What can make your plane detour from its route? Will an aircraft go down if one of its engines gives out? And when is the best time to use the airplane bathroom? An airplane is a complex machine, ingeniously designed to the very last detail. And even though theyre one of the most popular ways to travel long distances, airplanes remain somewhat enigmatic and evoke countless questions.
Did you know, for example, that a commercial planes cruising altitude is between 30, 000 and 40, 000 feet. That high in the air, the temperature drops to -40 to -70 degrees F. That's not so different from the coldest inhabitable place on Earth - the village of Oymyakon in Russia. The average winter temperature there is -58F! Date: 2022-04-19
