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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.

A plane's jet engine in black and white
Airplanes

The Key Differences Between Jets and Planes

Cessna 150 on a runway
Airplanes

Cessna 150 vs 172 (Similarities & Key Differences)

Cessna 152 flying in the sky
Airplanes

Cessna 152 vs 172 (Similarities & Key Differences)

A private jet flying at 30,000 feet
Airplanes

How High Do Private Jets Fly? (Altitude Limits)

Pilots in the cockpit getting ready to land
Airplanes

Why Pilots Say “Niner” Instead of “Nine”

A private plane and luxurious car next to it
Airplanes

Can Private Planes Fly Internationally?

Air Force One flying over Mount Rushmore
Airplanes

The Story Behind Why Air Force One is Painted Blue

A plane's wing with fuel stored in it
Airplanes

4 Reasons Why Fuel is Stored in a Plane’s Wings

A black Navy plane getting ready to take off
Airplanes

Does the Navy Have More Planes Than the Air Force?

Looking outside a plane's window into the distance
Airplanes

How Far Can You See from an Airplane Window?

A seaplane landing on water
Airplanes

Can Seaplanes Also Land on Land?

A fighter jet soaring above the skies
Airplanes

How Far Can a Fighter Jet Fly Without Refueling?

Windshield wipers located on the middle of a plane's windshield
Airplanes

Why Windshield Wipers Are Essential for Planes

12 Blue Angels planes flying in formation
Airplanes

How Many Blue Angels Are There?

A fighter jet hovering as it takes off
Airplanes

Can Planes Hover? (Small, Commercial, and Military Aircraft)

Tom Cruise wearing aviator sunglasses in top gun
Airplanes

Why So Many Pilots Wear Aviator Sunglasses

A jet engine inside a hangar
Airplanes

Breaking Down the Cost of a Jet Engine

The interior and seats of a Boeing 737
Airplanes

How Many Seats Does a Boeing 737 Have? (By Variant & Airline)

A commercial airliner climbing in altitude over a city
Airplanes

How High Do Planes Fly (Commercial & Private Aircraft)

A Boeing 747 descending to land
Airplanes

How Much Does a Boeing 747 Weigh?

A plane leaving vapor trails behind as it flies
Airplanes Helicopters

Jet Fuel Pricing: Gallon, Liter, and Mile Cost

An inexpensive small plane parked outside a hangar
Airplanes

How Much Planes Really Cost (A Breakdown)

A plane with its landing lights on getting ready to land
Airplanes

How Fast Planes Fly (Takeoff, Cruising & Landing)

Cessna 172 plane on runway with mountains in the background
Airplanes

Cessna 182 vs 172 (Similarities & Key Differences)

A Boeing 747 plane moments after taking off
Airplanes

How Much Fuel Does a Boeing 747 Hold? (vs. Other Airliners)

A red and white small plane climbing altitude
Airplanes

Are Small Planes Safe? (Not Always)

Keys of a plane set to the off position
Airplanes

Do Airplanes Have Keys? (Private, Fighter Jets, Airliners)

A plane approaching the airport to land at night
Airplanes

How Fast Do Planes Land? (By Aircraft Type)

A man on top of a white and purple Cessna 180 plane on the runway
Airplanes

Cessna 180 vs 185 (Similarities & Key Differences)

A plane flying very low over houses in a neighborhood
Airplanes

How Low Planes Can (Legally) Fly Over Your House

A frontend view of a plane's wheels on a runway
Airplanes

How Many Wheels Do Airplanes Have?

A closeup of airplane tires on a runway
Airplanes

How Long Do Airplane Tires Last?

A plane on a runway in a mountainous region
Airplanes

Airplanes Have Horns (But Not Why You Think So)

A commercial plane flying in the stratosphere
Airplanes

3 Reasons Why Airplanes Fly in the Stratosphere

An airplane approaching to land using its landing lights
Airplanes

Why Airplanes Have Landing Lights (Not Headlights)

A small plane just about to land on a field
Airplanes

How Hard Is It To Fly a Plane?

A private pilot flying at a low altitude
Airplanes

6 of the Fastest Ways to Get to 1,500 Flight Hours

A closeup of a Boeing plane cruising
Airplanes

10 Airlines That Pay for Flight Training (2023 Updated List)

A commercial pilot flying over a field
Airplanes

What You Can (& Can’t) Do With a Commercial Pilot License

A plane in a holding pattern waiting to land
Airplanes

Aircraft Speed Limits (Airspace, Altitude & Holding Patterns)

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