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
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commercial aviation
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
We've written in the past about professional pilots' extensive training, both theoretical and practical, before taking the controls of an aircraft for the first time. The practical bit deals...
30/11/2022
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.
21/11/2022
Traffic circuit manoeuvres are those done in the vicinity of the airport after take-off or before landing, a set of predefined trajectories which manage traffic around an airport, following a specific sequence which rarely varies.
10/11/2022
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