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FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY

Added on: 24th Oct 2016

 

AUTOPILOT IS USUALLY TURNED ON DURING THE

MAJORITY PORTION OF A FLIGHT. THE COMPUTER

CAN MAKE MORE PRECISE ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH

LEADS TO BETTER FUEL EFFICIENCY, EXCEPT

DURING TURBULENCE. AUTOPILOT IS NOT

TYPICALLY USED DURING TAKE-OFF OR LANDING,

ALTHOUGH IT IS AVAILABLE TO USE

Autopilot

 

 

MOST AIRLINE PILOTS ARE PAID ONLY FOR THEIR TIME

IN THE AIR, WHICH DOESN’T INCLUDE TIME SPENT

GETTING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT, PERFORMING

PRE-FLIGHT DUTIES, OR WAITING FOR OTHER

PLANES DELAYED IN FRONT OF THEM WAITING

TO TAKE OFF

Aircrew

 

 

THE ANTONOV AN-225 CARGO JET IS THE LARGEST

PLANE IN THE WORLD. IT IS NEARLY AS BIG AS A

FOOTBALL FIELD FROM NOSE TO TAIL AND WING

TIP TO WING TIP. IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT TO

TRANSPORT A SPACE SHUTTLE

Antonov AN-225

 

 

THE WORLD’S LARGEST PASSENGER PLANE IS THE

AIRBUS A380. IT IS A DOUBLE-DECKER FOUR-ENGINE

JETLINER AND MADE ITS FIRST FLIGHT ON

APRIL 27, 2005

Airbus A380's interior

 

 

THE BOEING 767 SUCKS IN ENOUGH AIR THROUGH

ITS ENGINES TO FILL A GOOD YEAR BLIMP IN

ABOUT SEVEN SECONDS

Boeing 767

 

 

THE TYRES OF A BOEING KC-135 JET TANKER’S LANDING

GEAR CONSIST OF EIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEELS AND TWO

NOSE WHEELS. THIS IS ENOUGH MATERIAL TO MAKE

ONE HUNDRED CAR TYRES

Automobile tires

 

 

THE WORLD’S SMALLEST JET IS THE BD-5 MICRO.

ITS WINGSPAN IS 14 TO 21 FT AND WEIGHS

JUST 358 POUNDS

BD-5 Micro

 

 

MERCURY IS CONSIDERED THE GREATEST THREAT FOR

EVERY AIRPLANE AND FOR THAT REASON IT IS NOT

ALLOWED ON A FLIGHT. EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT

OF MERCURY CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE ALUMINIUM,

WHICH IS WHAT MOST PLANES ARE MADE OF.

AIRCRAFT THAT ARE EXPOSED TO MERCURY ARE

USUALLY QUARANTINED

mercury

 


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