If you have ever seen an air traffic controller's radar screen you must be wondering how the heck all those aircraft are flying and not hitting each other?! I was baffled just the same until I became...
Category: Airplanes
Some might say it is better to be streetsmart than it is to be booksmart. But there are times when it pays to be really into books, such as when you want to learn about all things flying! Knowledge...
Today's commercial airplanes have large control surfaces and when traveling at speed large quantities of force are required to move control surfaces or operate equipment. From flight control surfaces...
We have all sat in the terminal looking out at the airplane we are about to board. Some engines seem huge when a person walks next to them. The question may have arisen as to just how much do these...
Have you ever watched an airplane take off and wondered where it is headed? Maybe it is headed to a destination many, many hours away or maybe its destination is tens of minutes away? Have you ever...
Most passengers would concur that flying in the vicinity of thunderstorms can be a nerve-racking experience, especially during a climb-out or descent through stormy skies. But while turbulence caused...