Why do astronauts float inside the space shuttle? Why is nitrogen the main component of air? Why do pilots prefer to fly in the stratosphere? Why are satellites important in meteorology? Why is the stratosphere warmer than the upper troposphere?
The bottom of this layer is calm. Jet planes often fly in the lower Stratosphere to avoid bad weather in the Troposphere. The upper part of the Stratosphere holds the high winds known as the jet streams. These blow horizontally at speeds up to 480 km/hour, or about 300 miles/hour. Cont...
Why do clouds form in front of a warm front? Why are there few or no clouds in the stratosphere? How does a V2 rocket engine work? Why are cumulus clouds more frequently observed during the afternoon? Why does NASA team with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory? How does fuel get ignited in ...
I don’t think many people do. I think it would be great if planes could fly without emissions. I’d prefer there to be no contrails if possible. I think they are essentially visual pollution. But I’m interested in them, and they do sometimes look quite pretty. You know, a ...
Hardy passengers still up for flying may be under the impression they’re aboard the Mary Celeste, with tales of “ghost flights” (empty or near-empty planes) traversing the stratosphere – even before US President Donald Trump’s sudden restrictions on flights between Europe and the United Sta...
Money and brains poured into car technology from all over the world, and in 1908, Henry Ford and his five-year-old company came out with the car that launched the automotive industry into the stratosphere: The Model T.26 Before the Model T, there had been big problems with both ...
This is the role that sent Tom Cruise into the stratosphere professionally and with fans. He’s very good in the role that was tailor made for him as the writers specifically wrote it for him. Cruise is assisted by a great supporting cast with Kelly McGillis continuing her successful trajecto...
This way, the balloons could fly at altitudes twice as high as commercial planes and beam down internet access to the communities below. You can think of it as having several cell towers floating around in the sky in your city and just connecting to the nearest one as they come and go ...
Kids were going absolutely crazy over aeronautical toys in the wake of Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, and Balsa model fighter planes duly heeded the call. Made by Paul K. Guillow, who operated out of his family barn until the early 1930s, these model planes were easy...