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The system helps pilots land when they don't see the runway
Without an automatic navigation system, no pilot can safely land in zero visibility.
Runway
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Articles about Runway
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Strange airports in the world
Actor John Travolta has two airports right in his home garden in Florida, USA, and makes runways for his seven planes.
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Why don't aircraft tires explode when landing?
Thanks to such extraordinary durable tires, each flight becomes safer.
1001 mystery
Air-jet aircraft in Colombia
In northern Colombia, it was once discovered a strange gold jewelry, which is a product of the Inca era. The designers after thorough research discovered the state and t…
Archeology
Flight secret of Quetzalcoatlus lizard
Quetzalcoatlus giant lizard has a record wingspan, more than 10m, so it needs a runway to run as in the case of today's aircraft.
Space science
The pole from the North is moving to Russia
The movement of the pole from the North is causing serious problems for aviation, maritime and wildlife.
Space science
Ready runway for space cruise ship
The world's first tourist passenger spaceship is about to take off and a runway dedicated to the spacecraft ...
Animal world
Rushed up the runway to bite the plane, the crocodile paid dearly
A crocodile in the United States was killed by an airplane when the cow hit the runway to attack the landing plane.
Animal world
Study the mystery of the speed of the
With runways, camcorders and a piece of chicken, scientists are trying to discover the mystery of the speed of cheetahs.
Environment
Video: A close-up of passenger aircraft landed in sandstorms
The video recorded the scene of an Airbus A320 passenger plane about to land in the wake of a sandstorm.
Environment
The global warming made it harder for aircraft to take off
A new study shows that rising Earth temperatures will make aircraft more difficult to take off, people will have to limit the number of passengers and luggage.
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Beautiful moments at the airport in the world
Have you ever imagined hundreds of planes taking off on the same runway, at the same time?
Videos
See the scene of Boeing 757 aircraft 'showdown' horizontal landing when there is a storm
Horizontal landing technique is an extremely difficult aircraft control technique, to limit the situation of aircraft being slipped off the runway when encountering heav…