If we think about engines like the Pratt & Whitney JT8D found on the Boeing 727, 737-200, and DC-9, we can imagine a loud roaring
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Reasons Why Engines on Commercial Jets are Tilted or Slanted
If you look at a commercial jet from the side, you’ll notice that the jet engines on the wings are somewhat pointed or tilted downward,
Why You Can’t Board a Boeing 747’s Upper Deck Directly
I’ve flown on a Boeing 747 multiple times, from Philippine Airlines to Lufthansa. If there’s one thing I’ve noticed during boarding, it’s that no one
The Reason Why the Planes Vibrate During Take Off
You might have noticed that on some of your plane rides, the plane suddenly vibrates as it lifts off, and then the vibration suddenly disappears.
Those Tapes You See in Planes Are Called Speed Tapes
I’m not sure if you must have videos of what seems like duct tape being used on planes. It may look like duct tape and
The Smallest Original Airbus is the A318 ‘Baby Bus’
There’s this little Airbus plane that we call the “baby bus.” It’s none other than the Airbus A318. It’s even smaller than the A220-100 but
How Airlines Choose Their Routes and Destinations
We all want Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and AirAsia Philippines to fly to certain destinations. For example, we wish PAL would fly to Chicago, Rome,
The S-Duct Intake of the Lockheed Tristar and Boeing 727
Many of you might get the impression that the third engine of the Lockheed L1011 and the Boeing 727 is actually located on top of
This Weird Looking Plane Actually Flew – the Kalinin K-7
There were quite a number of weird-looking planes way back. To name a few, there’s the Grumman X-29, which had a forward-swept wing, the Hughes
The Chances of Boeing Increasing its Presence in the Philippines
Boeing used to be a dominant force in the Philippines from the 1980s to the mid-2000s. Philippine Airlines operated the 747-400, 747-200, 737-400, and 737-300.