There was a time, not that long ago, when airline passengers had to make do with watching in-flight movies on big screens in the cabin, reading …
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The first commercial jetliners had square windows. So why did engineers change the design to the rounded windows we know today?
Back in the 1930s, aviation manufacturer Boeing came up with a new airliner, the Model 307 Stratoliner, which featured a game-changing innovation. It …
We're used to seeing square and rectangular windows in most building structures. And there are of course rounded windows — or oculi in architectural …
When the "fasten seat belt" sign flashes on in airplanes, with its familiar accompanying ding, it's often met with passengers' equal parts annoyance …
It's Jan. 15, 2009. U.S. Airways Flight 1549 is being boarded at New York City's La Guardia Airport. If all goes as planned, the plane will touch …
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