Why does Air Force One never leave a jet trail? Does it have some kind of secret engine?
On December 26, 2018, an amateur aviation photographer named Alan Meloy stepped out onto his front porch in Sheffield, England and looked up and saw some contrails, appearing…
Michelangelo’s David has a rather small bit between his legs, is that characteristic of all his works?
There are several theories explaining this baffling bit. I will share what I learned at the University.Our professor has some merit… He said, there is more than an…
Why does Boeing continue to stretch the 737 instead of developing a new aircraft to take its place or developing a more capable aircraft from an existing family (e.g. a shortened “757-100”)?
I am a 757 pilot, and I love the 757. But, from the point-of-view of the airlines, the 757 is a pig. It’s an overpowered monster that was…
Why do horses need horseshoes, when other equines (like zebras) seem to be fine without them?
Horses do not need them. They can do perfectly well without them, just like any other equids. It is just that horseshoes improve the well-being of the horses by reducing their…
Are fighter jet cabins pressurized? Why do the pilots wear masks?
I think this photo should answer the question military planes are expected to be used in combat where they got shot at. If the crew survive a hit…
Why didn’t Britain and Canada take part in the Normandy landings?
American school kids are probably familiar with this map, which shows how US troops achieved the Normandy landings. Absolutely – they did just that. But a slightly bigger…
Why are the F-111 aircraft buried literally? Couldn’t the government salvage the useful components?
All the usable electronics and hardware were removed and placed back in the Royal Australian Air Force supply chain. The engines were also removed and scrapped. The engines…
What if the battleship Iowa was to hit the iceberg the same way the Titanic did, how much damage would it sustain?
One problem for your scenario is that any modern (for the time) Allied fast battleship (like Iowa, S Dakota, or North Carolina, and several RN battleships) had a…
Why can’t an F-15 land on a carrier?
We had an F-14 pilot on an exchange tour in my F-15 wing back in the mid 1980s. I would be willing to bet that in an emergency…
How did the Roman aqueducts not have dirty, bug-infested water in them?
Dirty and bug-infested by what standards? The Romans built over 200 aqueducts, 11 in Rome alone, one of which still works and supplies the fountains in Rome (but…