{"id":857142,"date":"2024-08-25T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/?p=857142"},"modified":"2025-02-03T17:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:58:04","slug":"10-amazing-facts-about-airplanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/10-amazing-facts-about-airplanes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2708\ufe0f 10 amazing facts about airplanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Airplane flights have already become something commonplace in the lives of not only avid travelers, but also ordinary citizens who regularly go to resorts once a year. However, the winged <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/berlin-dresden-how-to-get-there-by-bus-car-train-plane-2021\/\" title=\"transport\">transport<\/a> is still surrounded by an aura of mystery. There is something about airplanes that excites the imagination and makes you believe in miracles. Therefore, air transport can be called &#8220;habitual magic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But our publication will not contain anything about magic and esotericism. Just the facts! Unusual and rare, which will surprise even experienced aviation enthusiasts. Here are the top 10 facts about airplanes from professionals, which we have collected with the support of a service for corporate clients.<\/p>\n<p>As for takeoff, it accounts for 15% of incidents. The reason is still the same. At this stage, many aircraft systems are involved; takeoff always occurs in manual mode, which places special demands on the professionalism of pilots and dispatchers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oddly enough, every 20th aircraft accident occurs on the ground, during the taxiing phase before takeoff or after landing. Therefore, when the crew asks to stay in place until the plane comes to a complete stop, they know what they are talking about.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The dirtiest places on an airplane are folding tables and seat pockets.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most people are squeamish about toilets in public places, particularly on airplanes. Like, what could be dirtier and more untidy. But no, the crew carefully <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/top-15-souvenirs-from-buenos-aires\/\" title=\"monitors\">monitors<\/a> the cleanliness of the sanitary rooms, which is not particularly difficult.<\/p>\n<p>The same cannot be said about the folding tables and pockets in the passenger seats. They are very rarely wiped down: you can handle 200 tables. And in the case of chair pockets, they are completely difficult to access.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d650d28.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d650d28.avif\" alt=\"\u2708\ufe0f 10 amazing facts about airplanes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flight attendant Kat Kamalani, based on her rich personal experience and equally rich impressions of the behavior of passengers, recorded a short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katkamalani\/video\/6870304432215559429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external external_icon\">Tiktok video<\/a> rating the most disgusting and dirty places on the plane. In addition to tables and seat pockets, she recommends thoroughly disinfecting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>flight safety instructions, covered by a thousand hands,<\/li>\n<li>no less touching are the air conditioning and the flight attendant call button above you,<\/li>\n<li>seat belts,<\/li>\n<li>a lock in the toilet, which is best closed with a napkin.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But what\u2019s especially &#8220;inspiring&#8221; is the flight attendant\u2019s story about the folding tables on which, according to Kat, passengers changed their babies\u2019 diapers before her eyes. And then they sent it to, where do you think? Yes, of course, in the pocket on the seat.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>You can get a glass of water for free even on a low-cost airline<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Those who are used to using low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizzair know that you can\u2019t ask for air in the sky for free. Indeed, budget airlines strive to make money on everything. And selling water and food to passengers who are hungry during the flight is a good source of compensation for cheap tickets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But according <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/travel\/articles\/1731956\/Flight-attendant-tips-hacks-free-drink-elderly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external external_icon\">to<\/a> Miguel Mu\u00f1oz, a low-cost airline flight attendant, even the greediest airlines cannot deny a passenger something. This is a glass of water to wash down your medication. No one will check whether you swallowed aspirin after drinking water. Therefore, if you feel thirsty and don\u2019t want to spend money on a bottle for 2 euros, feel free to ask the crew for a glass &#8220;to take your medications.&#8221; They have no right to refuse.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Liquids, not the container itself, are not allowed at security control<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A fact-life hack that will help you save your travel budget and board the plane with the pleasant knowledge that you have &#8220;deceived the system.&#8221; As many have learned from their own experience, the security service allows you to bring only up to 100 ml of liquid into the landing zone. Obviously, you won\u2019t be able to carry water with these beakers. And in order not to suffer from thirst, you have to buy &#8220;water from alpine meadows&#8221; in Duty Free for <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/30-must-see-attractions-in-oslo\/\" title=\"exorbitant\">exorbitant<\/a> prices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d6b586b.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d6b586b.avif\" alt=\"\u2708\ufe0f 10 amazing facts about airplanes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It's easy to get around this rule and save money. Bring an empty soft plastic bottle with you. It can be easily crumpled (and in most cases the stewards do not require this) and carried through security. Everything is legal, don't worry. After this procedure, find a fountain with drinking water at the airport <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/48-hours-in-porto-the-perfect-weekend-itinerary\/\" title=\";\">;<\/a> these are present in almost every air harbor. Voila &#8211; and you're back with free water. As magicians say, sleight of hand and no fraud!<\/p>\n<p>Read about other ways to save in our <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/15-lifehacks-for-buying-cheap-air-tickets\/\" title=\"material\">material<\/a> about life hacks for purchasing <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/recomendet-trip_com-product_avia_flights\">airline tickets<\/a>. And use cost-effective <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/recomendet-trip_com-product_avia_flights\">ticket aggregators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/recomendet-tiqets_com-product-tours\">Turbulence<\/a> is completely safe for the aircraft<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As an experienced aerophobe, I responsibly declare: there is nothing more alarming and unpleasant than turbulence 10 kilometers above the ground. The unforgettable feeling that the plane is falling apart discourages anyone from going on vacation. How many times have I sworn off flying after something like this? But time passes &#8211; and again into the sky. It helps to know for certain that <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/10-main-safety-rules-for-air-travel\/\" title=\"turbulence\">turbulence<\/a> is practically incapable of harming the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Turbulence is the irregular movement of air due to eddies and vertical air currents (as opposed to the standard horizontal wind). In most cases, the aircraft encounters mild to moderate turbulence, which can disrupt the balance of a standing passenger. This, as we found out in our publication on flight safety rules, gives rise to the requirement of the crew to remain seated and be buckled up. Passengers loitering around the cabin suffer the greatest number of injuries during flights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d72f0f4.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d72f0f4.avif\" alt=\"\u2708\ufe0f 10 amazing facts about airplanes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even the strongest turbulence &#8220;shakes&#8221; the plane in altitude by no more than 30 meters. And most often, even three to six meters. The aircraft is actually adapted to much greater overloads. Pilots, in turn, are well aware of the algorithm for behavior during turbulence. If possible, they will change flight levels, descend or ascend, to make passengers more comfortable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>And lightning strikes are also safe<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In airplane disaster films, there is no more vivid and dramatic plot than an airliner rushing through thunderclouds. He takes blow after blow, and lightning tears the fuselage apart. Calm down, let's leave these fears exclusively for horror films. In fact, nothing threatens an airplane caught in a thunderstorm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, airplanes rarely get into such unpleasant situations. Pilots have programs on board that monitor weather changes. If the thunderstorm is not very wide, then it will simply be flown around.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, the design of modern airliners provides resistance to repeated lightning strikes. The aluminum body of the aircraft conducts current well. But it also allows you to distribute it evenly throughout the board without harming anyone inside. And all electronics on the aircraft are grounded, which protects them from being <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/setubal-and-troy-hidden-gems-of-portugal\/\" title=\"damaged\">damaged<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finnair experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finnair.com\/en\/bluewings\/world-of-finnair\/what-happens-if-lightning-strikes-an-aircraft--2656366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external external_icon\">assure<\/a> that passengers, even in the worst thunderstorms, have nothing to fear from electrical discharges. And statistics add: serious accidents on liners due to lightning occur only once a decade. Most often, flight problems await us outside the plane. What are they? And how to avoid them? Read in <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/how-to-avoid-problems-with-airlines-15-tips\/\" title=\"a separate article\">a separate article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The safest places on an airplane are in the tail.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the event of an accident at an altitude of 10 kilometers, the issue of safety in one or another part of the aircraft is, of course, conditional. But for those who are afraid of flying and are preparing for a flight like a crusade, it would be a good idea to find out where it is safest to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oddly enough, the farther from the nose of the plane, the safer. In 2007, Popular Mechanics magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/top-10-polish-dishes-gastronomic-journey\/\" title=\"published\">published<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aviakatastrofa.net\/luchshie-mesta-na-bortu\/samye-luchshie-i-bezopasnye-mesta-v-samolete.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external external_icon\">information<\/a> that the safest places are in the rear of the aircraft. According to statistics, over the past 35 years, 69% of crash survivors were in the rear, 56% in the middle of the plane and only 49% in the front, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/top-10-best-business-classes-of-world-airlines\/\" title=\"business class\">business class<\/a> e. So force majeure does not spare the rich and powerful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d79fcb9.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d79fcb9.avif\" alt=\"\u2708\ufe0f 10 amazing facts about airplanes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A reasonable question is, why then is business class located at the front of the plane? It's all about convenience, not safety. Business people save time; they want to get on the plane faster and get off it faster. They want to be the first to receive service and the best view from the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The shaking is least felt in the middle of the plane<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We have come to a dilemma: safety VS comfort. The safest place to be is in the back of the plane. But as luck would have it, this is where the turbulence is best felt. Memories of every bump in the air will be ensured if you choose seats in the back. Perhaps that's why they are the cheapest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What to do then? Remember the expression &#8220;golden mean&#8221;? Apparently it was written off from aviation. The most comfortable places, if you are afraid of turbulence, are above the wings of the plane. In addition, it is safer there in terms of accident statistics. Therefore, &#8220;let\u2019s take the wing.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Say goodbye to your taste when taking off\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Does the food on board seem bland and tasteless? Are you already in a hurry to scold the airline for a poorly prepared lunch? Don't rush to do this. Most likely, it\u2019s not a matter of a drop in the level of aviation cooking, but of our physiological characteristics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20150112-why-in-flight-food-tastes-weird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external external_icon\">assure<\/a>: food and drinks in the air have a different taste than on the ground. Our sense of smell and taste buds are dulled by pressure and humidity. At an altitude of nine kilometers (the flight usually takes place at this level), the humidity is 12%, which is drier than in most deserts. And the combination of dryness and low blood pressure reduces the sensitivity of your taste buds to sweet and salty foods <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/pantheon-in-rome-history-photo-description-opening-hours-prices-2021-interesting-facts-map\/\" title=\"by\">by<\/a> about 30%. It is curious that the sour, bitter and spicy tastes remain virtually unchanged. All this forces airline food manufacturers to add an order of magnitude more spices and salt than during normal preparation. So hold off on hunting for gastronomic delights until after landing. But then &#8211; run through the most <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/top-10-family-restaurants-in-the-world-with-centuries-old-traditions\/\" title=\"interesting\">interesting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/top-10-oldest-restaurants-in-the-world\/\" title=\"oldest\">oldest<\/a> restaurants in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d7ef932.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d7ef932.avif\" alt=\"\u2708\ufe0f 10 amazing facts about airplanes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the way, another interesting fact related to nutrition: pilots are also not averse to eating during the flight. And most airlines require that the captain and co-pilot be served different meals. If one gets poisoned, at least the other one will be able to fly the plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Every second there are thousands of planes in the sky<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you are still cautiously stepping on board a plane and not only clouds are flying in front of you, but also the most terrible clouds <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/bulgaria-or-montenegro-where-is-it-better-to-relax-in-2021\/\" title=\"in\">in<\/a> your imagination, reassure yourself that there are several million passengers in the sky with you every second.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d85ba81.avif\" data-rel=\"lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"SDStudio-light-box-enable SDStudio-editor-tools-md-imp\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/post-204578-661c10d85ba81.avif\" alt=\"\u2708\ufe0f 10 amazing facts about airplanes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The record for the number of airliners in the air was <a href=\"https:\/\/naked-science.ru\/community\/852936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"external external_icon\">set<\/a> quite recently &#8211; May 26, 2023. There were 22 thousand planes in the sky at the same time, carrying about five million passengers! Be sure to write if you were involved in this grandiose achievement with your flight that day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think you know everything about airplanes? Find out 10 interesting and little-known facts about aviation. From hidden crew rest rooms to long-distance flight records, here are the surprising details you didn&#8217;t know about air travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":842270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[2599,2509,2749],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-857142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fluege-en","category-reisen-en","category-interessante-fakten-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}