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Can airliners benefit from vertical take-off and landing?
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Could winds of up to 150 km/h impact the structural loads on a Boeing 777?
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How is a fuselage 'puncture' repaired?
Awarded Apr 27, 2019 at 20:45
At what minimum occupancy ratio can airlines operate profitably?
Awarded Jan 7, 2019 at 10:25
Is it possible to drive into Gibraltar Airport's runway?
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Can a commercial airliner be used for military purposes?
Awarded Mar 14, 2018 at 6:25
Is there some functionality of an airliner which is not controlled by the cockpit?
Awarded Mar 8, 2018 at 16:24
Why do airplanes have to retract landing gear?
Awarded Mar 8, 2018 at 16:24
Why is luggage required to be loaded in containers?
Awarded Mar 8, 2018 at 16:24
Why don't aircraft fly over Tibet?
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Why was Concorde's cockpit so complex?
Awarded Mar 8, 2018 at 16:24
Even after years of research, why are planes unable to keep passengers alive in case of a fiery crash?
Awarded Mar 8, 2018 at 16:24
Why is the manufacturing process of an aircraft mostly manual?
Awarded Nov 16, 2017 at 18:47
What is this white smoke like thing, seen inside the cabin before takeoff?
Awarded Jun 24, 2017 at 22:40
What options would Qantas Flights 7/8 have in case of emergency?
Awarded Sep 17, 2016 at 8:35
How is a runway inspection carried out?
Awarded Aug 23, 2016 at 18:31
Why don't Russian aircraft sell as much as their European/American counterparts?
Awarded Dec 17, 2015 at 22:36
How do airlines manage routes when respective aircraft undergo B,C or D checks?
Awarded Dec 15, 2015 at 7:22
Why isn't the V flight formation being used for commercial purposes?
Awarded Aug 14, 2015 at 17:59
Why couldn't the A380 secure any orders for two straight years?
Awarded Jul 30, 2015 at 7:25
Why do full service airlines prefer to run a separate low-cost carrier?
Awarded Jul 29, 2015 at 9:34
How could an airliner as big as B777 make a U Turn on ground?
Awarded Jul 24, 2015 at 20:49
Why is it more difficult for ATC to manage a larger airliner?
Awarded Jul 24, 2015 at 20:24
What are the factors behind increasing aircraft window sizes?
Awarded Jul 14, 2015 at 17:44
How did SR-71 spy, flying at 80,000 ft and 3500 km/h?
Awarded Jun 26, 2015 at 13:34
Do jet contrails impact weather?
Awarded Jun 25, 2015 at 10:56
Why do helicopters have such limited range?
Awarded Jun 23, 2015 at 15:27
How do aircraft land on snow?
Awarded Jun 22, 2015 at 14:21
Are nuclear bombers themselves damaged after dropping bombs?
Awarded Jun 17, 2015 at 17:06
Why are the call signs of some airlines completely different than their name?
Awarded Jun 16, 2015 at 13:35
Why do airplanes have rounded windows?
Awarded Jun 14, 2015 at 16:49
Why are Low Cost Carriers ordering several hundred aircraft?
Awarded Jun 8, 2015 at 19:53
Why are military planes painted differently than civil planes?
Awarded Jun 8, 2015 at 14:35
How is an aircraft aligned at a jet bridge?
Awarded Jun 6, 2015 at 20:40
Why do some fighter jets have two pilots while others have only one?
Awarded Jun 1, 2015 at 18:32

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