Inside the world’s newest airliner
Cathay Pacific will tonight officially unveil its brand new Airbus A350 XWB – the world’s latest widebody aircraft and one which the airline will fly on the Hong Kong-Auckland route later this year....
View ArticleWhat went wrong with the F-35?
Here is a summary of what went wrong with the F-35 : No matter how much the US Air force tries to sell the F-35, it is short legged. So much stuff is needed to squeeze into a small airframe, there is...
View ArticleMystery of the rough United landing that sent ceiling panels raining down
Technically Incorrect: A Boeing 767 arriving at Newark from Houston undergoes a strange landing experience. NBC New York screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Sometimes, planes land with a bump. Or a...
View ArticleWhy do fighter pilots wear a helmet?
In addition to Chandan Chatterjee‘s great answer, it used to be a great place for a custom bit of reflective tape. Even though they spelled my name wrong, I was always able to find my helmet in the PR...
View ArticleHow It Works Pitot-Static System
A pitot-static system is a system of pressure-sensitive instruments that is most often used in aviation to determine an aircraft’s airspeed, Mach number,altitude, and altitude trend. A pitot-static...
View ArticleThese 8 planes are trying to end Airbus’ and Boeing’s global dominance
The single-aisle airliner market is one of the most lucrative and hotly contested segments in the aviation business. But for the past 15 years, that white-hot competition has almost exclusively been...
View ArticleWhat’s Actually Inside An Airplane’s Black Box?
Whenever you hear about a tragic plane crash, you always hear about the mythical black box. What exactly does the black box do and what’s even inside it? What’s Inside took a look by cutting the black...
View ArticleAre Airplanes with “Fat Seats” Coming?
Bombardier’s new C-Series jets have middle seats that are “up to 2 inches wider” BY RAIN NOE Here’s a tricky question: Let’s say you are a flight attendant in charge of assigning seats to passengers...
View ArticleQuiz: How Much Do You Know About The Boeing 747?
It’s becoming more rare, but it’s still one of the most awesome jets in the sky. How much do you know about the 747? 1) The Boeing 747 first flew in _____. 1964 1965 1969 The Boeing 747...
View ArticleThe New Boeing 787 Business Jet Is The Highest Penthouse Suite In The World
By Justin T. Westbrook – Have you ever woken up in your penthouse suite, glared out of the window down at the peasants of Manhattan and thought, “I can’t get far enough away”? Worry no more! Boeing now...
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