How planes get washed without water

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You can't exactly run a jumbo jet through a massive drive-through scrubbing facility. They are scrubbed down using specialized waterless chemicals because adding hundreds of gallons of water is logistically miserable.

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Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a single-engine plane from a New Jersey flight school in 1956 and landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street right in front of a bar where he had been drinking.

Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a single-engine plane from a New Jersey flight school in 1956 and landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street right in front of…

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Airlines specifically choose to paint the vast majority of their passenger planes bright white because the color reflects sunlight, which significantly reduces the time and energy needed to cool the cabin on the tarmac.

Airlines specifically choose to paint the vast majority of their passenger planes bright white because the color reflects sunlight, which significantly…

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Commercial airline maintenance crews frequently slap something that looks exactly like cheap duct tape onto the wings and engines of passenger jets right before takeoff, much to…

Commercial airline maintenance crews frequently slap something that looks exactly like cheap duct tape onto the wings and engines of passenger jets right…

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Tony Jannus piloted the world's very first scheduled commercial airline flight in 1914, transporting a single paying passenger across Tampa Bay in a trip that lasted a mere twenty-three minutes.

Tony Jannus piloted the world's very first scheduled commercial airline flight in 1914, transporting a single paying passenger across Tampa Bay in a trip that…

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Why GPS stops working at extreme speeds and heights

The reason your navigation app occasionally thinks you're driving into a river isn't entirely an accident. Built-in limits (known as COCOM limits) shut down…

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Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a single-engine plane from a New Jersey flight school in 1956 and landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street right in front of a bar where he had been drinking.

Airlines specifically choose to paint the vast majority of their passenger planes bright white because the color reflects sunlight, which significantly reduces the time and energy needed to cool the cabin on the tarmac.

Commercial airline maintenance crews frequently slap something that looks exactly like cheap duct tape onto the wings and engines of passenger jets right before takeoff, much to…

Tony Jannus piloted the world's very first scheduled commercial airline flight in 1914, transporting a single paying passenger across Tampa Bay in a trip that lasted a mere twenty-three minutes.

Why GPS stops working at extreme speeds and heights

Have you ever noticed that tiny hole in airplane windows? It’s not a defect.

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