Some of the things we´ve all heard about flying actually fall into the category of “urban legend”. Here are a few of the more common ones:
Do electronic devices actually...
13/11/2023
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commercial aviation
There are a number of elements in aircraft fuselages that may go unnoticed by non-experts but which are still extraordinarily important. A good example are the small structures out on the tips of their wings known as ¨winglets¨ and ¨sharklets¨. Designed to boost a plane´s aerodynamic efficiency (LINK) and flight range and reduce its fuel consumption, the most recognisable of these have the shape of a fin folded upwards, but there are some variations.
26/10/2023
Air travel is especially safe compared to other means of travel because among other things it´s subject to numerous surveillance and security systems. We´ve already examined some of them...
05/09/2023
All modern aircraft are comprised of various sophisticated systems which work together to ensure safety and efficiency. And a plane’s transponder is a critical component without which it couldn’t...
04/08/2023
One of the greatest revolutions in the world of air navigation came with the shift from analog to electronic technology, which is much more precise, and the mechanism that...
11/07/2023
If you've ever flown at night or in low visibility conditions (fog, rain, etc.), you will no doubt have noticed the lights which follow the markings on an airport’s...
22/05/2023
Johannes Kepler was a key figure in the scientific revolution. A 17th-century German astronomer and mathematician, he's known primarily for his laws on the motion of the planets in...
03/03/2023
If you've ever flown across multiple time zones - for example, an eight-hour flight between Madrid and New York - you've no doubt experienced the jet lag and disorientation...
05/01/2023
When film directors shoot their movies, they make sure that everything is perfect: for example, actors are all in place; their lines are memorised; there's a timeline with expected...
21/12/2022
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...
12/12/2022
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