10 Biggest Airplanes | 10 Biggest Airplanes in World

Airbus A380 900 – 900 seats

The Airbus A380 900 is a passenger plane from France with a travel range of 8,100 nautical miles or 15,000 kilometers. It can accommodate 900 passengers in a single- class set up and 656 in double-class configuration. The plane costs $337.5 million. Four Rolls Royce Trent B engines are used to help the plane attain maximum cruising speed of 676 miles per hour and maximum height of 43,000 feet.

Airbus A380 800 – 853 seats

The Airbus A380 800 is a passenger plane made in France with capacity for 853 passengers in a single class or 644 in a two-tiered class. It has a travel range of 8,208 nautical miles or 15,200 kilometers. The plane costs $318 million. Four Rolls Royce Trent 970B engines at 70,000 lbf power the plane. The maximum cruising speed is 676 miles per hour with service ceiling of 43,000 feet. Airbus has sold 192 units of this model.

Boeing 747 8 – 700 seats

The Boeing 747 8 is a passenger airplane manufactured in the United States. It can accommodate 700 passengers if a single-class system is followed, while 600 seats are available in a double-class configuration. The plane has a travel range of 8,000 nautical miles or 14,816 kilometers. Four General Electric GEnx 2B67 with 66,500 lbf power the plane. The maximum cruising speed is 649 miles per hour. It has a service ceiling of 43,000 feet. Only five units have been sold at $351.4 million.

Boeing 747 400 – 624 seats

The Boeing 747 400 is a passenger plane made in the United States that can accommodate 624 passengers in a single-class set up and 524 in a two-class system. It has a travel range of 7,260 nautical miles or 13,446 kilometers. It has four General Electric GE CF6-80C2B5F engines at 62,100 lbf to provide its power. The maximum cruising speed is 565.47 miles per hour and the service ceiling is 45,000 feet. The plane costs $228 million. Boeing has already sold 1,358 units of this model.

Boeing 777 300 – 550 seats

The Boeing 777 300 is a passenger plane manufactured in the United States with a seat capacity of 550 people in a single-class set up and 451 in a two-class configuration. It has a travel range of 6,013 nautical miles or 11,135 kilometers. Two Rolls Royce RR 892 engines at 92,000 lbf power the plane. The maximum cruising speed is 587 miles per hour while the service ceiling is 43,100 feet. Boeing has sold 60 units of this model at $279 million each.

Airbus A380 700 – 525 seats

The Airbus A380 700 is a passenger plane from France with a travel range of 8,700 nautical miles or 16,112 kilometers. It can accommodate 525 passengers in a single- class configuration and 480 in a two-class set up. The plane costs $301 million. Four Engine Alliance GP 7270 engines at 70,000 lbf power it. The maximum cruising speed is 676 miles per hour while the service ceiling is 43,000 feet. It can climb up at a rate of 4,500 fpm.

Boeing 777 200 – 440 seats

The Boeing 777 200 is a passenger plane made in the United States. It can accommodate 440 passengers in a single-class system and 400 in a two-class configuration. It has a travel range of 14,260 kilometers or 7,700 nautical miles. The plane is powered by a couple of Pratt and Whitney PW 4090 engines at 90,000 lbf. The maximum cruising speed is 587 miles per hour and the service ceiling is 43,100 feet. Boeing has already sold 439 units. The price tag is $258.8 million.

Airbus A340 600 – 420 seats

The Airbus A340 600 is a passenger airplane from France that can accommodate 420 passengers in a single-class system and 380 in a double-class arrangement. It has a travel range of 7,750 nautical miles or 14,353 kilometers. Four Rolls Royce Trent 556 engines power the plane with avionics by Thales Smiths. Its maximum cruising speed is 580 miles per hour and it can go as high as 39,000 feet in the air. Airbus has sold a total of 48 units of this model. Its price tag is $245 million.

Airbus A340 500 – 372 seats

The Airbus A340 500 is a passenger airplane manufactured in France. It came out in 2006, though there were early deliveries in 2002. It is designed for 372 passengers in a single-class seat arrangement and 313 in a double class system. The travel range of this plane is 9,018 nautical miles or 16,700 kilometers. A single unit of the plane costs around $233 million. When it was first introduced, it was billed as the passenger airplane with the longest range. It is powered by four 53,000 lbf thrust Rolls Royce Trent 553 turbofans and uses the Honeywell 331-600 (A) APU. It is one of the airplanes of choice of Emirates, which has 10 units of this model. Airbus has sold 22 units of this model.

Airbus A340 300 – 295 seats

The Airbus A340 300 is a passenger airplane made in France. It was first manufactured in 1993 and can accommodate 295 passengers in a single-class seat arrangement and 267 in two-class system. It has a travel range of 7,400 nautical miles or 13,705 kilometers. Its current price is between $211 million to $219 million. This is the initial version of the A340 and its first users were Lufthansa and AirFrance in March 1993. It is powered by four CFMI CFM56-5C engines and makes use of the Honeywell 331-350 (A) APU. Airbus has sold 246 units of this model.

10 Surreal Places in India | Top 10 Surreal Places in India | 10 Surreal Places to visit in India

Kutch, Gujarat

Kutch District is surrounded by the Gulf of Kutch and the Arabian Sea in south and west, while northern and eastern parts are surrounded by the Great and Little Rann (seasonal wetlands) of Kutch. When there were not many dams built on its rivers, the Rann of Kutch remained wetlands for a large part of the year. Even today, the region remains wet for a significant part of year. The district had a population of 1,583,500 of which 30% were urban as of 2001. Motor vehicles registered in Kutch district have their registration Number starting with GJ-12.

Markha River, Ladakh

The Markha River is a river in Ladakh, India. It is a tributary of the Zanskar River. The Markha Valley is the most popular trekking route in Ladakh, accessible from Ganda La pass near Spituk in the west and Gongmaru La pass near Hemis. On top of the valley you can find the Kang Yatze, a 6,400 m (21,000 ft) high mountain. The Markha River also passes to the south of the 6,153 m (20,182 feet) high Stok Kangri Mountain.

Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand

Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park located in West Himalaya, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora.

Pangong Lake, Ladakh

The lake is in the process of being identified under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. This will be the first trans-boundary wetland in South Asia under the convention.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The territory is 150 km (93 mi) north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated from Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) by the Andaman Sea. It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 10°N parallel, with the Andamans to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars to the south. The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.

Sandakphu, Darjeeling

Sandakphu can be reached in two different ways, either by car or by trekking . The trekking starts from Manebhanjang via Chitire, Meghma, Tonglu, Tumling, Gairibas, Kalapokhri, Bekhe to Sandakphu. From Manebhanjang one can hire 1950's made Land Rovers which climbs up to Sandakphu and Phalut. The journey on Land Rover is not quite smooth on the rough mountain roads.

Alleppey, Kerala

Alleppey is an important tourist destination in India. The Backwaters of Alleppey are the most popular tourist attraction in Kerala. A houseboat cruise in these backwaters is a delightful experience.It connects Kumarakom and Cochin to the North and Quilon to the South. Alleppey is also the access point for the annual Nehru Trophy Boat Race, held on the Punnamada Lake, near Alleppey, on the second Saturday of August every year. This is the most competitive and popular of the boat races in India. The mullackal chirap is also one of the attractions of Alleppey which is the festive season held ten colourful days every year in the month of December.

Loktak Lake, Imphal

This ancient lake plays an important role in the economy of Manipur. It serves as a source of water for hydropower generation, irrigation and drinking water supply. The lake is also a source of livelihood for the rural fisherman who lives in the surrounding areas and on phumdis, also known as “phumshongs”. Human activity has led to severe pressure on the lake ecosystem.

Bhimtal, Uttarakhand

The climate of Bhimtal is pleasant and salubrious during summers but very cold during winters. Summer temperatures range from 15 °C to 29 °C, while winter temperatures range from 4 °C to 18 °C.

Roopkund Lake, Gopeshwar

A shallow lake, having a depth of about 2 metres, Roopkund has attracted attention by having human skeletal remains easily visible at its bottom when snow melts. There are many theories and opinions, from purely spiritual to purely scientific ones, which explain the existence of these skeletons, which date back to 9th century CE. Because of these skeletons, the lake is also sometimes called as Skeleton Lake in recent times.

Top 10 Chocolates Companies in World | 10 Famous Chocolates Companies in World

Ferrero Rocher

Saving the last for the best, the ultimate world favorite, Ferrero Rocher are Italian made roasted specialties. Ferrero SpA in 1982 decided to mark his attribute by presenting the unique practice or confectionery in one golden box available. Every bite contains the sweet and smart collection of desire satisfying valuables in it. The wafer covered with milk constituents, carefully encased with caramel toppings and other selectivity. Other brands include Rondnoir, Raffaello and Garden which depict the everlasting mouth watering taste.

Lindt & Sprüngli

The perfectly harmonized taste of the brand emerged in 1845 in Zurich. David Sprungli  & Rodolphe Lindt gifted the world one of the very unique tastes it had ever tasted. Putting art into confectionery, the brand consistently runs for favoritism all over the world for having the finest chocolate mixed with milk and granular ingredients. It further more varies in more flavors such as a selection of fruits, collection of dry fruits, cutting styles and pouring methods to give it a sleek adorable look.

Ghirardelli

Italian chocolatier Domingo Ghirardelli stepped into the enterprise in 1852. Recovering from several property losses and financial crisis, he never knew his brand of chocolates was to dive the world in love for it. The irresistible taste and style of remolding is at its end with ‘Ghirardelli’. The Italian craftsman used milk chocolate, well arranged caramel with caco darks for producing it. The current headquarters of the brand is in USA and is one the top most selling chocolate brands in the world.

Guylian

The famous Belgian chocolate brand ‘Guylian’ is a richly designed and manufactured product in the world. Its known for its premium customized handmade cocoa bars. It comes with different classy maneuvers such as sea shell shapes, praline fillings, roasted hazelnut additives and much more. The more attractive is its high-end packing along with its finger licking tastes. In 2005, Guylian chocolates won the title of making the biggest Easter egg of all time.

Patchi

Using one of the finest cocoa and hot chocolate, the Lebanese added new variety for chocolate lovers. Established in 1974, chocolatier Nizar started making gourmet sweets in highly attractive and magnificent packing. It initially started as a high-end gift for people & could be customized according to the need. The taste depicts mixed flavors of Swiss and Belgian origins. They are available in more than 35 countries at various retail stores.

Toblerone

Many of us adore the distinctive prism like packing of a chocolate coming and luring our taste buds to have it more. This delicious pack of flavors started back in 1908 as a premium dessert for royalties. It Consists of Nougat, almonds, honey and rich cocoa covered together. It is then cut into small prism shapes making it more attractive and murky. It comes in various packings having flavors such as ‘Plain’, ‘ ’, Pralines, ‘Fruit Nuts’ & ‘Honey Comb’.

Cadbury

Known as the biggest outselling chocolate product, John Cadbury started his career as a chocolatier in 1824 in London. The Heirs to the company reshaped the existence of ‘Cadbury’ chocolate in 1913 by adding higher proportions to the wafer, topping it with carefully layered hot chocolate syrup. It was so out felling that a large number of consumers began to have it as their mood-cheering supplement. The delightful Cadbury bar comes in Flakes, Milk Bars, Fruit Nuts and crunches.

Galaxy

To consider love for the chocolate taste, Galaxy would be one brand which makes a person slumber deep into admission of its mumble taste. The Makers of Galaxy are same as Mars but the delightfulness is added by the rich use of rippled milk with hot cocoa splattered with fruit ingredients and sweet flavors. Its outlets are spread all over UK, African regions and the Middle East. Having being started in 1986, its centers are located in the UK. More variety of endorses are also available by its name such as ‘Galaxy Jewels, ‘Caramel’, ‘Fruitia’ and ‘Dove’.

Mars

The famous majestic Mars bar is the highest selling and consumed chocolate by a large number of people all over. Having its roots in the UK dating back to 1932, the magical taste of its ingredients changed verily, reconstituting and giving it a different pack shape. Its immense taste includes nougat, minced almonds, caramel toppings and rich honey coating. It comes in different varieties such as Almond, Dark , Light, Midnight, Lava and The Fling.

Kit Kat

Going back to 1935, a confectionery company launched a product named ‘Kit Cat’ which consisted of finger bars made of wheat and milk coated with a sophisticated layer of hot settled chocolate. The popularity of the brand grew whereas the mob really liked to intake it. This brand was later on suggested to be named ‘Kit Kat’ continuing it selling with a 4- fingers bar with different proportions of the constituents. Now, it comes in variety of wrappers, boxes with flavors such as Fruits, Dry Fruits, Dark, and Mild embalmed in hot chocolate.

Top 10 Toughest Exams in World | 10 Toughest Exams

Master Sommelier Diploma Exam

The first Master Sommelier examination was held in the United Kingdom in 1969; the Court of Master Sommeliers was later established as an international examining body for sommeliers. It was set up under the supervision of the Vintners Company, The Institute of Masters of Wine, The British Hotels & Restaurants Association, The Wine & Spirit Association of Great Britain, and The Wholesale Tobacco Trade Association.

All Souls Prize Fellowship Exam

As we draw to the near end of the list, the exams keep getting tougher. This fellowship exam held at Oxford University’s All Souls College is one of the toughest exams in the world. Until 2010, students were required to write a long essay about only one word given in one of the papers. Only two fellows are selected every year from all the students appearing for the exam. So you understand the level of toughness of this exam, right? The exam consists of four papers, each of which last for three hours. One needs to have both factual knowledge and a highly imaginative mind to be able to answer questions in this exam.

CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Exam

The CFA is not an academic degree, it is a professional stature. The Wall Street Journal termed the CFA test as the toughest test in the world. Less than one-fifth of the applicants pass each year and most of them attempt for the CFA repeatedly. For this charter, applicants have to appear for three stages of exams. The first two stages contain MCQ format tests and the third one consists of essay type subjective questions, along with few more MCQs. Every finance and investment professional tries to attempt this test at least once in his lifetime. Every CFA charter holder needs to have at least 4 years of prior working experience to be able to hold this prestigious office.

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations)

GRE, as we all know, is like the entrance test for most schools in the States. It is held both online and on paper. For the computer based online exam, there are six different sections containing analytical writing sections, verbal reasoning sections, quantitative reasoning sections and research section. The paper-based test is available only to areas where conducting online tests is not possible. Most graduate schools in the USA require the GRE score as their prerequisite score for admission.

Mensa

It is the oldest and largest highest IQ society on the world, a nonprofit organization where people who score 98 percentile in the standardized IQ tests are considered to be low rankers. Mensa has branches all over the world. The best thing about Mensa is that there is no age bar. People can take the test in any age. The youngest member in Mensa is all of two years now. Different countries and national groups have their own procedures of exam and Mensa too has its own application procedure where they judge people on the basis of the quality of their talents.

UPSC (Union Public Service Commission)

This is India’s central agency that holds all the important examinations to recruit top notch government officials in the country. It conducts the Civil Services Exam, Combined Defence Services Exam, Indian Statistical Service Examination and lots more. The exceptionally bright students who have cleared CAT and IITJEE and found it to be quite easy for them, they too find UPSC a tough platform to compete on. Even IAS officers are selected through UPSC exams. The exam is held in a preliminary phase at first where candidates answer objective question and then the main phase where they appear for a subjective one and then an interview. Out of approximately 3 lakh students appearing, hardly a thousand of them are actually selected.

IIT JEE (Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination)

IIT needs no introduction. It is the best engineering institute in the country. Students spend years preparing for this entrance, because IITs in India are not just colleges, they are a status! Out of every 5, 00, 000 students appearing; only a handful of 10,000 get selected every year. The exam is divided into two papers of three hours each, both of which are objective. Students who do not get through the exam in the first attempt make repeated attempts, dropping years and many of them even get admitted to prestigious colleges like Harvard, MIT and many more. Such is the toughness and standard of the IITJEE.

Gaokao

This exam in China is also known as the National Higher Education Entrance Examination. Every student in the country has to appear for this exam, as it is the main requirement to get into higher studies. Every Chinese teenager’s life and future is dependent on this exam because, students have to appear for this to get admitted to undergraduate courses. Every senior high school student goes through a tough phase during this exam. Every this exam decides the fate of millions of students across the country. The mental stress that students go through has been subject of interests to many documentary makers around the globe.

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)

This all India examination tests engineering students on their knowledge of engineering and various fields if science. The GATE score opens doors for post graduate studies in the field of science to prestigious universities because GATE is held jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and the seven IITs in the country. The exam consists of a single paper lasting for three hours where a student has to answer both MCQs and numerical. From 2014, keeping in mind the students’ convenience, the tests will be now carried out online where questions are arranged in a random sequence. The GATE score is valid for two years from the time the results are announced.

CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert)

Through this exam Cisco Systems certify the skills of the ones selected in the exam of planning, operating, troubleshooting tough network facilities. This certification is considered the most prestigious certificate in the entire networking industry. Now, qualifying for this examination is not an easy task at all. According to Cisco, of all the engineers appearing for this test, only 3% are selected and certified. The candidates have to go through a two step exam, of which the first part is a written test lasting for two hours with 90 to 110 questions. One requires to pay $350 for registration of the first half and the good part about this half is that the results are immediately declared whether a candidate has passed or not. Only the students who have passed the first part then pay another $1,500 for the second part of the exam where students have to appear for the practical part in the lab lasting for 8 hours. Fewer than 1% gets selected.

10 Coolest Spiny Animals In The World | Top 10 Coolest Spiny Animals in The World

Hedgehog

The coolest and cutest spiny animal in the world. There are 17 species of hedgehog, but we can say with absolute certainty we love them all.

Porcupine 

Porcupines are the third largest rodents in the world, after capybaras and beavers. There are 29 different species of porcupines, but of course  all have a coat of sharp spines, which puts them on this very distinguished list of cool spiny animals.

Echidna

The Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters are egg-laying mammals, and as you might have already guessed – they are covered with spines. The echidnas are also equipped with long snots (beaks) that function as both mouth and nose. There are only 4 existing species: Short-beaked, Western long-beaked, Eastern long-beaked and Sir David’s long-beaked. Their diet consists of ants and termites and they are named after the Echidna the “Mother of monsters” in Greek mythology.

Thorny dragon (Moloch horridus)

The Thorny Dragon is an Australian lizard that grows up to 20 cm (8.0 in) in length, and can live up to 20 years. They are covered entirely with conical spines and also have a spiny fake head on the back of its neck. We think that in addition of being one of the coolest spiny animals, the Thorny Dragon is also one of the coolest lizards.

Sea Urchins

Seas Urchins are also known as sea hedgehogs and for a good reason the Sea urchins are are small, spiny and rounded animals. There are about 950 species of Sea urchins, with different sizes and colors, which live in different areas of the world and live in different depths of the oceans. Sometimes humans accidentally step on sea urchins in shallow water, which, if you wonder, is a very unpleasant experience.

Porcupine fish

Also known as blowfish or balloon fish, the porcupine fish can inflate its body and become a rounded ball. This increased size can scare away potential predators. The porcupine fish also has sharp spines which are pointed outwards as the fish inflates.

Spiny Oak worm Moth (Anisota stigma)

This moth is found from Massachusetts and south Ontario to Florida, west to Minnesota, Kansas and Texas. It mainly feeds on Oak, hence its name.

Crown of thorns starfish 

There are about 1,500 species of starfish (or sea stars) in the world and many of them have spines. The crown-of-thorns starfish is perhaps the most impressive spiny starfish of all the species, and it is also one of the largest starfish species in the world. The name originates from the venomous spines that cover its body and somewhat resemble a crown of thorns. The size of the crown-of-thorns is typically 25 – 35 cm (9.8 – 13.8 in).

Armadillo spiny tailed lizard

The armadillo spiny tailed lizard or simply armadillo lizard lives in the deserts of southern Africa. These lizards are known to have such a strong bite force, that they can actually break their own jaws! Another cool fact is that when it feels threatened, it can put its spiny tail in its mouth and become a protected spiny ball a behavior that resembles a true armadillo!.

Spiny Orb-weaver (Gasteracantha) 

Also known as Spiny-backed orb-weavers, the orb-weaver is a genus of around 70 species of spiders known for their visible spines. These spiders can reach sizes of up to 30mm in diameter. They are found all around the world and are completely harmless to humans despite their frightening appearance. This is the Spiny Orb weaver’s second appearance on our blog, after it made its premiere in the world’s coolest spiders list.