Tag: Cockpit
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The Basics of How Planes Fly (Or, Why You Won’t Fall Out of the Sky)
Welcome to my next article in a list of a long series. You’re probably here because you want to understand what actually makes an airplane stay in the air, rather than just hoping for the best every time the wheels leave the ground. In this chapter, we’ll break down the science of flight and make…
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Passenger breaks into American Airlines cockpit at Honduras
A passenger broke into the cockpit of an American Airlines plane at an airport in Honduras and damaged the plane as he was boarding a flight to Miami before being detained, the airline said Tuesday. According to the details, a man was arrested in Honduras after entering the cockpit of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800…
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Jet Airways: A dangerous incident in the cockpit
It is not just Pakistan where reports about airline incidents have sent shivers down the diaphragms of both state functionaries and the travelers, but similar cases have also surfaced in the neighboring India. Reportedly, Jet Airways sacked two senior pilots who were caught in a brawl mid-air, while on duty on January 1, with 323…