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Why do aircraft tires have straight treads?
Aircraft tires need to withstand extremely high loads, speeds, and temperatures, and they need to provide stability, traction, and braking…
Air Europa Boeing 787-9 suffered damage to its fuselage on landing
Air Europa Boeing 787-9 suffered damage to its fuselage on landing at Santo Domingo-Las Americas , Dominican Republic. Parts of…
Southwest B738 at Denver on Apr 7th 2024, dropped engine doors, flap damage
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8668A performing flight WN-3695 from Denver,CO to Houston Hobby,TX (USA), was departing Denver’s runway…
Which engine is best combination with Airbus 320?
The A320 has a really versatile airframe, and hassle free Avionics which have made it commercially so successful. Its been…
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-271N sustained substantial damage on the ground at Vienna Airport, Austria
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-271N sustained substantial damage on the ground at Vienna Airport, Austria. Photos suggest that the right-hand horizontal…
Is it possible to retract the landing gear accidentally while the plane is standing on the ground?
No it isn’t, but… The aircraft landing gear handle is electrically locked in the down position when the aircraft is…
Are Airplanes Air-tight?
No, not airtight. Airliners always leak a bit, by design.Indeed if they did not leak, with all the pressurized air…
Why is cabin air pressure on a flight less than air pressure on the ground?
Pressurizing a cabin puts a lot of stress on the fuselage. Most commercial aircraft pressurize to an equivalent altitude of…
Can turbulence crash an airplane during flight?
Turbulence alone, or turbulence followed by other misjudged actions, can kill. Oh yes, it CAN bring down an airliner. Let’s…
Can the A320 overwing exit slide be used when ditching ?
The over wing exits are considered secondary exists in a ditching, while the four other exits in the aircraft remain…