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Avgeek Alert: The Modern Cockpit’s Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS)

With its multiplicity of liquid-crystal displays along with and joysticks and soft keys to manipulate them, EFIS offers more information than the old analogue system and at the same time makes it much more visually intuitive, easy to interpret, and with a greatly reduced margin of error.

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24/01/2023

Avgeek Alert: 9 Interesting Facts about Aircraft Wheels

It goes without saying that the wheels of airplanes can't be like those of cars. and here we explain a little bit more about why.

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20/01/2023

Avgeek Alert: How Airplanes Fly – the ‘Venturi Effect’

How a phenomenon first described centuries ago allows aircraft wings to generate lift

AvGeeks

15/12/2022

Avgeek Alert: A Look at a Cockpit Altimetre

The modern cockpit is of course packed with myriad buttons, switches, gauges, and screens. Recently we took a look at one, the weather radar, but another which is considered...

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12/12/2022

Avgeek Alert: Why an Aircraft’s Fuel Is Stored in its Wings

If you're a true aviation geek, maybe you already knew airplanes carry their fuel in the wings. But do you know why, exactly where, and how it all works? Here's a quick primer.

AvGeeks

21/11/2022

Avgeek Alert: the Ins and Outs of Cabin Pressurisation

Why are aircraft cabins pressurised and how does it affect you? Therein lies a tale...

AvGeeks

20/10/2022

The Airbus A350: the Sustainable Aircraft which Reduces Carbon Footprint

The deployment of the Airbus A350, the most efficient aircraft model on the market, is key Iberia's position as the world's second-ranked airline when it comes to reducing CO₂ emissions on long-haul flights.

AvGeeks

27/09/2022

Why Do Some of Us Feel Cold When Flying?

Ever wonder why more than a few airline passengers find themselves feeling uncomfortably chilly during their flights? It has to do with windchill factor - which isn't something most...

AvGeeks

09/09/2022

Cabin Fever Strikes (in a Good Way) at Hamburg’s Aircraft Interiors Expo

AIX in Hamburg is the premier showcase for innovation and the future of jetliner cabin design and amenities.

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02/08/2022

Differences between the Airbus A330 and A350

The cabin interior looks almost the same in every Iberia’s widebody aircraft. But a both inside and out will help avgeeks nail it pretty easily!

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06/07/2022