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Why don't passengers parachute to escape when a civil plane crashes?
Before designing passenger planes, parachutes were not considered for passengers, and even the crew did not have parachutes.
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NASA funds $11.5 million in research on future aircraft
NASA funds five organizations researching new commercial aircraft with lower emissions and more efficiency.
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Commercial aircraft reach supersonic speed
The revival of commercial supersonic flight moves closer to reality as Dawn Aerospace announces the successful breaking of the sound barrier with its Mk-II Aurora rocket…
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Admire the inside of the 'Made in China' plane that first arrived in Vietnam
China Commercial Aircraft Corporation (Comac) allowed viewers to freely visit the two aircraft C919 and ARJ21-700 parked at Van Don airport (Quang Ninh).
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Development and testing of the world's largest zero-emissions commercial aircraft
Alaska Air Group and ZeroAvia are developing and testing an improved De Havilland Q400 76-seat aircraft with a range of 805km.
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This is why these 9 familiar things must have their own special colors
The tires are black, the toilet paper is solid color, while the fire hydrant is not always red? Everything has its own reasons.
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Why don't commercial planes fly higher into space?
The higher the flight, the more fuel-efficient the aircraft is, the faster and quieter it flies. But they can't fly into space because of some design limitations.
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The US company is about to build a supersonic passenger plane of 6,000km / h
If successful, the model of Hermeus could shorten the flight time between New York and London to 1.5 hours compared to the current 7 hours.
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The reason the plane is flying higher than the Everest peak
Why does the plane have to fly to a height of more than 35,000 feet? The answer will probably surprise you.
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The process of assembling the best-selling model of Boeing aircraft in history
Boeing recently shared a video recording the process of assembling Max 7 aircraft. After the fuselage was taken into a warehouse, a crane and other machines hung from th…
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Why does the plane have to fly higher than Mount Everest?
Commercial airplanes often travel most of the distance at altitudes of more than 10,000 meters. Do you know why this is the ideal altitude for passenger aircraft?
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Air turbulence while flying is not as scary as you think
If you ever fly, surely you have experienced the effects of air turbulence: it is a sudden shake of the plane when taking off and landing, moving in different directions.
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The Airbus A380's square tire makes the aviation experts confused
The aforementioned Airbus A380-800 made a flight from Hong Kong to the UK and soon after taking off, the pilot received a warning about tire pressure loss.
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Why is it difficult to find the missing plane?
Experts have recently come up with a solution to why authorities have difficulty finding the exact location of the missing plane.
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Why do I have to lift and window when taking and landing?
Have you ever wondered why the crew on the plane requires you to lift the window up every time the plane takes off and landed?