User Mark

28 votes

Why shouldn't you inflate your life vest until you're outside the airplane?

answered Mar 21, 2014 at 8:24

26 votes

Why is the landing area of an aircraft carrier angled to port side, not starboard?

aircraft-carrier

answered May 26, 2015 at 22:13

26 votes

Accepted

Do I need to register my drone?

faa-regulations faa unmanned-aerial-vehicle

answered Jan 5, 2016 at 1:25

23 votes

Why are listed times of useful consciousness so low?

altitude hypoxia

answered May 9, 2015 at 21:47

22 votes

Why don't airliners carry radar jamming technology or missile counter measures?

airliner security missiles

answered Jul 19, 2014 at 6:32

21 votes

Accepted

Why do we no longer have a navigation officer on modern commercial flights?

answered Apr 11, 2014 at 7:04

19 votes

Can propeller driven aircraft sustain speeds at or above Mach 1?

propeller supersonic

answered May 17, 2014 at 8:19

19 votes

Why are predator drones being used over civilian California?

military unmanned-aerial-vehicle

answered Jun 22, 2014 at 9:38

18 votes

Can flight data recorders be hacked?

flight-data-recorder security accident-investigation

answered Jul 20, 2014 at 22:45

18 votes

Does the ditching switch allow an A320 to float indefinitely?

emergency airbus-a320 accidents ditching saltwater

answered Feb 25, 2019 at 21:23

16 votes

How would modern jet fighters engage and defeat prop driven fighters?

fighter dogfighting

answered Feb 8, 2015 at 5:32

12 votes

How common are emergency landings for airliners? Is there really more than one per day at Heathrow?

airliner landing emergency

answered May 16, 2017 at 21:35

11 votes

Accepted

Could Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have sunk without leaving any floating wreckage?

accidents airliner search-and-rescue

answered Mar 21, 2014 at 8:43

9 votes

Can aircraft other than rockets go to space?

aerodynamics jet-engine aircraft-limitations

answered Apr 17, 2014 at 9:15

8 votes

How safe is the Boeing 737-800 in high winds?

safety boeing-737 wind

answered Sep 18, 2018 at 20:42

7 votes

How does thrust reversal work on a jet engine, and when should it be used?

jet-engine landing thrust-reverser aircraft-heavy

answered May 7, 2014 at 5:47

7 votes

What precautions should I take when flying over a mountain?

safety

answered Aug 15, 2014 at 11:15

7 votes

Why are airships not more popular?

aviation-history airship

answered Dec 2, 2014 at 10:01

6 votes

Do flight tracking websites also track non-commercial and defense aircraft?

flight-stat

answered Jul 30, 2015 at 2:33

5 votes

Can small airplanes be towed (or carried) as cargo to be dropped at some other location by air?

aircraft-design military

answered Jun 25, 2015 at 10:31

4 votes

Why does the US President fly in an obsolete 747-200?

military boeing-747 us-air-force head-of-state-transport

answered Dec 23, 2014 at 22:35

4 votes

My N number showed up on another plane's flight on FlightRadar24. How does that happen?

aircraft-identification ads-b call-sign flightradar24 flight-data-monitoring

answered Aug 30, 2021 at 23:05

2 votes

Why don't commercial aircraft adopt a slightly more seaplane-like design to allow safer ditching in case of emergency?

safety ditching

answered Jan 11, 2020 at 20:37

1 vote

How much data do FDR and CVR generate on commercial jets?

flight-data-recorder cockpit-voice-recorder

answered May 23, 2014 at 4:52

Stack Exchange Network

current community

your communities

more stack exchange communities

24 Answers

Why shouldn't you inflate your life vest until you're outside the airplane?

Why is the landing area of an aircraft carrier angled to port side, not starboard?

Do I need to register my drone?

Why are listed times of useful consciousness so low?

Why don't airliners carry radar jamming technology or missile counter measures?

Why do we no longer have a navigation officer on modern commercial flights?

Can propeller driven aircraft sustain speeds at or above Mach 1?

Why are predator drones being used over civilian California?

Can flight data recorders be hacked?

Does the ditching switch allow an A320 to float indefinitely?

How would modern jet fighters engage and defeat prop driven fighters?

How common are emergency landings for airliners? Is there really more than one per day at Heathrow?

Could Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have sunk without leaving any floating wreckage?

Can aircraft other than rockets go to space?

How safe is the Boeing 737-800 in high winds?

How does thrust reversal work on a jet engine, and when should it be used?

What precautions should I take when flying over a mountain?

Why are airships not more popular?

Do flight tracking websites also track non-commercial and defense aircraft?

Can small airplanes be towed (or carried) as cargo to be dropped at some other location by air?

Why does the US President fly in an obsolete 747-200?

My N number showed up on another plane's flight on FlightRadar24. How does that happen?

Why don't commercial aircraft adopt a slightly more seaplane-like design to allow safer ditching in case of emergency?

How much data do FDR and CVR generate on commercial jets?