The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.2 What would happen if ...
A look at why passenger jets ‘Go-Around’… Why do Planes Abort Landings? An aborted landing (which is known as a ‘go-around’ by pilots), can happen for a number of reasons such as bad weather, a blocked runway or an unstabilised approach. Go-arounds are very safe manoeuvres which...
The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.2. What would happen if ...
Airlines don’t have the planes or people they had before the pandemic. Taxpayers gave airlines over $50 billion in direct payments, and another half that in subsidized loans, plus airlines benefited from reduced taxes and payments to contractors and airports. And this was sold as being tokeep...
Why do passengers in high altitude jet planes feel the sensation of weight while passengers in an orbiting space vehicle, such as a space shuttle, do not? Why does air sink at the poles? Why does it feel like you're moving slow in a plane but really going around 500 MPH? Why is the...
“In the end, much of the plane’s real design happened on the assembly line, and Boeing had to write off three separate mock-ups that were too much like science projects to pass off as airworthy planes. In the end, the Dreamliner (another name for the 787) cost no less than $30 ...
A wingsuit BASE jumper just live-streamed his own death—marking the latest fatality in the sport’s deadliest year. We investigate why both highly experienced pilots and beginners are dying in this extreme activity.
Planning a train trip means adding stops to your journey so you can see as many awesome places in Europe as possible. Not only do you get more legroom on a train, but you can change seats as well. Pro tip for parents: train travel with children is actually tolerable; dare we s...
For both The Red Sea and AMAALA, seaplanes, boats and electric vehicles will transfer guests from the new airport to their resort, with luggage checked through to their destination. “Our job is to open it up intelligently,” says Chopra. “It’s not just learning how to sail or kite su...
Several airlines in Asia are tightening rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes following a series of overheating and fire incidents on board. A portable power bank with a lithium batteryhas been found to be a possible source of a fire thatengulfed an Air Busan plane in Januarywhile waiti...