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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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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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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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Infectious diseases, commercial aircraft:
According to Daily Star Online, in the past six months alone, Zimbabwe has been affected by a cholera outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced a new Eb…
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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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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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Video: How does a 500-ton aircraft win gravity?
The secret to heavy commercial aircraft weighing nearly 500 tons is not sucked down by Earth gravity is applied the same principles as flying birds.
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Video: The shocking moment of the plane hit lightning in the sky
A new video posted online made viewers shudder when they saw an aircraft seemingly struck by lightning in a storm in the northwest sky of Saudi Arabia.
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Video: The supersonic jet commercial aircraft is about to be released
A super product everyone is waiting for, the dream called Aerion AS2 is about to be completed and put into use.
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Australia is about to have the world's first commercial passenger transport aircraft
Roei Ganzarski, CEO of MagniX, said electric cars are now a trend that can be seen in Australia and many other countries around the world.
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The fastest helicopter in the world will fly 500km / h
It is a hybrid helicopter that is fitted with a jet engine, an improved version called the Airbus Eurocopter X3. At speeds of up to 500km / h, this will be the fastest h…
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Airbus filed a patent for a new super fast aircraft design
Last week, one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers - Airbus filed a second patent for an aircraft that could move from London to New York in less than an hour.
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NASA revealed 3 super commercial aircraft models
The US space agency (NASA) has unveiled three super passenger aircraft models for 2025.