Some passengers believe using an airplane sink instead of the toilet is harmless. In reality, aircraft sinks and toilets are completely different systems. Sinks drain into separate tanks designed only ...

Whether it is snow, rain, frost or just ice, any kind of freezing pellets or moisture that might weigh down a plane must be ...

When you gotta go, you gotta go–even at 30,000 feet. The alarming noise ensues when you press the “flush” button in an airplane toilet and the bowl’s contents are magically sucked away into oblivion.

A look at what airlines use to de-ice their airplanes, what temperatures and weather conditions make de-icing necessary, and what the process entails.

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Airplanes are marvels of engineering, but have you ever wondered about the science behind their toilets? Unlike the ones we're used to on the ground, airplane toilets are specially designed for the ...

The propeller system is the earliest thrust generator designed for fully powered aircraft flight. Though they have evolved quite a bit since their first operation by the Wright brothers in 1903, ...

Stopping an airplane is no easy task, and although planes can use spoilers and thrust reversers to assist with the task, the brakes still do around 40% of the work. In simple terms, it's all about ...

A brief history of man's attempts to fly accompanies a description of the principles by which an airplane flies. siris_sil_33800 ...