Airplanes

Can planes fly in rain? Yes, routinely: engines are certified for it. The weather that actually grounds flights is thunderstorms, ice, wind and fog.

How much does a fighter jet cost? An F-35A runs close to $100 million with its engine fitted, but the sticker price hides where the money really goes.

Military planes split into 12 types by mission: fighter, attack, bomber, multirole, transport, tanker, patrol, ISR, AEW&C, EW, trainer, and drone.

Tennis players with private jets: almost none own one. Nadal’s Citation CJ2+, Federer’s NetJets share, Djokovic’s Learjet, and why Alcaraz flies commercial.

How often do planes crash? Airlines flew 38.7 million times in 2025 and had 51 accidents. The real odds, and why general aviation carries most of the risk.

How many planes are in the sky right now? Roughly 10,000 to 24,000, depending on the hour. Here is the real count and how flight trackers actually get it.

How fast did Concorde fly? Mach 2.04, about 1,354 mph, New York to London in under three hours, and the real reasons nothing has replaced it.

The fastest fighter jets in the world ranked by top speed at altitude, led by the MiG-25 at Mach 2.83, with verified figures for 28 fighters in 2026.

Types of cargo planes explained: military airlifters like the C-17 and C-5M, civil freighters, converted P2F jets, and outsize haulers, updated for 2026.

Can a plane fly to the moon or around the world nonstop? Airliners stop climbing near 41,000 feet, and the reason is not a lack of engine power.