold and shipped on time!
My eye surgery is scheduled for June 19th. I'm sure everything will be fine. But I won't be able to work with the new posters temporarily, the doctor will determine the timing.
The main thing is that the finished posters from the catalog will be sold and shipped on time! My wife Svetlana is doing this, and I will always be by her side.
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Friends, hello everyone. I am in a hurry to report that my surgery was successful! And I have already started working.Frankly speaking, I did not expect our medicine to have advanced so far. The future is here! It hasn't even been a week since the operation, and I'm already allowed to return to computer work. The vision in my "new" eye is like it was in my youth.
This time they "repaired" only my right eye. So now I am looking forward to the next surgery — on my left eye. Now I already understand what will happen and how, and that the break from work won't be too long. I will write about the date of the next operation here in the near future when it becomes known to me.
I want to add that for now I am still limiting myself in terms of screen time. Because of this, the turnaround time for orders will be slightly longer for now. Please be understanding.
New models and updatesNew Feature Added! The Airbus A321F is Now AvailableI had a premonition at the beginning of this year that I would soon be adding a new option to the Airbus A321 family: the A321F. I even started gathering photos, blueprints, and descriptions. So, when the topic of a freighter A321 came up in correspondence, I was fully prepared for the job.
The Airbus A321F is a Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion. Its maximum payload reaches 28 tons, allowing for 14 container positions on the main deck and 10 on the lower deck. Developed by companies like Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) and 321 Precision Conversions, the A321F has become a favorite for regional express carriers and e-commerce networks.
The conversion is a complex, high-tech process that takes several months and is performed according to the strict regulations of the aircraft manufacturer and specialized centers.
First, all passenger cabin elements are completely removed—seats, galleys, lavatories, overhead bins, carpets, and decorative wall panels. Simultaneously, the In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system, kilometers of excess wiring, and the original thermal and sound insulation are dismantled.
A huge opening is cut into the forward left fuselage for the installation of the main cargo door. The area around the door is heavily reinforced with new frames (bulkheads) and stringers. The original passenger floor is replaced with a stronger network of beams and armored panels capable of supporting heavy pallets and containers. All passenger windows are hermetically sealed with special aluminum plugs (window plugs). The rear passenger doors ("Doors 4" L/R) are completely removed and the fuselage skin is closed up to make room for the 14th container. The forward doors are replaced with a simplified crew entry door.
Finally, a system of powered roller tracks and ball mats (Powered Cargo Loading System) is installed on the new floor for easy container movement. A rigid cargo barrier is installed right behind the cockpit, designed to withstand a 9g overload to prevent cargo from shifting into the flight deck during hard braking. The hydraulic systems are adapted to power the cargo door. The wiring is reassembled, and water, air conditioning, and ventilation systems are simplified. The cargo deck is equipped with an advanced smoke detection and automatic fire suppression system.
In the final stage, the aircraft undergoes hundreds of ground and flight tests. The correct operation of all reassembled electronic units, fire detection sensors, and cargo door hydraulics is verified. After successful trials, the aircraft receives a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and is delivered to the customer as a full-fledged A321P2F freighter.
Fortunately, I didn't have to do all this with my model. Although some actions were similar: I closed unused windows and changed the fuselage paneling where doors used to be. I installed the cargo door and updated the crew door in the nose section, significantly reducing its size.
The Airbus A321F is now ready for your orders. I already have one order for this aircraft, which I will be able to draw after my eye surgery. So, I will have to be patient and wait a bit.
The Delayed Diamond DA40 NGIt so happened that the Diamond DA40 NG model is frankly stuck. The model is completely ready and can be used for drawing posters. It got stuck on its very first poster—my client and I simply cannot find data for the aircraft description. But this is a private case, so I decided to publish it in the "Airliner Gallery." The model should work.
The DA40 NG is the latest model, offered only on certain markets, powered by an Austro AE 300 engine producing 165.6 hp (123.5 kW) running on JET A-1 fuel. It was certified by EASA in April 2010. By December 2020, 500 NG series aircraft had been produced.
The NG series is just one modification of this aircraft. While working on it, I was simultaneously gathering photos for its other versions. So, expanding the DA40 line by drawing separate details will not be a difficult task if necessary. Place your order, and I will draw it.
What to read?The Last MD-11"On January 25, 2001, at the Long Beach plant, the very last MD-11 in history rolled out of the hangar gates,"—with these words begins the story of the fate of the last aircraft from the McDonnell Douglas family and the last wide-body trijet. You will learn about its journey, the challenges it faced, and where it is now from our blog article.
How Concorde Flew from London to SingaporeAnd how did it fly? This is a story about the difficulties faced by the idea of laying down an intercontinental supersonic route from Foggy Albion to the City of Lions. It turned out that this path was more complicated than initially assumed. And the obstacles were not only technical in nature. I talked about this in a new article on my blog.