Safe Air Airlines crashed a Boeing 727 at Malakal Airport
Safe Air Airlines crashed a Boeing 727 at Malakal Airport South Sudan on Sunday 31 March 2024. Malakal is near…
Fiji Airways A350 grounded in Los Angeles after being reportedly hit by an Asiana A380 on the elevator
Fiji Airways A350 grounded in Los Angeles after being reportedly hit by an Asiana A380 on the elevator on the…
Can a plane fly without electricity?
This answer assumes the question is about a aircraft loosing all electrical power due to a outside event like a…
Algerie B738 at Oran on Mar 27th 2024, cracked window
An Air Algerie Boeing 737-800, registration 7T-VJK performing flight AH-1084 from Oran (Algerie) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was…
Can you open a plane door when flying?
Here’s a picture of a B737 with the door open, notice anything? The doors on passenger aircraft normally open forward…
Emirates Airbus A380-861 aircraft (A6-EDM) has received major damage by a ground vehicle
An Emirates Airbus A380-861 aircraft (A6-EDM) has received major damage by a ground vehicle at Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), as…
How does Boeing production process differ from Airbus?
Like many comparisons between Airbus and Boeing – there is more variation between different models within each company than there…
What is the most common cause of engine failure in an airplane?
It may surprise you to know that mechanical failure is not the most common cause of engine failure in single engine piston…
Why don’t Boeing 737 aircraft have their landing gear wheels covered when retracted?
This is what the underside of a Boeing 737 looks like during flight: The aircraft’s main landing gear wheels are…
Are modern aircraft flaps extended by using jack screws or is it done with hydraulic/electric power?
You cannot just use an electrical motor or a hydraulic pump to move the flaps. They are a means of…