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How Do Airports Safely Manage Parallel Runway Operations?

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With over 100 airports around the world featuring parallel runways, including renowned hubs like London Heathrow (LHR), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (ATL), and Dubai International (DXB), airport regulators globally have implemented numerous…

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What Happens if an Aircraft Lands Overweight?

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Every aircraft has a maximum landing weight (MLW), a critical threshold that ensures safe deceleration and minimizes stress on the airframe. Widebody jets, boasting impressive passenger capacity and range, often…

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Here’s Why Airplane Tires Don’t Explode On Impact

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The chances of a baby landing an airplane is higher than tires exploding on impact. It does make sense in expecting the tires to explode when an airplane touches the…

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Aircraft Exterior Lighting – Explained

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Every component on an aircraft holds vital importance whether it is a small landing light or a vertical stabilizer. Lights are often shadowed by the sheer brilliance of other parts…

What is “ground effect” and its causes?

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What is ground effect? Technically, it is the change in the airflow around the wings when the aeroplane is near the ground. It is a phenomenon when the lift increases…

Why Doesn’t The Boeing 737 Have Landing Gear Doors?

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The main landing gear wheels in the Boeing 737s sit uncovered after folding into their housing. On most other planes, it’s hidden behind closed doors. Since the introduction of the…

Aviation

Secrets You Never Knew While Flying

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You could be an experienced flyer, or you could just be a newbie making his/her maiden flight. Often times we think we know it all about travel and flying and…

Aviation

The Most Dangerous Airports to Land On

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Have you ever thought about landings? Do you think it is complicated? Well, being it’s the pilot’s job, he/she should be able to handle it. As a matter of fact,…

What are the functions of external aircraft lights?

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Every aircraft has several external lights. Some of them blink, while others simply glow. They come in all sorts of different colors. But what do they mean?

The airport that reached Everest

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Mount Everest, that mountain almost all of us know. One of the most difficult and dangerous to climb, but it is not a normal job for airplanes to carry climbers…

Aviation

Learn about VFR and IFR Flying

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When flying you’ve got two rules and it’s up to you to choose depending on your training and rating. You have VFR and IFR. What’s difference? Why is this relevant?…

Aviation

Emergency landing of AN-124 in Novosibirsk

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Friday, the 13th of November 2020 was not the best day in history of the Volga-Dnepr Company. The 30 years old AN-124 with the registration RA-82042 has been prepared for…