Sometimes, I still find myself on a Top Gun Maverick high after watching it on Netflix. Weekends are usually dedicated to movies or music, and
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The Push-Pull Configuration on Airplanes
Some planes from the past feature a unique design where two propellers are mounted on the fuselage instead of on the wings. In this configuration,
At What Speeds Do Planes Take-Off
During an incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport where a Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300ER had to abort take-off, a journalist asked why the pilots
How Air Temperature Affects Aircraft Take-off Performance
Last March and April, we in the Philippines experienced the El Niño phenomenon, with temperatures reaching around 40 degrees Celsius. While this was not good
Why Don’t Commercial Airplanes Have Parachutes?
Imagine a scenario: you’re comfortably cruising at 35,000 feet, enjoying the in-flight movie, when a sudden announcement jolts you back to reality. The pilot informs
The Aircraft Doors Will Not Open in the Middle of a Flight
Some people mistakenly believe that aircraft doors can be easily opened during a flight. In fact, there have been several attempts by passengers trying to
Will a Plane Pop for Being Over Pressurized?
It’s easy to picture a plane’s cabin as a perfectly sealed environment, a pressurized bubble protecting us from the harsh realities of the thin air
Rear-Mounted Versus Wing-Mounted Engines
There are only two places in an airplane where jet engines are positioned, either in the rear or aft, and at the wings. Both have
Rain Cannot Make a Jet Engine Flame Out
I recently received a question in my social media inbox. The person asking admitted to being a nervous flyer because he was told by some
Why Some Boeing Planes Use Raked Wingtips
When we observe the wingtips of today’s commercial aircraft, they are often equipped with wingtip devices, mostly winglets. The Boeing 737NG and the Airbus A320