Airplanes

Who would buy a used plane? Consider the owner of a sports team or the manager of a successful pop singer. Or consider a successful entrepreneur. Or imagine someone who’s simply a flight enthusiast. They all have reasons for wanting to purchase a plane – but how? Buying a plane seems like a daunting undertaking,

Bad weather scares a lot of people, but when you’re about to fly somewhere, it can be even scarier. If your city is experiencing a hurricane, is it still safe to fly? More importantly, are pilots allowed to get their planes in the air when there’s a nearby hurricane? Can planes fly in cyclones or

Few things fuel industries and the imagination like rivalries. Boeing and Airbus rule the skies – but who’s winning, which is better, and why? Both have had some major setbacks in the last few years. Let’s analyze the two giants of the aviation industry side by side. We’ll take a look at their financial history,

Airplanes take us all around the world, but have you ever considered what goes into putting them together? At plants such as Boeing’s 737 factories in Seattle, new planes are completed every nine days. How do they do it, and what goes into making some of the top airplanes in service today? Let’s break down

Most people wonder at some point how airplanes are able to fly but have you ever wondered what material are planes made of? The materials used to make planes, wings, body and skin make a big difference when it comes to their reliability and learning about these materials can be interesting and fun. What Are

When you get behind the wheel of a car, you have seatbelts and other devices to keep you safe while you’re on the road, so why don’t airplanes have the same advantages? Although parachutes can save lives, the fact is that none of the commercial airliners have parachutes onboard for their passengers. You might be

When you’re on an airplane, you sometimes notice how high the plane is flying because the pilots always mention this information over the loudspeaker. If you pay attention, you’ll notice that the planes get to a certain altitude and then stop. You may wonder how high planes fly and why they fly at that particular

Most people have taken a “red eye” flight before, so airplanes flying in the dark is nothing new to them. If you’ve ever wondered what type of headlights airplanes have that allow them to see well at 35,000 feet, you might be surprised to learn that they aren’t headlights at all! Do Airplanes Have Headlights?

You’re sitting in a plane on the runway waiting to take off and you hear a toot-toot sound that seems to be coming from a horn. Do airplanes really have horns? And, if so, what are they there for? You may have wondered this yourself at times. Today we answer these questions and some more!

From small planes that are used for stealth missions to huge planes used to transport cargo and soldiers, military planes tend to capture people’s imagination. This is a guide on the different types of military airplanes in use today. When you think of the armed forces, what is the first thing that comes to mind?