Commercial aircraft are one of the safest forms of travel, and there are many precautions put in place to ensure safety is paramount. However, it can be a little unnerving when you think you are...

It is surely not hard to imagine that airplanes are very heavy structures. But just how much do you know about those huge wings that are attached to them? Did you know, for example, that a single...

Propeller planes, otherwise known as Turboprops, are still a widely used method of transport for traveling, whether it be a business flight or a quick getaway. I bet you thought those 1938 old planes...

An airplane is a fine piece of technology that is made up of many different parts with such a wide range of different prices. When you take a look at the tire of an average commercial aircraft, the...

It’s amazing enough that airplanes can fly. But beating gravity and getting planes to glide through the skies is not enough. How do we get these huge bulks of metal moving at such high velocity to...

Pilots have a lot of calculations to make before even pushing back from the ramp, and the calculations required for take-off are some of the most critical. So, when it comes to answering why they say...