Interesting facts about airplanes

When we were children, airplanes were like wonders that could fly in the air just like a bird. It was a tool of amusement, but in reality, for science, it is an invention that changed the way we transport things from one place to another. This gift of science was given to us by the Wright Brothers. Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright. They flew the first plane on December 17, 1903.

Interesting Facts About Airplanes

Lightning strike on airplanes- It is an interesting fact to know, and planes are regularly hit by lightning. It is estimated that lightning strikes each airplane at least once a year. In terms of flight time, lightning hits once every 1000 hours. This happens because airplanes are designed to be struck by lightning. Despite that, lightning has not brought a plane down since 1963. 

Cabin crews dim the light when the plane is landing- When a plane lands at night, the cabin crews will dim the lights. A pilot named Chris Cooke, when asked the same question,

Do you need both engines to fly? All commercial planes can fly safely with just one engine, but it becomes less fuel-efficient.

Ashtrays in the bathroom- There are ashtrays in the bathroom, even if smoking is not allowed. This is to help regular smokers, but this must be known; you may be fined if you are caught smoking,

That tiny hole on the airplane window- There is a tiny hole in the plane window, and this is to maintain the pressure inside the airplane.

Why does airplane food taste so bad? Airplane food has a negative reputation of being bad in taste. However, it is not entirely the fault of the food. Some studies showed because of the pressure 

Oxygen masks- The oxygen masks present in the airplane carry oxygen only for 15 minutes, and this, however, is enough for a passenger during an emergency.

Why do planes leave trails in the sky? When the hot water vapor comes out of the plane, it hits the cool air in the sky, so it condenses, causing trails in the sky. The technical name is contrails.

Some airplanes have private bedrooms for the flight crew- If some planes have a long flight schedule, the planes have private bedrooms for the flight crews to sleep in.

Pilots often fall asleep on the job- According to BALPA (British Airline Pilots Association) report, 43% of pilots admitted they accidentally fell asleep while manning the plane. In comparison, 31% admitted that they found out their co-pilot was sleeping when they woke up from a nap.

Black boxes are not black- Black boxes are present in the airplane to record flight data, and it is bright orange. It is called a black box because we find the black box becomes black due to black smoke when a plane crashes.

Airplane air is significantly drier than air from anywhere else on earth- According to the World Health organization, the humidity aboard your average airplane is under 20 percent, while the humidity in the Mojave Desert in the Western United States hovers around 40-50 percent

Boeing 747 efficiency- The Boeing 747 burns 1 gallon of fuel every second, which looks astronomical, but it is far more efficient than a car if we measure it down to per person.

All of it is just for beer! An incident occurred when a hijacker made the passengers hostage to demand beer on a Norwegian Boeing 737. After the plane landed, all the passengers were safe, and that man was arrested.

Detachable cabin- A Ukrainian aero-engineer created a system that could allow the pilots to eject a plane’s cabin if an engine fails. However, the accidents happen during takeoff or landing most of the time, so it was not of much significance.

The dirtiest place on the plane (It is not the flush button)- We often think the dirtiest place on the airplane is the flush button, but it is not. The dirtiest place on the airplane is the tray table you eat the meal off of. According to a study conducted by TravelMate, tray tables host 2155 colony-forming bacterial units per square inch, which is way more than the button to flush the toilet, which had just 265 CFU per square inch.

Dead chickens are thrown into plane jets during safety tests- During engine safety tests, dead chickens are often thrown into the plane jets, and this is to ensure the safety of the passengers. When birds fly through the plane jets, the jets should keep running.

There are thousands of planes over the United States at any given moment- You may see an occasional plane pass overhead, but this is not so. In the United States alone, there are 5000 planes in the air at any given moment in time, and more than 8000 planes fly across the glove at any given time.

What is the most dangerous time for a plane? Generally, people who have boarded a flight for the first time think airplanes when on air could be the most dangerous timing, but it is not so. According to a report from Boeing, 13% of fatal accidents happen during takeoff and initial climb. It is the first three minutes of a flight, and the descent and landing are far deadlier than the earlier. It is the last eight minutes of the flight, responsible for 48% of all fatal accidents ever happening to any plane.

Friday the 13th- Have you heard about the cursed day? The 13th day of a month, which falls on Friday, is generally considered unlucky. This belief affected flight seat booking in many countries. To avoid this, the flight seat ticket price is made cheaper on Friday the 13th. Sometimes it is 71% cheaper than the usual fight seat ticket price. This trick worked well.

World’s largest airplane- The Antonov An-225 is the world’s largest plane, and its takeoff weight is 591.7 tons. In comparison, the Boeing 747-8F has a maximum takeoff weight of 347.091 tons.

Airplanes can fly much higher than they do- Airplanes can fly much higher than they do. Airplanes fly at an average altitude of 34,000 feet, but they do not go higher than 38,000 feet because the passengers may get health risks above this altitude.

Is there any safest seat on the plane? According to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), there is no safest seat on the plane. A study done by TIME of plane accidents reveals that the middle seats in the back of the plane have the lowest fatality rate. The research reveals the percentage fatality rates as, if all the seats are divided into three parts, the seats in the back third of the aircraft had a 32 percent fatality rate.

The middle third seats had a fatality rate of 39 percent, and the front third had a fatality rate of 38 percent. However, it is also true that there are many variables at work, so it is practically impossible to predict where to sit to survive a plane crash.

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