Author: Foo Shou Boon, Schubert (Prof)

A380, Singapore, 2007

~ Foo Shou Boon, Schubert (Prof)

A380, Singapore, 2007

Singapore Airlines A380, 9V-SKA


Airbus A380 First Delivery to Singapore Airlines: Toulouse, France, Monday,October 15 2007
Arrival in Singapore: Wednesday, October 17 around6.40 pm
First charity flight: SQ380 Singapore-Sydney October 25 2007; Sydney-Singapore October 26 2007
First revenue flight: SQ221 Singapore-Sydney October 28 2007; SQ220 Sydney-Singapore October 29 2007

Dimensions
Length 72.6m | Wing Area 845 sq m | Height 24.1m | Wingspan 79.8 m | Fuselage Diameter 7.1m | Wing sweep: 25% chord 33.5 degrees | Cabin Length 49.9m
Engine
4 x Rolls-Royce Trent 970 | Thrust 70,000 lbs | Length 5.3m | Fan Diameter 3 m | Weight 6,300 kg
Weight
Max take-off weight 560 tonnes | Max landing weight 386 tonnes | Max zero fuel weight 361 tonnes | Max fuel capacity 310,400 litres
Performance
Typical Cruise Operating Speed 0.8 Mach | Max Range with full passenger load 7100 nm

Source: http://www.a380.singaporeair.com/ Retrieved 1 November 2007

F1, Singapore, 2008

~ Foo Shou Boon, Schubert (Prof)

F1, Singapore, 2008

SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX RESULTS (FIRST NIGHT RACE) – SEPTEMBER 26-28, 2008 – 61 LAPS

  1. FERNANDO ALONSO, Renault 1h 57:16.30
  2. NICO ROSBERG, Williams-Toyota +2.957
  3. LEWIS HAMILTON, McLaren-Mercedes +5.917
  4. TIMO GLOCK, Toyota +8.155
  5. SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Toro Rosso-Ferrari +10.268
  6. NICK HEIDFELD, BMW +11.101
  7. DAVID COULTHARD, Red Bull-Renault +16.38
  8. KAZUKI NAKAJIMA, Williams-Toyota +18.489
  1. JENSON BUTTON, Honda +19.885
  2. HEIKKI KOVALAINEN, McLaren-Mercedes +26.902
  3. ROBERT KUBICA, BMW +27.975
  4. SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, Toro Rosso-Ferrari +29.432
  5. FELIPE MASSA, Ferrari +35.170
  6. GIANCARLO FISICHELLA, Force India-Ferrari +43.571
  7. KIMI RAIKKONEN, Ferrari +4 laps
FASTEST LAP: Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari 01:45.599 Lap 14
Temperature: around 25-30 deg C Weather condition: Hot & humid
Photographs taken through fence from Victoria Theatre, Esplanade bends using Canon 40D and EF 100-400 mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM with High ISO (1600) speed resulting in grainy pictures

Retired

Jarno Trulli, Toyota 51 Retired Hydraulics
Adrian Sutil, Force India-Ferrari 50 Retired Accident
Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault 30 Retired Transmision
Rubens Barrichello, Honda 15 Retired Engine
Nelson Piquet Jnr, Renault 14 Retired Accident

F1-Sepang, Malaysia, 2005

~ Foo Shou Boon, Schubert (Prof)

F1-Sepang, Malaysia, 2005

MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS – MARCH 20, 2005 – 56 LAPS

  1. FERNANDO ALONSO Spain Renault 56 1h31m33.736
  2. JARNO TRULLI Italy Toyota 56 24.327
  3. NICK HEIDFELD Germany Williams-BMW 56 32.188
  4. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA Colombia McLaren-Mercedes 56 41.631
  5. RALF SCHUMACHER Germany Toyota 56 51.854
  6. DAVID COULTHARD Britain Red Bull-Cosworth 56 1m12.543
  7. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER Germany Ferrari 56 1m19.988
  1. CHRISTIAN KLIEN Austria Red Bull-Cosworth 56 1m20.835
  2. KIMI RAIKKONEN Finland McLaren-Mercedes 56 1m21.580
  3. FELIPE MASSA Brazil Sauber-Petronas 55 1 Lap
  4. NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN India Jordan-Toyota 54 2 Laps
  5. TIAGO MONTEIRO Portugal Jordan-Toyota 53 3 Laps
  6. CHRISTIJAN ALBERS Netherlands Minardi-Cosworth 52 4 Laps

FASTEST LAP: Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 23 1:35.483
Temperature: around 36 deg C. Weather condition: Hot, humid, hazy
Photographs taken from Hill Slope using Canon EF 70-200mm f4L USM lens with EF 1.4x II Extender (I left my EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM lens at home by mistake!

Retired

R RUBENS BARRICHELLO Brazil Ferrari 49 Retired
R MARK WEBBER Australia Williams-BMW 36 Accident
R JENSON BUTTON Britain BAR-Honda 2 Engine
R PATRICK FRIESACHER Austria Minardi-Cosworth 2 Spin 		R GIANCARLO FISICHELLA Italy Renault 36 Accident
R JACQUES VILLENEUVE Canada Sauber-Petronas 26 Spin
R ANTHONY DAVIDSON Britain BAR-Honda 2 Engine

The teams usually have one to two cars in the race with the drivers wearing different helmet designs.