Beijing Capital International Airport —> “OLYMPIC”

March 28, 2008
 
 
            A plan of the airport. Terminal 3 is a centerpiece project for the 2008 Olympics and is designed to relieve the overloaded airport’s other two terminals.
 
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            Beijing airport is preparing for the opening of its new Terminal 3, designed by Norman Foster, after four years of construction. It is the world’s largest airport building - covering more than a million square meters - designed to accommodate an estimated 50 million passengers a year by 2020. Take a closer look by clicking my small photos:


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            The world’s largest and most advanced airport building - not only technologically, but also in terms of passenger experience, operational efficiency and sustainability – Beijing Airport is welcoming and uplifting. A symbol of place, its soaring aerodynamic roof and dragon-like form celebrates the thrill of flight and evokes traditional Chinese colours and symbols.


 

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World’s Biggest Truck

March 27, 2008
 
 
 
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THE WORLD’s BIGGEST TRUCK
 
 
 Trucks are cool and it seems the bigger they are the cooler they are. If you want your truck to be the envy of your friends you should find some great truck accessories to add to your vehicle. Adding stylish, new nerf bars or getting great tonneau coversfor your truck might seem like little additions but a little can go a long way. You might not have the world’s biggest truck or a monster truck, but it can be the world’s most monstrously cool truck if you take the time to make it that way!
 
Q: Just how big is this truck?
 
A: Well, empty it weighs in at 224 tons (203 tonnes), it’s 24 foot 3 inches (7.4 metres) tall over the canopy, 47 feet 6 inches (14.5 metres) long with a wheelbase of 21 foot 6 inches (6.6 metres). And it can carry loads of 400 tons (365 tonnes). So that’s an overall weight when loaded of 624 tons (568 tonnes). How similar is it to an ordinary truck you would see on the highway? A: It’s quite different from what you might expect. For a start there isn’t one huge engine powering the wheels, as you would get in a regular truck. Instead, a 3650-horsepower (2723-kilowatt) diesel engine generates power for two electric motors in the rear axles. So it’s more like a huge electric railroad locomotive than a conventional truck. Older giant trucks used a DC electrical drive system but this one uses AC, which is more efficient.

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