SR-71: The most remarkable airplane of the 20th century
Posted 3 years ago, mid-July
The skin of the plane’s fuselage was a whopping 85% titanium, which was purchased, during the Cold War, from the Soviet Union.
Articles in the “flight” category
Air France 447 rerun in a simulator
Posted 3 years ago, mid-June
The aircraft shakes and buffets violently. The G force on the [pilot display] reads +5 but the instructor’s panel shows +8. The aircraft breaks up in flight around 20,000 ft.
Laws in Toulouse
Posted 3 years ago, mid-June
Airbus jets’ computers are programmed with some strict rules (in fact, Airbus calls them “Lawsâ€) designed to assess the human commands from the flight deck – and veto them if they would put the plane in harm’s way.
