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The Truth About Commercial Airplanes
Despite not being locked, airplane doors cannot be opened mid-flight due to the significant pressure difference between the…
Flying in helicopters is safer than you might think – an aerospace engineer explains the technology and training that make it so
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter in flight. Vlad Lazarenko/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Edward C. Smith, Penn State Helicopters draw…
Engineering a Stealth Aircraft
Equipped with precision-guided weapons like GPS and laser-guided missiles, the F-117 operated as a subsonic bomber capable of…
Are some routes more prone to air turbulence? Will climate change make it worse? Your questions answered
Trinity Moss/Unsplash Doug Drury, CQUniversity Australia A little bit of turbulence is a common experience for air travellers.…
Finding the Largest Animal That Ever Flew
The evolution of powered flight has opened up various possibilities for animal lineages, enabling them to move over…
New Study Exploring Birds’ “Magnetic Sense” Sparks Debate
Science, being a field that runs on the lifeblood of its researchers and fact-finders, doesn’t always hit its…