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Animal world
Birds that sing to their mates are noisier than airplanes
The white-bellied bird in the Amazon forest has set the record for the world's biggest cry, which can damage human hearing.
New technology
'Super quiet' electric airplane design takes off vertically
A startup developed by Heaviside could take off vertically like a helicopter but emit 100 times less noise.
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Why do passengers always have to get on or off the plane by the door on the left?
When traveling, there are strict but also very interesting regulations and procedures that passengers are forced to follow, getting in / out by the door on the left of t…
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Russian scientists created a scanner that could detect even the smallest crack in an airplane
Physicists at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) created Russia's first multi-contrast X-ray machine.
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Why do pilots never use a meal like a passenger?
For those who wonder what pilots eat when they fly an airplane, the shortest answer is that they never use the same meal as a passenger.
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What happens when you fall free from an airplane at an altitude of thousands of meters?
There have been cases of surviving after free fall from an aircraft at an altitude of 9.1km. However, if you really become a victim of this disaster, how many percent ch…
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Close up of the super modern interior set to be fitted to Airbus aircraft in the future
Specifically, this interior frame will be brought to the A330 models, with the new name A330neo Airspace.
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What happens if you push the toilet flush button while sitting on the plane?
It is normal for many passengers to press the flush button to flush the toilet on the plane, but it is not dangerous to humans.
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This is what really happens if you want to open the airplane door while in the middle of the sky
Do you think you will be sucked out? The answer is completely not what you think!
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When the farm turns into a mesmerizing art picture from an airplane perspective
With a view from above, especially from airplanes, the scenery below seemed familiar to many people now appears completely different in the picturesque abstract pictures…
Biology
How is the virus spread if you share a plane with an ill person?
Are you afraid of flying to increase your chances of getting an infection? Imagine you have to get into a closed box with more than 100 people, but unfortunately there i…
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Three pilots saw UFOs scouting on airplanes off Ireland
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is investigating reports of glowing objects and UFOs flying through the south-west waters of the country.
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The black box of the Lion Air plane has been decoded
The newly extracted data from the black box is thought to be consistent with the hypotheses that previous researchers have made.
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Should headphones be worn at the time of take-off and landing?
Landing / landing is the most dangerous stage of flights. Cases of aircraft accidents mainly occur at these two periods. The escape on the plane takes up to 90 seconds.