ARGUING THAT LIFE EVOLVED WITHOUT INTELLIGENT GUIDANCE, say the people who believe in “intelligent design theory,” is akin to arguing that a tornado hitting a junkyard could create a Boeing 747. So, I ask them, why does the 747 have an upstairs cabin? Because Boeing planned it that way,...
A Boeing 747-8 passenger airliner, for instance, has a maximum takeoff weight of 487.5 tons (442 metric tons), the force with which the weighty plane is drawn toward the Earth. Weight's opposing force is lift, which holds an airplane in the air. This feat is accomplished through the ...
Every object on Earth hasweight, a product of bothgravityand mass. A Boeing 747-8 passenger airliner, for instance, has a maximum takeoff weight of 487.5 tons (442 metric tons), the force with which the weighty plane is drawn toward the Earth. Weight's opposing force islift, which holds...
Just how fast is Sonic? Tap to find out if Sonic the Hedgehog can outrun a 747. Sonic Runners Adventure The Action Platformer Legend View Okay, so we know Sonic the Hedgehog is really fast. Since his debut on the Sega Mega Drive in 1991, he has zoomed through giant pinball machi...
Many of today's designs wouldn't look out of place in the 1960s. Though packed with vastly improved technology, the new Boeing 737 MAX is similar in appearance to the 737-700 of 50 years ago. Getty Images We live in an era of fast technological change: self-driving cars, drones, arti...
We’re proud of our inflight connectivity, but there are things that can make the experience a little inconsistent. The good news is that with new technology, improvements can come thick and fast. Let’s start with some context. Inflight Wi-Fi was developed at the start of the century, ...
The harness engineer gathers information from all these teams and links them together using wire harnesses. Fun fact: A Boeing 747 has an estimated 140 miles of wiring. Each wire connects a specific pin on one end to another pin on the other. If even one wire connects to the wrong pin,...
(President Donald Trump’s new appointment, Chris Rocheleau, took office in January), and ongoing issues with planes — such as last year’s Boeingdoor-plug blowoutand June’s revelation thatanother design snagin the embattled Boeing Max aircraft can see the cabin filled with smoke during a ...
The problem, however, is that no matter how fast the industry brings down CO2 emissions, the number of people flying grows faster. As other industries reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, an industry dependent on kerosene, as aviation is, risks accounting for an evergrowing share of global...
With relatively fast and reliable wifi on many aircraft these days I use flightradar24 inflight to track location, altitude etc. as it is far for more accurate and detailed than the onboard aircraft entertainment navigation system. Reply Thom says: 2025-02-07 at 01:42 I use it to check...