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A320 Cabin C/B Panel
An aircraft’s electrical system is composed of many separate buses. Some of these buses are maintenance buses. Systems that are…
Laptop’s battery caught fire inside the cabin of an American Airlines Airbus A321
2024-07-12: American Airlines Airbus A321 (N917UY, built 2015) was evacuated at San Francisco-Intl AP(KSFO), CA, USA when a laptop emitted…
Why doesn’t the Aircraft have an anti-ice system for its vertical and horizontal stabilizers?
Most jetliners do not have vertical and horizontal stabiliser anti-icing. Some notable examples are the 737,747, 757, 767, 777, 787,…
Do pilots shut down engines on passenger jets during flight?
As a trans Atlantic flight was on it’s way to England, the passengers were enjoying a nice catered meal when…
What does it mean when autoland is fail passive/fail operational?
FAIL PASSIVE AUTOMATIC LANDING SYSTEM An automatic landing system is fail passive if, in the event of a failure of its redundant…
EVA Air was damaged after the Taipei-bound plane collided with a light pole
Left wing leading edge slat of a Boeing 777-300 aircraft (B-16731) operated by EVA Air was damaged after the Taipei-bound…
Final stage of the aircraft production
In the final assembly stage of aircraft manufacturing, the major components such as the fuselage, wings, tail, and landing gear…
Why do passengers have to remain seated with seatbelt securely fastened, after the airplane has landed?
Airports, specially large busy ones are usually very active in the sense that there are many airplanes and vehicles moving…
SP-LRC Warsaw Poland 27 JUN 2024
LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 damaged when its left engine nacelle struck the passenger jetway at Warsaw Chopin Airport. It’s…
Which aircraft uses the dark cockpit concept?
The dark cockpit philosophy was originally developed by Airbus in the early 80s. The concept was first devised in the…