Typically pertains to the study of aircraft. Can relate to the theories, design, construction, behavior and use of such craft.
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Do EU countries have the right to close their airspace to a particular plane model?
According to this article in "el país" España delega en la UE la paralización del nuevo modelo 737 de Boeing, the Spanish government claims that
El Gobierno señala que no tiene competencias para restringir la aeronave [...] España no puede imponer…
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Does Denver International Airport have Pneumatic Tube Systems?
From the Wikipedia page for the Pneumatic tube:
Denver International Airport [DEN] uses many pneumatic tube systems, including a 25 cm diameter system for moving aircraft parts to remote concourses, a 10 cm system for United Airlines ticketing, and…
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Did President Carter state that the United States had developed "an invisible plane"?
The book The Presidents and UFOs: A Secret History from FDR to Obama says:
Prior to the 1980 election Carter had stated in a news conference that the U.S. had developed “an invisible plane” which at the time was the highly classified stealth…
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Is the F-35 aircraft literally invisible?
Donald Trump said of the F-35 "You can’t see it. You literally can’t see it. It’s hard to fight a plane you can’t see"
The video of him saying this makes it seem as if he really believes it can't be seen.
Is the F-35 literally invisible, as Trump…
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Did the US / UK supply the Russians with machinery before or during the Cold War?
I was reading this question on Quora, when I reached the last answer:
I visited the Tbilisi Aircraft factory at the end of the Cold War and was astonished to see that MIG fighter fuselages were being built with American Cincinnati machinery. I now…
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Who fired rockets at Malaysian MH17 flight?
This is still pretty confusing who actually shot down the MH17 flight ? Many news websites claim that the Plane was shot down by Russian-backed Rebels,
There is overwhelming, but largely circumstantial evidence that Russian-backed rebels mistakenly…
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Can a commercial flight be mistaken for a fighter jet?
There were a couple of incidence where passenger planes were mistaken for fighter jets or military aeroplanes and were brought down with missiles. I am skeptical that if we have such an accurate missile, that can hit passenger planes 7 miles in the…
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During EAA Airventure Oshkosh, is Wittman Regional Airport the "world's busiest"?
From Wikipedia: Wittman Regional Airport (latest revision as of 2 Aug 2013):
For the week of AirVenture Oshkosh (known locally as "The Airshow" or "The Fly-in"), Wittman Regional is the world's busiest airport by traffic movements.
From Wikipedia:…
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Do airplanes need to deviate their routes on New Year's Eve due to firework displays?
As many parts of the world commemorate New Year's Eve with a lot of fireworks (which explode at the height of a take-off/landing). Are airplanes pilots required to deviate from their original route on this special day/night?
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Is Argentina buying JF-17 Block-3 aircraft from Pakistan/China?
Is Argentina buying JF-17 aircraft?
Governo argentino reserva US$ 664 milhões para compra de caças JF-17 Thunder em 2022
According to the Aviacionline website, the draft budget for the fiscal year 2022, which includes a $664 million request for…
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Is there any legitimate reason as to why airplane mode should be used?
On many devices such as smartphones there is an option for "airplane mode". When enabled all wireless forms of communication are turned off. The idea is this is somehow safer to the airplane, but is it? For example is there any evidence to backup…
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Did one of the 9/11 hijackers use a Conch Republic passport to enter the United States?
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Anderson, who resumed the running of the Conch Republic souvenir business and the official Conch Republic Days festival until his death in 2014, was subjected to an FBI inquiry after reports surfaced that one of the 9/11 hijackers, Mohammad…
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Did Gustave Whitehead achieve powered flight before the Wright brothers?
Specifically, this question relates to Gustave Whitehead's achievement, credited with first flight by one state and evaluated by a growing number of historians. This question is specific to Gustave Whitehead, and therefore is not a duplicate of…
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