The indigenous Aircraft Carrier #IACVikrant, which is the largest and most complicated navy ship ever built in #India’s maritime history is finally set to be commissioned. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the indigenous warship, which has been touted as “the city on the move” .

Vikrant is built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited, a state under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and  Waterways. The Indian Navy’s in-house Warship Design Bureau led in the further designing of the same. Vikrant, the name is kept after the prestigious predecessor, i.e, India’s first Aircraft Carrier. This carrier stood as the biggest help in the 1971 war.

It was built with cutting-edge AI  features and is the largest ship ever built in India’s naval history.

The warship is huge in size and shape. Approximately 262 metres long and 62 metres wide the aircraft is as large as two football fields end to end and 18 floors tall, explains the Navy via a video. Vikrant has 14 decks with 2,300 compartments that can carry approximately 1,500 sea warriors. To meet the ship’s food requirements, approximately 10,000 chapatis are made in the ship’s galley.

Along with the commissioning of Vikrant, India has decided to join a select group of nations that have the unique capability of designing and building an aircraft carrier in-house. As per ANI news agency, “the aircraft craft displaces about 45,000 tonnes which is definitely the largest warship in the Indian naval history”.

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A Delhi-bound SpiceJet aircraft carrying 185 passengers catches fire soon after its take off from Patna airport on Sunday afternoon. The officials have stated that the SpiceJet aircraft’s left engine catches fire soon after it hit a bird. The aircraft made an immediate emergency landing on the runaway of Patna airport. Several videos shot by the locals on the ground show a sharp spark coming out of the left engine.

According to the reports the aircraft took off at around 12:10 pm and the pilot deployed an emergency landing soon after it catches fire. The pilot’s instinctual decision has saved the passengers from a fatal accident. All passengers are reported to be evacuated safely without any further injury.

SpiceJet’s officials said in a statement, “On June 19. SpiceJet B737-800 aircraft was operating SG-723 (Patna-Delhi). On take-off, during rotation, the cockpit crew suspected a bird hit on Engine. as a precautionary measure and as per SOP, Captain shutdown the affected engine and decided to return to Patna.”

Captain Arora has further stated that every year some of these accidents take place all over the world. So, it can not be categorized as a “freak accident.” He also praises the pilot’s quick decision to handle the situation in an apt manner.

According to the sources, the director of the Patna airport has expressed his concern regarding the incident and said, “None of the passengers have been hurt. Their journey to Delhi is being arranged by an alternative aircraft. What causes the fire is a matter of investigation.”

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Originally, aircraft were designed for a combination of efficiency and passenger comfort, as well as to increase cargo space. However, in order to maximise revenue and profits, airlines quickly caved in to economic factors and reduced the extra passenger space. They are used in science, research, and military applications. The military employs some wide-body aircraft as flying command posts. The primary reason for aircraft being painted white or light colours is to reflect sunlight. Other colours absorb the majority of the light. This is critical because when sunlight is absorbed by an aircraft, it heats up the aircraft’s body. Painting a passenger plane white reduces both the heating and potential damage caused by solar radiation, not only while the plane is in flight, but also while it is parked on the runway. One of the primary reasons aircraft are white is that they spend so much time in the sun. On the ground, aircraft in hot countries will struggle to keep cool while loading and unloading passengers in the sun. A predominantly white paint job helps to reflect some of that heat away.

Commercial aircrafts are routinely inspected for surface damage such as cracks and dents for obvious safety reasons. Nothing works better than white paint because these dents, oil spills, and other flaws are almost always darker than white, making them easier to identify and repair. a collision between a bird and an aircraft in flight, or one that is taking off, landing, or flying at low altitude. Bird strikes are common and can pose a serious risk to aircraft safety. White exteriors can improve visibility and potentially increase bird detection and avoidance. Darker aircraft colour schemes, on the other hand, may reduce contrast between the aircraft and the visual background. As a result, birds’ ability to detect aircraft in time to avoid collision may be compromised.

Airplanes are extremely complex objects, requiring millions of parts and hundreds of millions of man-hours to design. Airplanes necessitate high-quality aluminium, a plethora of expensive materials, and a significant amount of labour. While it is possible to reduce costs by switching suppliers, the cost is well justified. After all, the company must make money even after paying its employees and other expenses.

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