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Air Serbia Embraer received serious damage to its fuselage
Air Serbia Embraer ERJ-195 (OY-GDC, built 2008, leased from Marathon Airlines) received serious damage to its fuselage and left stabilizer…
Why does the Boeing 777 fuselage section start from 41 and not 1?
It’s been a unique Boeing tradition since the late 1950s. Boeing’s first passenger jet, the 707, had its nose section…
Pilatus PC-12 has lost its left wing during crash-landing at Courchevel, France
This Saturday, February 17 at 10:15 a.m., a Pilatus PC-12 missed its landing at the Courchevel altiport. Its wings left…
How does an airplane lose cabin pressure? How is it fixed? Does it happen often?
I was in a 757 a couple of years ago conducting a maintenance test flight on an airplane that not…
Why is fuel stored in the wings of the aircraft?
The main reason is to balance weight because fuel is one of the heaviest components of an aircraft. On some…
What is the difference between a Boeing 737 with winglets and one without winglets?
The primary difference between a Boeing 737 equipped with winglets and one without them lies in their aerodynamic efficiency and…
Why is the A330 nose landing gear shorter than the main landing gear?
Not only Airbus A330, almost all aircraft have their nose gear shorter than the main landing gear. The main reason…
Norwegian 737-800 collided into another company 737-800 at Oslo-Gardermoen Airport
It’s not exactly peak traffic season in Oslo Norway but it can be freezing cold in the snow. Fogged goggles,…
At least 2 dead after twin-engine plane crashes on I-75 in Collier County
Horrendous crash on US I-75 in Florida as a Challenger 604 HOP A JET attempts to land after losing both…
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (5Y-AXL / 40 years old) collapsed its main landing gear on landing at Malakal Airport
On February 9, African Express Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (5Y-AXL / 40 years old) collapsed its main landing gear on…