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Airplanes often have brightly colored logos and designs on the outside. If you’re wondering how they got there, it is really a lot simpler than you think. With minor differences, painting an airplane is much the same as painting any other object such as a house or a piece of wooden furniture. It just takes

There is little doubt in most people’s minds that the toilets on airplanes are different than other types of toilets. If you’re wondering how airplane toilets work, you’re not alone. Most people are curious about this and with good reason. Fortunately, the method used to collect waste from toilets on airplanes is a lot easier

Have you ever wondered what airline pilots do when they’re in the air and it starts to rain? Do airplanes even have windshield wipers, and if so, how do they work? These may sound like silly questions, but like any other type of vehicle that moves, it is important that airplanes have some way to

Every day thousands of airplanes criss-cross around the globe transporting travelers to their destinations. They fly without a thought to how significant the ability to take to the skies is. Imagine trying to get to another continent just 120 years ago; it would have been a long and tedious voyage on a ship. Most people

One of the periods where aviation took some massive leaps in development was WW1. European governments invested big budgets for developing airplanes that would come out on top. Military aviation soon transformed from observation balloons to the first fighter planes. Let’s take a look at how airplanes were used in WW1. World War I was

Large commercial airliners can have baffling weights. In the case of the A380-800 for instance, the max landing weight is 386 metric tons. How do these huge airplanes brake when landing and what kind of brakes do airplanes have? Do Airplanes Have Brakes? In short: Yes, airplanes do have brakes. Airplanes have disc brakes similar

How do you keep checklists, notes, and flight gear organized? Instead of trying to balance everything on a clipboard on your lap, use a pilot kneeboard. Kneeboards provide a stable surface and holder for pens, charts, and other essential items. We found the best kneeboard to be the Flight Outfitters iPad Kneeboard. Need help choosing

Are you tired of digging through a worn-out bag for your flight gear? It may be time to upgrade your flight bag. A quality bag offers compartments for organizing your essentials but which should you choose? To help with your search, we rounded up the best flight bags for airline pilots, private pilots and student

The backbone of air travel is the aircraft maintenance crew. The crew is responsible for ensuring that a plane is fit to fly. However, modern aircraft come with complex systems that require not only knowledge in maintenance procedures, functionalities, and policies but also mechanical skills. For example, the A380 model comes with millions of components

Most people will only ever dream of flying in their own private jet. To be able to skip the lines, fly on your own schedule, and enjoy all the amenities of home as you travel seems to most of us the stuff of fantasy. Few things say power and privilege quite like the opulence of