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
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
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
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
THE BOEING 767 SUCKS IN ENOUGH AIR THROUGH
ITS ENGINES TO FILL A GOOD YEAR BLIMP IN
ABOUT SEVEN SECONDS
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
THE WORLD’S SMALLEST JET IS THE BD-5 MICRO.
ITS WINGSPAN IS 14 TO 21 FT AND WEIGHS
JUST 358 POUNDS
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
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