If there’s one thing common about most commercial jet aircraft, it’s that their engines are mounted on the wings, and usually lower than the wings.
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Why Airlines Still Use Smaller Aircraft Even if Demand is High
The usual premise would be that if the air travel demand to a certain destination is high, then a wide-body aircraft is needed, but if
A Look at Pepsi’s Pop Culture Rebrand with the Concorde
You might have seen pictures of a Concorde painted in Pepsi colors. Most might think those photos are photoshopped. Well, those pictures are 101% clean
How to Deal with Turbulence for Passengers
I won’t be a hypocrite here, but at first, turbulence did really scare the hell out of me during my air travels. I mean, I
Those Fins on the Engine Cowlings are Called Strakes
If you look out at the jet engines from your window, you might notice some small fins attached to the cowling of the jet engine.
What Difference Do Sharklets and Wing Fences Make on an A320?
If you’ve ever flown on an Airbus A320, which many of us have, you might have noticed some variations in the wingtips of different aircraft.
The Different Variants of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
The first time I saw the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, a plastic model version of it to be exact, I thought it was the ugliest
Military Aircraft: The Northrop F-20 Tigershark
It would have been a more cost-effective alternative to the F-16 with comparable performance characteristics if it had gone into full production. This refers to
The Story Why a Cockpit is Called a Cockpit
Ask anyone where the pilot controls the plane, and the first word they will say is “cockpit,” not “flight deck.” Of course, “flight deck” does
The MD-12 Double Decker is a Vision Unfulfilled Story
The concept of a full-length double deck commercial jetliner was not originally an Airbus concept after they created the A380. The Boeing 747 was originally