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Airplanes are incredible machines and pieces of workmanship that fascinate both children and adults alike.

It’s safe to say that since the invention of the airplane, the world has never been quite the same, whether it be regarding the transportation of goods and people, the military, recreation, or research.

While the engineering of airplanes is highly complex, we break down and answer the most commonly asked questions you may have about airplanes as simply as possible.

Cessna plane parked at ground school
Airplanes

Get Your Private Pilot License in 2 Weeks – Is it Really Possible?

A plane in the sky flying low so has not reached its angle of attack
Airplanes

Why Understanding the Angle of Attack is So Important

Diagram demonstrating MSL in aviation
Airplanes

MSL vs. AGL: The Key Differences

A VOR ground station in the USA
Airplanes

What is VOR in Aviation (And How it Works)

A small white plane flying under VFR
Airplanes

What VFR Means in Aviation (vs. IFR)

an aircraft transponder used to input squawk codes
Airplanes

What Squawk Means in Aviation

3-4-3 configuration of an Airbus A380 passenger plane
Airplanes

How Many Passengers Can a Plane Hold?

Boeing 777-9 (world's longest plane) flying shortly after takeoff
Airplanes

How Long is an Airplane?

A crop duster flying low over a field spraying pesticide
Airplanes

What Is Crop Dusting and How Does It Work?

the most famous pilot ever with his aircraft - The Red Baron
Airplanes

What is an Ace Pilot? (How They Achieve Greatness)

pilot using pilotage to navigate by spotting landmarks/checkpoints
Airplanes

The Importance of Pilotage in Aviation: A Guide

two f-35 fighter jets flying side-by-side
Airplanes

How Much Does an F-35 Fighter Jet Cost?

Fighter pilot wearing a mask
Airplanes

Why Do Fighter Pilots Wear Masks?

Demilitarized F-16 fighter jet
Airplanes

Can You Really Buy a Fighter Jet as a Civilian?

A cessna plane flying and not in danger of stalling
Airplanes

Understanding Aircraft Stalls: Causes and Prevention

Plane floating in water after crash landing
Airplanes

Can Any Airplane Float on Water?

Boeing 747 plane on the ground
Airplanes

How Much Do Airplanes Weigh?

An airplane window in a Boeing plane
Airplanes

What Are Airplane Windows Made of? Materials, Function, and Safety Considerations

Diagram showing roll, pitch and yaw
Airplanes

Yaw on a Plane: Definition, Causes, and Effects

A spaceplane above Earth
Airplanes

Why (Most) Planes Can’t Fly Into Space

A diagram showing a plane''s rudder
Airplanes

The Rudder: How It Steers a Plane and Keeps It Stable in Flight

The eye of a hurricane from above
Airplanes

Can Planes Fly Over Hurricanes? (Is it Really Safe?)

An aileron of a parked plane
Airplanes

Understanding the Role of Ailerons in Aircraft

A concorde plane just about to take off in black clouds
Airplanes

What Happened to Concorde: From Triumph to Tragedy

A warplane parked on a field
Airplanes

“I Got Your Six”: The Meaning and Origin

A bush plane parked on an icy field
Airplanes

Becoming a Bush Pilot: Requirements and Skills

Two flight recorders made by the company Honeywell
Airplanes

What is a Black Box? (Understanding Its Components and Data)

Two American stealh bombers flying side by side in blue skies
Airplanes

A Look at the Number of Stealth Bombers in the U.S. Military

Air Force One parked on a runway in clear skies
Airplanes

Escape Pod on Air Force One: Truth or Fiction?

6 Blue Angels planes in formation
Airplanes

Blue Angels’ Fleet: A Look at the Planes They Fly

A private jet parked on a runway in cloudy skies
Airplanes

Private Jets vs. Commercial Planes: Which One Is Faster?

A Learjet cruising in the sky
Airplanes

Breaking Down the Cost of a Learjet

Two pilots sitting in a cockpit
Airplanes

What Does the Word “Cockpit” Mean in Aviation?

Civil Air Patrol students standing in uniform
Airplanes

Is Civil Air Patrol Really a Joke?

A military plane flying in cloudy skies
Airplanes

Bingo Fuel Explained: What It Means for Pilots and Passengers

an airplane cruising in blue skies
Airplanes

How Airplanes Stay in the Air (The Science Behind It)

An airplane approaching to land during sunset
Airplanes

What Airplanes Are Made of: From Aluminum to Composites

How Do Former Presidents Fly?
Airplanes

How Former Presidents Fly

A white plane cruising in cloudy blue skies
Airplanes

Why (Almost All) Airplanes are Painted White

A plane landing by using autopilot
Airplanes

Can Autopilot Really Land a Plane? (Debunking Myths)

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