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Notable accidents involving Boeing 777
The Boeing 777 is a twin-engine wide-body jet aircraft, dedicated to long-haul flights produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
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How much does it cost a child?
According to the ranking of Forbes in 2013, EADS is the enterprise with the market capitalization ranked 135th in the world and the second largest airline group in the w…
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Discover 9 mysterious aircraft accidents in the world
The unaccounted loss of six planes belonging to the 19th squadron of the US Navy staff during the daily training mission raised the legend of the Bermuda triangle.
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Detecting ferocious black holes in the Atlantic
Scientists believe that they have discovered the existence of these
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Rear seat is safer when the plane falls
Aviation experts have just tried a crash on a Boeing 727 passenger plane, to find out what happens when the plane crashes to the ground.
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The light was 'bent'
Australian National University scientists have for the first time successfully bent a small beam of light on a two-dimensional plane, paving the way for the production o…
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If lightning hits the plane ...
On average, all American civil aircraft are struck by lightning at least once a year. However, since 1967 until now, no American civil aircraft has fallen because of lig…
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Aircraft should fly like a bird
If the V-shaped planes are like birds, the amount of fuel consumed will be significantly reduced.
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The secret of specialties of heads of state (1)
Each aircraft on duty carrying heads of state, government or royal family is considered to be specialized. The aircraft have very special equipment
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Incidents with the chief's specialty (5)
Presidential planes are always the number one priority in every country, but there are also ones that are still in use even if they are too old like the Fokker F28 of th…
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This is what happens if an airplane suddenly raises the gear when it starts to land
The incident in Saarbrucken (Germany) helped answer a question regarding flying a plane: what would happen if the plane pulled its grounded wheel into the cabin when pre…
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The most mysterious robbery of history: The culprit never found!
21 o'clock on November 24, which means it is only about an hour since Dan Cooper parachuted - the hijackers' quest began.
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4 mysterious disappearances of American planes and warships at Bermuda triangle
Bermuda is a geographic area located between the state of Florida, the US, the island of Puerto Rico and the island nation of Bermuda.
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UFO followed the plane from Canada to Taiwan
Eva Airlines' passenger on a flight from Vancouver to Taipei believes he has captured images of at least eight unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
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'Time loophole' and mysterious disappearances
One of the studies that caused scientists headaches was a time gap, when the disappearances almost disappeared into a sudden that appeared just like yesterday.