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When a plane lands at night, cabin crews will dim the interior lights. Why? In the unlikely event that the plane landing...
28/02/2023

When a plane lands at night, cabin crews will dim the interior lights. Why? In the unlikely event that the plane landing goes badly and passengers need to evacuate, their eyes will already be adjusted to the darkness. As pilot Chris Cooke explained to T+L: “Imagine being in an unfamiliar bright room filled with obstacles when someone turns off the lights and asks you to exit quickly.”

Similarly, flight attendants have passengers raise their window shades during landing, so they can see outside in an emergency and assess if one side of the plane is better for an evacuation.

On a flight from Oslo, Norway to Trondheim, Norway, a 24-year-old ex-con hijacked a Boeing 737 with 120 people aboard. H...
27/02/2023

On a flight from Oslo, Norway to Trondheim, Norway, a 24-year-old ex-con hijacked a Boeing 737 with 120 people aboard. He yielded so long as he was provided with a continuous supply of beer, which he received from his spot on a toilet. Eventually, a police officer told the hijacker he couldn’t receive anymore beer until he relinquished his pistol, which he did. None of the passengers were harmed, except for the hijacker’s pride. The ex-con complained about his treatment and requested to speak with the Norwegian prime minister, who refused.

Pointing a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime because pointing lasers at aircrafts can actually disorient the pilot...
27/02/2023

Pointing a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime because pointing lasers at aircrafts can actually disorient the pilots. In fact, laser light shows are actually coordinated with air traffic control and the military to make sure they are not interrupting flights.

On long-haul flights, cabin crew can work up to 18-hour days. To help combat fatigue, some planes, like the Boeing 777 a...
24/02/2023

On long-haul flights, cabin crew can work up to 18-hour days. To help combat fatigue, some planes, like the Boeing 777 and 787 Dreamliners, are outfitted with tiny bedrooms where the flight crew can get a little shut-eye. The bedrooms are typically accessed via a hidden staircase that leads up to a small, low-ceilinged room with six to 10 beds, a bathroom, and sometimes in-flight entertainment.

The tires on an airplane are designed to withstand incredible weight loads (38 tons!) and can hit the ground at 170 mph ...
24/02/2023

The tires on an airplane are designed to withstand incredible weight loads (38 tons!) and can hit the ground at 170 mph more than 500 times before ever needing to get a retread. Additionally, airplane tires are inflated to 200 psi, which is about six times the pressure used in a car tire. If an airplane does need new tires, ground crew simply jack up the plane like you would a car. If the tires fail during takeoff, pilots will abort the flight and land immediately for a safety inspection.

The Federal Aviation Administration says there is no safest seat on the plane, though a TIME study of plane accidents fo...
23/02/2023

The Federal Aviation Administration says there is no safest seat on the plane, though a TIME study of plane accidents found that the middle seats in the back of the plane had the lowest fatality rate in a crash. The research revealed that, during plane crashes, “the seats in the back third of the aircraft had a 32% fatality rate, compared with 39% in the middle third and 38% in the front third.”

Planes have changed a lot since the days of the Wright Brothers (or, perhaps more accurately, Brazilian inventor Alberto...
22/02/2023

Planes have changed a lot since the days of the Wright Brothers (or, perhaps more accurately, Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont). Those first wood-and-cloth contraptions are an entirely different species than the sleek Boeing Dreamliners of today. With the continual advancements in aerospace technology, it's hard to keep up with all the amazing things planes today are capable of doing (and withstanding). Below, 11 airplane facts that might surprise you.

Hello! there will be a lot of interesting things about the Airplanes
21/02/2023

Hello! there will be a lot of interesting things about the Airplanes

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