How many cabin crews are there in a typical 3-class long-haul flight by the following aircraft types? A380 A340 A330 B747 B777 B767
on August 29th, 2010 | no answers

Was there any fatality that occured in space? So far, I have only heard of fatality on the ground or on the way to space or coming back...
on December 8th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Can Earth lose its atmospheric gases gradually to space through natural causes? Can we also lose precious oxygen and other gasses when we...
on December 6th, 2008 | 4 answers

Can someone describe what a long range airliner seat was like during the DC-7 or Super Constellation days? Were there any inflight...
on July 13th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

If we can build a passenger aircraft capable of antipodal range (12,000nm including reserves??), will it have any practical commercial...
on July 7th, 2008 | One answer

If a manufacturer were to build an aircraft with four GE90-115B engines, how big an aircraft can it built, say in terms of MTOW?
on July 7th, 2008 | One answer

The Cessna Citation X and Gulfstream G650 have top speeds of Mach 0.92 and Mach 0.925 respectively. Many articles translate these into...
on July 5th, 2008 | One answer

Many of the upcoming very light jets or personal jets have speeds of 300-400 knots. Would it not be more economical to fly at the same...
on June 27th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What are the technical difficulties in building aircraft engines powerful enough to enable the Airbus A380 to become a twin-jet? Would...
on February 7th, 2008 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

The A380 has the longest wing span of ~262ft and the new B747-8 would have the longest length of ~250ft. Assuming an airport has been...
on August 7th, 2007 | One answer | 2 people like this

How feasible is it to build an aircraft bigger than the Airbus A380, say carrying 600+ passengers and could travel to any point on earth...
on September 1st, 2006 | 3 answers

Is air the only mode of scheduled commercial transportation between Westray and Papa Westray? How much does a ticket cost?
on August 12th, 2006 | One answer

In the days of propeller aircrafts, how long did it take to travel from London to New York by plane?
on September 25th, 2005 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

When was the first Kuiper Belt Object found, excluding Pluto, and did it cause any excitement?
on September 1st, 2005 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Can the space shuttle take off using its own fuel for non-space flights?
on August 29th, 2005 | 2 answers

Did the Soviet Union ever successfully send men to the moon using their own spacecraft?
on August 29th, 2005 | One answer

Travelling at what speed would be considered supersonic/transonic?
on August 13th, 2005 | 3 answers

Can commercial airliners withstand the stress of travelling at supersonic/transonic speeds?
on August 13th, 2005 | 2 answers

Is the Boeing 777-200LR capable of non-stop flight between Sydney and London with full passenger load, cargo and reserves?
on August 4th, 2005 | One answer

Have companies, other than Eviation, attempted to build and sell a single engine business jet?
on February 13th, 2005 | 2 answers