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There are many different types of aircraft, though the two types that you are likely most familiar with are airplanes and helicopters.

So whether you want to know more about civil, commercial or military airplanes and helicopters, you will find answers to many of the most commonly asked questions here.

We also cover all the gear that aircraft owners and pilots need in the cockpit.

A plane flying in turbulent skies

Airplanes

“Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!”: Understanding the Aviation Emergency Call

Airplanes

What Pilot Licenses Look Like? (From Private to Commercial)

A F-16 fighter jet cruising in the sky

Airplanes

How Much Does a F-16 Fighter Jet Cost? (Owning and Operating Costs)

A small plane just about to take off on a runway

Airplanes

How Fast Small Planes Fly (vs. Private Jets & Commercial Planes)

A Huey helicopter with soliders jumping out of it

Helicopters

How Much a Huey Helicopter Costs: Production, Operation, Maintenance

A plane accelerating to take off on a runway

Airplanes

How Fast Do Planes Accelerate On the Runway?

A helicopter flying upside down in blue skies

Helicopters

Can Helicopters Fly Upside Down? (Myth or Reality)

A Cessna plane parked on the runway

Airplanes

How Far Can a Cessna Fly? (15 Popular Models)

A red and white helicopter flying in a mountainous region

Helicopters

6 Reasons Helicopters Are So Dangerous

Two pilots sitting in a cockpit and controlling the plane

Airplanes

Why Pilots Say “Heavy” in Air Traffic Control Communication

A closeup and front-on view of a plane's tires on the runway

Airplanes

Airplane Tires: Understanding Their Size and Function

A Boeing plane's engine

Airplanes

Can a Plane Fly With One Engine?

A helicopter flying near Mount Everest

Helicopters

Can a Helicopter Fly to the Top of Mount Everest?

A helicopter just about to circle

Helicopters

4 Surprising Reasons Why Helicopters Circle

A black box that is orange in color

Airplanes

What Are Black Boxes Made Of? (How to Destroy One)

Two black boxes on a table

Helicopters

Why Most Helicopters Don’t Have Black Boxes

Planes just about to be refueled by a refueling truck

Airplanes

Understanding the Different Types of Aviation Fuel

An aviation headset on a table

Gear

How to Test An Aviation Headset

A woman wearing an aviation headset inside a cockpit

Gear

How to Care For Your Aviation Headset (4 Best Ways)

A plane braking as it lands on the runway

Airplanes

Why All Airplanes Today Have Brakes

A plane grounded due to very heavy rain

Airplanes

Do planes Fly in the Rain? (Takeoff, Cruising, Landing)

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 man refueling a plane with Jet Fuel

What Color is Jet Fuel?

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?

Soldiers rushing to a helicopter during the Vietnam War

Helicopters

24 Helicopters Used in Vietnam (And Their Purpose)

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

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