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Dreamliners don’t crack: Boeing 787 survives extensive fatigue testing
The Boeing 787’s carbon composite structure can take over three times the stresses of its design lifetime, according to reported…
Shimmy damping
The 737NG is equipped with shimmy damping devices on the main mounts and on the nose wheel steering system. Wheel…
Ariana Afghan Airlines 737-400 significantly damaged after it overran the runway on takeoff
An Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration YA-PID performing flight FG-403 from Khost (Afghanistan) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with…
What aircraft is better, the Airbus A350-900 or the Boeing 787-9?
The Airbus A350-900 and the Boeing 787-9 are both highly capable and advanced widebody aircraft, each with their own strengths.The…
Accident: Qantas B789 at Perth on Aug 24th 2024, burst tyres on landing
A Qantas Boeing 787-9, registration VH-ZNC performing flight QF-6 (dep Aug 23rd) from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Perth,WA (Australia), landed…
What happens if you break the joystick that controls the aircraft in the middle of the flight?
Actually this may not be as far fetched a scenario as most will think it is. Sure, it’s unlikely that…
Why is engine 2 started before engine 1 on A320s?
The reason is that the parking brake works on the Yellow hydraulic system and that system is powered by an…
KC-46 from McConnell AFB, Kansas, USA landed at Travis, California with boom down
Even the USAF has its moments. Today a KC-46 from McConnell AFB, Kansas, USA landed at Travis, California with boom…
What happens if a plane is losing oil pressure?
Airplanes, specially the large complex ones have low oil pressure ranges where things get critical. Usually when the oil pressure…
How does ice on an aircraft’s wings and body affect the aircraft?
An iced up aeroplane is comparable to a gymnast who’s handcuffed and chained down to the ground with a 100…