While flying, airplane doors cannot be opened by human force.

Can An Airplane Door Be Opened In Flight?

Can an airplane door be opened in flight? Find out the surprising answer and why you're better off leaving that door alone.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
Why do airplane windows have small holes?

Why Do Airplane Windows Have Holes?

Find out why that little hole in the airplane window is there and how it is important in keeping you safe in the skies.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
How much did tickets on the Concorde cost?

How Much Did Tickets on the Concorde Cost?

Discover how much it would cost for a ticket on the Concorde and what you would get for the price tag.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
The black boxes are safer in the plane's tail

Where Are the Black Boxes Located on an Airplane?

The black boxes record and store important flight data and cockpit voices. They are built to withstand tremendous forces, but where are the black boxes located on the aircraft?

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
A black box stored in a water tank

Why Are Black Boxes Kept in Water?

If a plane crashes into the ocean and investigators find its black boxes, they are stored in water tanks until they can be examined further. Learn why.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
How Many F-22 Raptors Were Built?

How Many F-22 Raptors Were Built?

The sophisticated F-22 Raptor was built by Lockheed Martin and their partner Boeing. However how many F-22 Raptors were built?

Tobias Holm
Military Aviation
Black boxes record important flight parameters

What Is the Black Box on an Airplane?

The black boxes are essential to investigators of an aviation accident. But what exactly are they, and what do they do?

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
The high cost of the F-22 Raptor

The Sky High Cost of the F-22 Raptor

Although the F-22 Raptor is unrivaled in the air, its price is astounding, leading to an early end to manufacturing. It's an expensive fighter plane, but how much did the F-22 Raptor cost?

Tobias Holm
Military Aviation