Is the airplane “black box” really black? Despite what movies show, flight recorders are actually painted bright orange so investigators can find them quickly...
Can a military fighter jet fly with only one wing?
How can a modern airliner disappear? Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 departed with 239 people on board in 2014 and then vanished from radar. Evidence later...
Why aren’t modern airplanes made of aluminum anymore?
Do pilots sleep in their seats during long flights?
In World War II, some of the most dangerous positions in military aviation weren’t in the cockpit.
Why did the F4U Corsair have bent wings? During World War II, engineers needed to fit a massive propeller onto one of the most powerful fighter engines of its...
What happens when a jet runs out of fuel at 41,000 feet?
Do pilots just press a button and let the plane fly itself?
Why did this military fighter have two tails and a cockpit in the middle?











