Low-performance aircraft have ‘fixed props’ that are milled from one piece of metal or wood and are…
As a trans Atlantic flight was on it’s way to England, the passengers were enjoying a nice…
The higher you go in altitude, the lower the ambient air pressure. This principle is used by…
The slat position is used in some system logic because it’s indicative of a takeoff and approach….
I have almost 1500 hours of flight experience and almost all of them as an airline pilot….
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, 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…