Do planes have horns like cars do?
I still feel bad about this, but one time I taxied a Boeing 747-400 for takeoff at the Victorville Airport (former George AFB, California) and was halted behind…
Can planes keep flying if they have enough fuel for days without cooling down? For example, flying round trips over and over again with only fueling at the airport and continuing.
For ‘days’? Try for months. Have you ever been through Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas? Look up sometime at baggage claim and you’ll see the airplane that…
If a plane ran out of fuel at 35,000 feet doing 550 mph, how far could a pilot coast the plane?
We have a real-word example of such a problem. In 1983, Air Canada Flight 143, known now as the Gimli Glider, ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet. During…