The jet engines like any other engine requires air, fuel and a source of combustion to start….
Fuel exclusively stored in the fuselage reduces aircraft performance, crash safety, and practicality. The FAA and EASA…
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-271N sustained substantial damage on the ground at Vienna Airport, Austria. Photos suggest that…
No it isn’t, but… The aircraft landing gear handle is electrically locked in the down position when…
No, not airtight. Airliners always leak a bit, by design.Indeed if they did not leak, with all…
Pressurizing a cabin puts a lot of stress on the fuselage. Most commercial aircraft pressurize to an…
There is much to consider when answering this question. I’ll attempt to cover some of the key…
When the takeoff weight is lower than the maximum performance-limited weight, the takeoff can be made with…
The main reason why the landing gear of an airliner tilts is to make the aircraft more…
Turbulence can cause structural failure in airplanes, but it is very rare. Airplanes are designed to withstand…