Tag: Aviation
Bird strike: what happens when a plane collides with a bird?
Defending planes against running into birds is vitally important – and high-speed frozen chickens play a surprising role.
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18 Jun, 05:00 AM
LATAM flight 800 ‘just dropped’ in mid-flight, injuring dozens. An expert explores what happened, and how to keep yourself safe
It’s unclear exactly what happened to violently shake up LATAM flight 800, but the moral for passengers is clear: wear your seatbelt.
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12 Mar, 03:00 AM
Almost half the men surveyed think they could land a passenger plane. Experts disagree
Takeoff and landing are among the most difficult tasks commercial pilots perform.
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28 Nov, 04:00 AM
'Every flight is a learning event’: why the V-22 Osprey aircraft won’t be grounded despite dozens of crashes and 54 fatalities
54 people have died in crashes of the controversial ‘tiltrotor’ V-22 Osprey aircraft – but the military advantage it offers is too great to be discounted.
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28 Aug, 07:00 AM
