You’ve probably never noticed, but the windows on commercial airplanes rarely align perfectly with the seats. Why?

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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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Lead engineer Joe Sutter famously sketched the initial, rough design for the Boeing 747 jumbo jet on the back of a napkin during a meeting in the mid-1960s, completely…

Lead engineer Joe Sutter famously sketched the initial, rough design for the Boeing 747 jumbo jet on the back of a napkin during a meeting in the mid-1960s,…

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American Airlines successfully saved forty thousand dollars in a single year during the late nineteen eighties simply by removing one single olive from every first-class side salad.

American Airlines successfully saved forty thousand dollars in a single year during the late nineteen eighties simply by removing one single olive from every…

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Many helicopters use simple skids instead of wheeled landing

Retractable wheels are heavy, complicated, and entirely unnecessary if you never need a runway. Instead, many helicopters just feature two glorified metal…

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Why seaplane floats have a step underneath

Water gets extremely sticky at high speeds, acting like a giant suction cup. To avoid being permanently glued to the lake, seaplane floats feature a sharp…

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Goodyear once owned a massive global fleet of blimps, but today there are only about 25 active blimps left in the entire world, making them statistically rarer than billionaires.

Goodyear once owned a massive global fleet of blimps, but today there are only about 25 active blimps left in the entire world, making them statistically…

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You’ve probably never noticed, but the windows on commercial airplanes rarely align perfectly with the seats. Why?

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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.

Lead engineer Joe Sutter famously sketched the initial, rough design for the Boeing 747 jumbo jet on the back of a napkin during a meeting in the mid-1960s, completely…

American Airlines successfully saved forty thousand dollars in a single year during the late nineteen eighties simply by removing one single olive from every first-class side salad.

Many helicopters use simple skids instead of wheeled landing

Why seaplane floats have a step underneath

Goodyear once owned a massive global fleet of blimps, but today there are only about 25 active blimps left in the entire world, making them statistically rarer than billionaires.

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