Plane

Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Plane.

Topic archive

Articles about Plane

876 published items.

Before the radar, how did people detect planes?
Science story

Before the radar, how did people detect planes?

Today, it is easier to detect the movement of aircraft thanks to the help of radar systems. However, before the radar technology, how do people detect the movement of ai…

December 15, 2018
China built aircraft from scrap
Science story

China built aircraft from scrap

A Chinese man makes his own aircraft by taking advantage of old metal pieces and successfully flying the test.

December 15, 2018
13 facts about Bill Gates
Science story

13 facts about Bill Gates

Page Business Insider points through 13 facts not everyone knows about the richest billionaire in the world: Bill Gates.

December 15, 2018
Homemade youth plane in South Sudan
Science story

Homemade youth plane in South Sudan

Father passed away, his studies were unfinished, but George Mel, the boy from South Sudan, did not give up on his dream of building an airplane he cherished from childho…

December 15, 2018
The world's leading AIDS researcher died in MH17
Science story

The world's leading AIDS researcher died in MH17

Victims of a flight shot down in eastern Ukraine yesterday consisted of many scientists and social activists on their way to the International AIDS Conference in Austral…

December 15, 2018
Black box - Live witness
Science story

Black box - Live witness

In the 50s of the last century, after a series of mysterious plane crash, an Australian researcher invented a black box.

December 15, 2018
How to prevent flu infection on aircraft
Medicine - Health

How to prevent flu infection on aircraft

A study published in the 2017 Global Health Chronicle indicates that passengers sit in a row in front of and behind a sick person at highest risk of infection.

December 15, 2018
Sleep on a plane that looks ... deaf
Medicine - Health

Sleep on a plane that looks ... deaf

American scientists advise passengers to set an alarm when sleeping on an airplane and make sure you are fully awake when it starts landing.

December 15, 2018