Author: Crew Daily
Since the 9/11 attacks, both TSA and FAA have made huge changes in their guidelines to make them strict. This is done in order to keep the passengers safe by not letting other passengers allowing bringing things of malicious nature on a plane. Despite these rules being placed, there are still some crazy times when TSA confiscated some really bizarre times. One of the craziest things that anyone has ever tried to smuggle on a plane is a bottle full of Dead Sea horses. This not only stops here as some people have tried to smuggle a huge wooden mallet…
Travels are, without a doubt, very expensive and airlines seem to make a nickel out of their customers for every little thing. Fortunately, there are still many ways by which an ordinary traveler can save money at airports. What’s more interesting about these airport travel hacks is that these are simple and straightforward in their applications. There is no need for any shady or underhanded tactics, all you need is a little bit of creativity and intent to save some money on your travel plans. Bring Snacks And An Empty Water Bottle From Home Vendors at the airport can charge substantially for…
While the majority of people in the world are scared of air travel, it is still one of the safest modes of transportations. While this is true, this statistical analysis only goes down the drain when we compare it with the scariest airports in the world to land at. These airports are dangerous due to many reasons and some of them are as follows. Short runways Turbulent weather High winds Geographically baffling landing strips Just imagine an airport where only eight trained pilots in the world are allowed to land a plane. Or what d you think about an airport…
A large number of air travels agree that waiting for a plane at the airports is the most stressful part of any trip. While this is true, there is still one airport in the world that is going to make your trip better. This airport has also been crowned as the “Best Airport in the World” several time reigning. This airport is known as the Singapore Changi Airport which won its sixth consecutive annual ‘World’s Best Airport Award’. The award was presented to the airport by the Skytrax airport ranking site. The last award which the airport won was back…
Today for our readers we have decided to let them be known of some of the interesting facts about fighters jets, which are as follows. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II:- The F4 Phantom II has been dubbed as the “World’s Leading Distributor of MiG Parts”. The reason for this title was because it destroyed so many of the MiG fighter jets in aerial combats. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Impressive sped:- The famed Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird had such high flying speed that its designer simply did not consider about placing evasive maneuvers in its design. The designers simply instructed the pilot of…
Since the first plane created by the Wright Brothers, they have changed a great deal. Those wood and cloth contraptions of the past are entirely different from the massive sleek looking Boeing Dreamliner of this modern era. With all the advancements being made in the aerospace technology with each passing day, it’s hard to keep track of all the amazing things that the planes of today are capable of doing. Today for our readers we have gathered a bunch of amazing facts about airplanes that they might not have known. Scroll down to educate yourself with these facts you probably…
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, whose NATO designation is Fa** and USAF/DoD designation being Type 14, is a jet fighter that was developed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is one of the earliest jet fighters that had swept wings and were able to reach transonic speeds. During the Korean War, the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was easily able to outclass and outmaneuver the straight wing jet fighters of that time until it was countered in this aspect by USAF’s swept wing North American F-86 Sabre. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is often regarded alongside the F-86 Sabre as the best jet…
The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a twin-engine jet fighter designed to serve the previous Soviet Union and now Russia. Its NATO operating name is Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum. The aircraft was developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau for air superiority back in the 1970s. The aircraft alongside Sukhoi Su-27 was designed to serve the Soviet Union to have the fighter advantage over the US fighter jets like McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Mikoyan MiG-29 entered in official service for Soviet Union’s Air Force back in 1982. While the Mikoyan MiG-29 was originally designed for combat…
The JF-17 Thunder or also known as the CAC FC-1 Xiaolong meaning the Fierce Dragon is a lightweight, single-engine multirole combat aircraft that has been manufactured after the joint efforts of the PAC (Pakistan Aeronautical Complex) and the CAC (Chengdu Aircraft Corporation) of China. The primary roles of the JF-17 Thunder are to be used for the following mission types. Aerial reconnaissance Ground attack Aircraft interception The aircraft has been named as JF-17; JF standing for the Joint Fighter-17’ by Pakistan. As for its Chinese designation FC-1 Xiaolong, it means ‘Fighter China-1 Fierce Dragon”. The JF-17 is equipped with both…
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter that has served for the United States Air Force (USAF) in between 1954 to 1971. The aircraft was also used by the National Air Guards until the end of 1979. The North American F-100 Super Sabre is the first of the Century Series of USAF Fighter jets that were able to reach the supersonic speeds in level flight. The design and manufacturing of the North American F-100 Super Sabre were carried out by the North American Aviation to develop a high-performance aircraft that will follow on the success…