Singapore B773 near Bangkok on May 21st 2024, severe turbulence kills one and injures 20
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration 9V-SWM performing flight SQ-321 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Singapore (Singapore) with 211 passengers…
What do pilots do once they put the plane in autopilot?
Let’s lay down a simple fact: AUTOPILOT NEVER FLIES THE PLANE. Well, sort of. Even in the most advanced aircraft…
Can an airplane have a swimming pool?
What an interesting thought, building a swimming pool in a large airplane, like the Airbus 380 or even the gargantuan…
Why don’t airplanes fly in straight lines? What factors influence flight paths of domestic flights ?
The reason is because most of the charts we see are flat. In the 16th century, a Flemish geographer named…
What kind of backup do fly-by-wire aircraft have in case of a total electrical failure?
The Airbus A320, A330 and A340 has a mechanically controlled rudder and a Trimmable horizontal stabilizer (THS). The rudder can…
Transair Senegal B733 at Dakar on May 9th 2024, runway excursion on takeoff
A Transair Senegal Boeing 737-300, registration 6V-AJE performing flight R2-3043 from Dakar (Senegal) to Bamako (Mali) with 73 people on…
Boeing 767-3S2F, performed a nosegear-up landing on runway 16R at Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (ISL)
Today at Istanbul Turkey (Wednesday 8 May 2024) FX6238, a Boeing 767-3S2F, performed a nosegear-up landing on runway 16R at…
2011 built Korean Air Airbus A380-861 Aircraft, REG: HL7613 / MSN: 59, being Scrapped at Incheon Int’l Airport.
2011 built Korean Air Airbus A380-861 Aircraft, REG: HL7613 / MSN: 59, being Scrapped at Incheon Int’l Airport. Korean Air…
Why do airplanes put down the landing gear so early when landing?
A typical commercial Aircraft will lower its landing gear approximately 6 to 7 nautical miles (11–13 kms) before touching down…
What is in the tail end of the fuselage (behind the vertical stabilizer) on the B-52H models?
Well, up to the early 90’s there was a tail gunner. The gun was removed 1) given the low probability…