Airbus

Airbus

How Airbus Fly-by-Wire Protections Actually Work

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Airbus fly-by-wire is often reduced to a simple claim: the computers will not let the pilot exceed the aircraft’s limits. The reality is more...

Why the Airbus A220 Is Different From Every Other Airbus Airliner

How the Airbus A350’s Composite Structure Changed Widebody Design

Why Airbus Cockpit Commonality Matters to Airlines

Why the Airbus A340 Was Built With Four Engines

Boeing

Boeing

How the Boeing 777X Folding Wingtips Work

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The Boeing 777X uses a very large, high-aspect-ratio composite wing to improve aerodynamic efficiency. Its full span would exceed the airport gate category used...
Boeing

Why the Boeing 787 Uses More-Electric Systems

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The Boeing 787 replaced several functions traditionally powered by engine bleed air with electrically driven equipment. This “more-electric” architecture does not mean the aircraft...

Why Boeing Airliners Still Use Control Yokes

How Boeing Turned the 767 Into a Long-Lived Freighter

Why the Boeing 737 Sits So Low to the Ground

Airlines

Airports

Airports

How Airport Runways Get Their Numbers

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Runway numbers are based on magnetic direction, rounded to the nearest ten degrees and shortened to two digits. A runway aligned approximately 274 degrees...

Why Airport Slots Are So Valuable

What Happens to Your Bag After Airport Check-In

How Airports De-Ice Aircraft Safely

How Airports Reduce the Risk of Bird Strikes

Routes

Facts

Facts

Why Airliner Windows Have a Tiny Hole

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The small hole near the bottom of many airliner window panes is a breather hole. Passenger windows normally contain multiple layers, and the hole...

How Airliner Tyres Survive Heavy Landings

Why Passenger Oxygen Masks Do Not Use Oxygen Tanks

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