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1413 published articles across news, aircraft, airlines, airports, history and technical aviation.
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Convertiplane
As the name stands for a plane that converts, but exactly in what? First of all, the plane needs to take off vertically and landing as well, so it is VTOL (Vertical take-off and landing), specifically using a rotor, and in a normal…
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Hydrogen Fuel Vs SAF(Sustainable Aviation Fuel)
What is a hydrogen aircraft? A hydrogen aircraft is an airplane that uses hydrogen as a power source. Hydrogen can be burned in a jet engine or any other kind of internal combustion engine. It can also be used to power a fuel cell,…
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How Do Planes Stop on Landing?
'' 50..40..30....10...RETAAAAAARD" !!! Sounds familiar? Not unless you're a pilot/ have been in the cockpit right before the tires hit the runway and BOOM!. A few seconds later, the aircraft comes to a screeching halt, and off comes the…
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Top 10 Business Class Amenity Kits in the Skies
Airline amenity kits are nonetheless sought- after by Avgeeks and travel-enthusiasts alike. Like a bit of a small spa retreat in the skies, the First Class amenity kit provides travellers with all the essentials they may need in flight…
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Travel Demand Skyrockets This Summer
This summer of 2021, there has been a dramatic uptick in air travel and passenger demand in the aviation industry. Airports are much busier than they initially were at the beginning of the pandemic, and airlines are receiving…
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Birds Fly in Formation. Soon Would Airliners! Read on to Know Why
WHY DO BIRDS FLY IN FORMATION? First, it conserves their energy. Each bird flies slightly above the bird in front of him, resulting in a reduction of wind resistance. The birds take turns being in the front, falling back when they get…
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Critical Mach Number
When talking about Mach, it is pretty common to relate it with supersonic aircraft, but not always. This number of airflow velocity helps to determine the limits of the aircraft performance in terms of maximum airspeed. The critical…
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The Saturn V: A Rocket 15 Times Faster Than A Rifle Bullet
Rockets are arguably the greatest engineering feat accomplished by man. The capabilities of these machines are unmatched and nothing like any other machine. Such a machine is the Saturn V (5), the most powerful rocket ever flown. The…
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VTOL - The Concept Behind It and Why It Is the FutureVtol - The Concept Behind It and Why It Is the Future
A V ertical Take-Off and Landing ( VTOL ) aircraft is one that can hover, take-off and land vertically. This classification includes a variety of aircrafts including fixed-wing aircrafts as well as choppers and other aircrafts with…
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What are ETOPS and why do they matter?
Flying over the atlantic and suddenly you go, ''What would happen if one of the engines fails?''. Just me?! Perhaps. Maybe not! Well, the civil aviation authorities have long thought about this too.And that's exactly why we have the…
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AIRCRAFT LOAD AND TRIM-WHY IS IT CRUCIAL TO A SAFE FLIGHT?
Why is it important? It is a legal requirement and crucial to the safety and structural integrity of an aircraft that it is loaded in such a way that the specified maximum allowable weights are not exceeded and that the center of…
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About the Largest Aircraft Carrier; the "Stratolaunch"
It is undoubtedly the largest aircraft in the world, working as a multi-tasking platform for research and commercial activities in aerospace. This plane allows the customers to launch their aerial projects in the hypersonic field.…
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Stratolaunch Plane Flies For the Second Time Ever
On April 29th of last week, Stratolaunch, the world’s largest plane by wingspan, flew for its second time ever. The Stratolaunch plane took off from Mojave Air and Space Port at 10:28 AM and stayed in the air for 3 hours and 14 minutes…
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Airbus Beluga vs Boeing Dreamlifter
Airbus Beluga Photo Credits: wikipedia.com The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter), or Beluga, is a modified version of the standard A300-600 widebody airliner to carry aircraft parts and outsize cargo. It received the name ''Super…
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Airspace and its types of classification
Airspace Airspace is a portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country above its territory, including its territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere. This is not to be confused with…
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Are Airbus and Boeing the Only Household Names in the Aviation Industry?
Airbus and Boeing prevail possessing a vast noteworthiness in the competitive airline manufacturing industry around the globe. The duopoly owns the sky by composing 99% of global massive plane orders and those vast plane orders make up…
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The Purpose Of Jet Engine Spirals
You may have noticed those spinning white spirals in a jet engine at one point or another. But have you ever stopped to think about why they’re there? As cute and as comical as they look, those spirals on the spinner cones are more than…
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747-300 Returns to the Skies
The least popular variant of the 747 has been unexpectedly brought back into commercial service after being absent for almost 2 years. A few weeks ago, Iranian based carrier “Mahan Air” reactivated one of their old 747-300s after it had…
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The Different Rotors (Helicopter)
The helicopter as an aircraft is not as simple as it seems, the unique flight features make the helicopter a feat of flight science. It is not just making it fly, it is making it controllable and safe. Well, this machine has a rotor…
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What Is a "Squawk" Code and Why Do We Need Them?
The use of the word " SQUAWK " comes from the system's origin in WORLD WAR II- IDENTIFICATION FRIEND OR FOE (IFF) system, which was named with the code "PARROT". The PARROT check is generally done after the aircraft is airborne or while…
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Oxygen Supplies Aboard Modern Aircraft
If a sudden decompression were to happen inflight, each passenger and crew member would have their own oxygen supply. We will take a look at the systems installed for both the passengers and flight crew! Passenger’s Oxygen Supply &…
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