Category: Airplane
The five things you should stop doing on planes
THERE are plenty of things we know we shouldn’t do on flights, like ignoring the seatbelt sign, hogging the bathroom, or using someone else’s seat as our own personal footrest. […]
The 25 Funniest quotes From Airplane
Robert Hays and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - two of the stars of Airplane! - have reprised their roles for a Wisconsin tourism advert. Here we recall 25 of the funniest quotes […]
Scary Truth About American Passengers
WHETHER or not you have an opinion on gun laws in the US, this is the unsettling reality of flying in and out of American airports. The country’s airport screeners […]
Solar Impulse 2 lands in California after risky Pacific Ocean crossing
The sun-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2 has landed in California after a 62-hour flight from Hawaii. It must now cross the US and the Atlantic en route to Abu Dhabi […]
Interesting Animation Explains How Airplanes Are Able to Fly
Drag. Thrust. Lift. Jet engines. Propellers. Wings. This animation breaks down just exactly how an airplane flies and it’s pretty damn interesting. Each design element of the plane basically solves […]
Why do airplanes and on their back wheels first and then on their front wheels?
Many aircraft land on their front wheels. Admittedly these tend to be older aircraft and certainly smaller aircraft than many modern aircraft. They are known as taildraggers. They land on […]
What are the most mind-blowing facts about airplanes?
Until the launch of the A380-800 in late 2010, the 747-400 had been the largest commercial aircraft in service, with a maximum takeoff weight of about 800,000 pounds. But the […]
NASA Is Getting Back In the Business of Bleeding-Edge Planes
There are winners and losers in NASA’s latest budget, but one big winner is an x-plane style fleet. According to a report in Flight Global, the new NASA budget‘s increase in […]
Plane secrets: Why open window shades at takeoff and landing?
Have you ever wondered why cabin crew on commercial flights ask you to raise your window shade for take-off and landing? It seems another ‘not so important’ procedure from […]
What happens when you’re born on an airplane?
(CNN) Renewing a passport and border checks are not the easiest of tasks for Shona Owen thanks to the unusual location of her birth. About 36,000 feet in the air. To […]