the aircraft that flew ard the world without refuelling

voyager was its name...it was the first plane to fly around the world without refuelling.... the primary engineers of the plane were dick rutan and burt rutan... 2 brothers who own the rutan aircraft factory....anyway...this plane was made mostly frm fiber glass...carbon and kevlar...making it weigh ard 426 kgs when empty...even lighter than a normal family car!!...the aircraft actually started out as a sketch behind a napkin...and 6 years later it broke the record of longest flight ard the world...the plane was piloted by burt rutan and jeana yeager.....the took off at edward's air force base and headed for the equator....they flew at an average altitude of 11000 feet and with an average speed of just 196 km/h....it took them exactly 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds frm taking off to touching down....the plane had super long wings to keep more fuel and it ran on a normal piston engine instead of using a jet engine....the plane had 2 propellers....1 on the front and the other on the rear...both propellers had their own individual engines...the back prop was used all the time and the front was used for additional power during take off or cruising through heavy winds...the plane flew a mind blowing 26 366 miles....and it still had a few gallons of fuel left after touchdown...the pilots took turn looking after the plane and 1 pilot could sleep only after 3 days....the voyager today sits at the national air and space museum in washington dc....truly an engineering marvel....

voyager in flight shortly after take off

the plane now sits in the national air and space museum in washington dc

the very first sketch of voyager behind a napkin

new year's comin!!! =D

finally.....the year's ending!!...yay!!!! =D.....i'm gonna miss 2008 though...one havoc year esp in school... 5E rox abit too much..lol....anyway....2009's comin and there a few resolutions in which i HOPE can carry out..lol....

1...love my loved ones even more
2...getting my pilot's license =D
3...try to make a perfect landing in fs :P
4...GAIN WEIGHT
5...get mua license (yes i still havent got it yet...sad i know)

and tts abt all for now...lol...sorry for all those who have been following my blog...didnt know wat to blog abt so just left blogger for a while...hehe sorrryyyyy...anyway...holidays suck....and next year no school!!! :(....damn man...i miss school....i cant even find a job to make things better...hai....and oh yeah...may the new year bring peace and happiness to all who reads this post :)....thats all for now...its 4 am.....mua gonna doze of...lol...chowz

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! =D

where's the "any" key?????? :s

ask homer simpson where the "any" key is...and he'll say "in the keyboard of my computer"... ask any brilliant IT student where the "any" key is...and he'll say..."sorry i dont talk to freaks" :)......well how wrong can geniuses be eh??.....check a few of these pics out....you'll never look at homer simpson d same way ever again...lol

Apple iphone Vs Nokia 5800 expressmusic

as a cellphone fanatic..(lol)...its normal for me to be browsing ard looking for a new cellphone online.... nothing new has really caught my eye for quite a while except the new nokia 5800 expressmusic... for me it can be regarded as perfection.....and i'm bold enough to say that this will have a dramatic impact on iphone sales across the nations...yes dr N.S.R...its just as good as ur iphone :)...its even better in some features...hehehe....for a start...its overall look is better than the iphone...its less wider in size but slightly fatter...by approx. 4mm....it even weighs lighter than the iphone which weighs ard 135g (very..very heavy for a hp).....now while both phones are touchscreen....the iphone takes it by having a larger screen by abt 0.3inches...both phones are equipped with accelerometers ( images rotate with the phone).....and both screens produce ard 16millin colours..(battery hangus in no time)....now while the iphone comes in either 4, 8 or 16 GB shared memory...the 5800 only comes with a 8GB shared memory which can be expandable to 12 gb with the help of a trasnflash (micro SD) card....the one major setback for the apple iphone is that it eats battery....standby time is only ard 200 hours...if the phone is constantly being used...than just give it a maximum of 10 hours...now the nokia 5800 also has about the same usage time as the iphone but the standby time can reach upto 405 hours...which is pretty darn long....both phones have standard features such as bluetooth...WIFI....mms 3G etc etc...but the nokia has a 3.2mp camera with flash whereas the iphone only has a 2mp camera...however the iphone's shots a crystal clear....the one major difference is in terms of software usage.... an iphone uses apple software whereas the nokia uses symbian s60 software...the prices are about the same as well...overall i think that the 5800 is better cause iphone doesnt have a warranty unless purchased in the U.S...sad isnt it...lol...anyway enough abt me writing...go see it for urself :)

VS

finallyyyyy....its overrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

finally!!l...the day has come...its over...SPM IS OVERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!...ahhhh......i can taste freedom...but it doesnt feel as good as going back to school... :s...for some reason...i'm already missing school and i'm so deadddd bored at home....thank u DR. N.S.R...for exposing the early symptoms of rotting at home...hahah....damn i'm boreddddd......its like...dunno wat to do d...last time when had nothing to do at least can study...lol....now tt one also no use...hahaha....helpp!!!!...i dun wanna rot at home!!!!

spm 2008 add maths

the one exam that made ne rethink my dreams....add maths...never have i seen such questions even in my text book....nothing from the past year book came out....dunno frm where they picked the questions....i dun see the point in making the exam so freakin hard la...i mean come on la...get real....if we who have the language as our benefit also cant do...wat abt those bumis.....how are they gonna do....and then to compensate the ministry reduces the marking graph...for add maths maybe a 10 will be a pass and 50-60 will give u an a1...ridiculous....i mean the past year add maths was...not to say easy...but it can be done with a little bit of practice....cause every year the format is the same...just the numbers and alphabets change...well that is until 2008 la....not even one shit came out like past year except the first question.....LOL....come on la...i think i can only 40-50 overall....damn..but nvm.....it izzzz alllllll fate.....god bless my add maths paper...lol......

air crew's beds....

ever wondered where pilot sleep during the flight??...or maybe where do all the air crew disappears after sometime during the flight...well pilots and air crew normally have their sessionss...according to standard procedures, during long flight, pilots and air crew are constantly replaced by another badge after 4 hours...yes the plane takes off with 2 badges of cabin crews... but dun expect to see the pilots and flight attended comfortably sitting in the first class compartments...LOL....not allowed to...haha...they have their onw bunks and a small room like thingy just in front of the first class compartments.....anyway here are some pics of where pilots sleep.....

This is on board the airbus A340

These bunks are to be found on the air canada boeing 747-400

this one is from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

another view of the KLM bunks

this is from a singapore airlines boeing 777

and this is a from a standard boeing 777

cool right??...and now for the most prestigious airlines of them all....



AIR ASIA!!!!!!........................................................

cool right??? :)

spm break

finally its the 13th....didnt know 3 days of SPM would suck the living life out of a person...seriously...every damn paper started at 8am and ended at 4.30 pm... the ministry thinks the students are robots...oh well...next paper is on the 17th...it'll be the worst one yet...add maths 1, add maths 2 and moral all on the same day.... if add maths is enough to screw ur head....imagine having moral right after it....haiyohhh.....kk...enough of me complaining...lol....anyway spm was good... non of the papers were like too tough and all...overall it was quite good and most targeted questions came out (wat a relief!!!)...anyway i gtg study now..haha....so tc k...

~anil rekhraj~

kai tak....a challenge for every pilot

kai tak airport...also know as hong kong's OLD international airport...had been famous for its weird and crazy way of landing in planes......a normal plane cant turn more than 30 degrees from a straight line cause its against the rules to do so...but in kai tak....at about 1000 feet....the pilot has to turn his plane 47 degress to the right to line up with the runway...from the point of turning..the pilot has only got about 30 seconds to land...which means that there is no room for errors wat so ever......and to make things "better"....the airport is surronded by buildings nothing less then 15 stories....and also the runway is basically an island....so in general....too low...hit a building...too high..sink...here's a video of a malaysian airlines boeing 747-400 making a perfect landing in kai tak....something u dun see everyday :)

SPM trial papers 2008

to all u SPM 2008 candidates...the SPM 2008 trial papers have been published....these papers come from all over the country and i strongly recommend all to get it A.S.A.P.....this papers are really worth it and its very normal for the real examinations to be based on trial papers.... some papers have a marking scheme along with them which makes life easier...however... the bad news is u can only download one paper at a time...thus making the process a time consuming one.... nevertheless the rewards are very very satisfying...pls start doin these questions and pls stop doin any other forms of model papers besides kertas ramalan....its not every year that these papers are published....we're just lucky this year.....thats all i have to say...good luck to all SPM 2008 candidates out there..... we shall make it through together...may god bless!! :)


click here for "SPM 2008 Trial Papers"

fishing...a sport that tests ur patience :)

the moment i say fishing...i bet all of u guys will be like...."boring!!"....lol well i dun blame u guys... cause u havent tried it ;D.....no doubt it tests ur patience...but the rewards are satisfying...hehe...besides...fishing is one way to clear ur mind of all things and just take a break and let the fish come and grab your bait....no energy required....anyway....i had no worms to use as bait...so had to use gardenia bread....yeah desperate i know...tq.....i think these fishes go to school la...they bite the bread and run away...lol....got me really pist off....haha...in the end of the day...after 2 hours...managed to catch 3 fishes...hehehe....like finally!.....serves them right for stealing my bait...i had to use like...3 pieces of bread....which is alot for catching a bunch of 9 inch fishes......lolz...here are some pics la....enough of me crapping....enjoy ;D

my first catch for d day :)...sorry couldnt get a clearer shot



my second catch....quite a big fella...heheh



my last catch before it started raining...hai...this was the smallest catch for the day :)

finally....holidays...how disappointng....

well trials are over...and the holiday week is here...damn la....no time to take it easy all....now its serious business..gotta sti down and really concentrate....damn man....i've never had hatred towards holidays b4...but honestly...i dun like to stay in d house...gotta go at least fishing :)......anyway....its monday...as usual i went through the early morning routine of getting wacked to get up :).....which i'm used too....and now while blogging am having my coffee and bread...hehe... later gonna go out and get me some revision books...hehe....yes am anil here...not anyone else.... oh btw...for all u punjabis out there....go watch "mera pind"....superb movie....i dun even plan to go play golf this holidays la....its not that i didnt do well in my trials....but i just feel that weird sense of fear which i seriously have to get rid of....hai....dunno la how is life treating me :P.....hahaha.....anyway my coffee and bread has finished...so its time for me to say adios.......

add maths = confusion times hatred

add maths in one subject that one passes with flying colours or fails with flying colours :)..... there's no average average all...gets so damn sickening at times...i really dunno why our syllibus are so hard...and the best thing is there are more people failing add maths than passing it...this has been happening like...since it was introduced and our damned education system doesnt seem to be anywhere near changing the syllibus of this subject...i mean...why make it so hard until people cant even do it???....makes no damn sense....hai.....well i gotta get back to studying my add maths now...tomorrow last paper...add maths 2.......finally....tc

bad luck for spm trial candidates

so far the SPM trials have been going on well...with all the subjects carefully scheduled to make life easier...however...life becomes hell once someone has to go through bio...physics...chemistry and add maths one by one....during a 4 day period.... has the eduction department lost their minds??...i dunno...and i certainly dun wanna know....i mean come on la...so damn ridiculous....how can u expect a student to sit for all 4 science subjects at once without any proper time interval...like there's a day...that we have to sit for BIO paper 3...CHEMISTRY paper 3 and ADD MATHS paper 1...all in that 6 hours....die oh....people just dun seem to get it that those subjects are hard...they all think that everything is easy once u study....yea no doubt...but at least have a 24 hour interval so that we can just browse through la....hai....anyway our education system sux la....seriously....tts all for now...tune in for more frustrating topics! :P tc.....

the alligator gar....

ever heard of a freshwater fish 10 foot long and possessing more then a hundred teeth??....no?/...well then get ready to check out the alligator gar..its part alligator and part fish...they weigh between 100-300 pounds...these fishes are strictly carnivorous..although human are not their normal and natural prey... records have shown that this fish has actually ripped people's arm of cause they go looking for it in the amazon....its breeding wildly there....the species is about 400 years old...now thats a primitive fish....a closer look at its snout will also show that this fish has a pair or nostrils...not something very common u'd find on any other fish..just another prove that this fish survived evolution i guess.... but to my surprise...this fish is a normal catch for people who got fishing for them in the amazon...it has been considered a norm to catch this fish....but nvm...the alligator gar will still strike fear in any fisherman's soul who goes fishing in the amazon....

R.I.P friend....

ever felt wat its like loosing a friend??...or wats it like to loose someone really close.... people say god does things for a reason...but i dont see any reason in taking away a 17 year old life...at 3 am sharp on september 13 2008...my cell phone rang....it was my classmate....thinking that he had no other person to disturb..i answered my cell phone....wat i heard took a few minutes to get into my head....my friend??....passed away??.....the news really made me desolated.....we've been friends since standard 3.....on top of that we've been classmates from 2004....we were very close and always would hang out together.....but now it has all ended......everything has to end one day but i never expected it to be this way....so long and goobye harpal singh....R.I.P....our memories with you shall be cherished for all eternity......goodbye.....

R.I.P harpal singh.... our memories shall be cherished forever by all....

the dhol's story...

the dhol....or better of to be known as the punjabi drum to most of u.has actually been in existence from the 15th century....since then it has been widely used in india especially the punjab region....the drum has basically a very simple construction....its just a normal wooden barrel...fitted with a leather drum skin and a modern fiber drum skin....however simple it may sound...playing it is no easy task...even carrying it!...lol....my own dhol weighs little over 7kgs....now normally the wooden barrel or the dhol is made out of 3 types of wood....known as "taali"..or known as indian sheesham...these sheesham trees can be further divided into 3 types which are "kaali talli" or dark sheesham..."chitti talli" or white sheesham and "lal talli"...which is sort of a cross breed between the 2 mentioned woods above.....mind u dhols made from this wood are extremely heavy and there's no reason a beginner should own one cause it doesnt come in cheap too....instead the alternative that i would recommend to a beginner in this field is to get a dhol made from "amb" wood or wood from mango tree....now these types of dhols are the most common among all and although it might not sound as good as the sheesham wood dhol...it is way lighter and inexpensive...and a bit of regular fine tuning should make it sound perfect!...my dhol is made from mango wood and trust me...its light...and its loud ;).....the instrument is normally played using 2 different types of sticks called the "tilli" and "dagga"....it takes a while to learn the basics...but oncer u've mastered it.. it becomes a smooth sail frm freshmen to pro...hehehe...no joke....seriously...just getting the basics such as the beat and tempo right can send a person to therapy....anyway....i've been playing this instrument for little over 5 years now....and i have a couple of pics of my dhol ...enjoy :)







as u can see...my dhol is totally the original wood colour....




the treble side is a normal drum skin u may find in your local music store...




many dhol players prefer this version of remo drum skins cause of its sharp and loud sound...




the front view.....there are 2 options as to the type of barrel...straight or rounded...in this case...mine is rounded




the bass skin head is normally made from goat's skin...it should be maintained and kept away from humid areas...




this is one of the ways to attach the leather drum skin to a dhol... but no doubt it has been agreed to be the best way....




this is the normal way of attaching the treble drum skin to the dhol...notice the double ring??....the above piece has been fitted to prevent the hooks from piercing the skin and tearing it...plus the ring also distribute the stress evenly ard the circumference of the head...which gives it a better sound....




this bag was custom made to fit...normal dhol bags are a rare thing to find here in malaysia and normally their ordered or made from scratch....




the "tilli" and "dagga" used for playing....this is my collection...




"tillis" are on the right and the "daggas" are on the left....




and of course wats a musical instrument without his master??... :P

taking my extra 300s for a spin ard kl....

its been a while since i actually touched my fs....but then again...its always good to take my small personal acrobatic plane out for a spin....as much as i enjoy it....it sometimes gets really hard to land d plane.. :P....but no matter....here are some scenery files for kuala lumpur that i've downloaded to bring the city to life....the details are incredible and salutations to the person who has created this scenery file.....but first....we'll be taking of frm subang airport with an extra 300s acrobatic plane....now this planes are normally used in air racers where u have to go through pylons...etc etc as shown on tv at times.....its d only plane for its size that actually uses a boeing engine....now thats some massive power...capable or reaching speed up to 200knots....or 360km/h...it truly is a must have plane for all daredevils :)

mother of all games :)

i'm not really a gamer but then again...there is this one game that has really really caught my interest...be warned....ppl who are not interested in fliying and simulation games should look away now.... lol :p... yes....am talking about the one and only...microsoft flight simulator 2004....it is after all...one of the longest existing simulation games ever...and its the first one to be used to actually train cadet pilot....microsoft flight simulator began life as a set of articles on computer graphicswritten by Bruce Artwick back in 1976 about a 3D computer graphics program.....well now it has become a global trend for all pilots who undergo training....to complete an aviation course....a cadet pilot would have to spend nothing less then 48 hours in a simulator....by sessions of course......anyway....this specific version of flight simulator known as X-Plane is a much more realistic simulator but its abit to big and complex for normal use....just imagine 60GB of your hard drive taken up by a game!...yes,...it is that huge.....microsoft flight simulator 2004 or fs2004 is rated the most successful version of the microsoft flight simulator series......it features all the basic planes frm a cessna to an airbus a380.....many many other planes can be downloaded as well....and just about all the addons can be downloaded for free....here are some pics i'll post of my flight simulator....i downloaded some scenery files to futher enhance the scenery and i'm haveing a huge collection of boeings and airbus....for those of u who are already playing this game...i'd love you to drop a few comments :)....and for those who are interested in downloading this game...pls don hesitate to ask....its for ur benefit...you'll never know till u play it.....tc.... :)



~anil rekhraj~













these are just a few pics i took while flying this concorde...the graphics are quite real and can be upgraded frequently by downlaoding scenery files....the take off was at ipoh airport,perak,malaysia....or to all u fs2004 gamers...WMKI :)