Interesting facts about planes Is a great opportunity to learn more about aircraft. For a long time, mankind has tried to find different ways to travel through the air. Today aeronautics plays an important role in the life of many people.
So, here are the most interesting facts about airplanes.
- According to the official version, Flyer 1, built by the Wright brothers, was the first aircraft that managed to independently perform horizontal flight. The first flight of the aircraft took place in 1903. "Flyer-1" stayed in the air for 12 seconds, having covered almost 37 m.
- Toilet cabins on aircraft appeared only 5 years after the start of passenger traffic.
- Did you know that today the plane is considered the safest mode of transport in the world?
- The light aircraft, the Cessna 172, is the most massive aircraft in aviation history.
- The highest altitude ever reached by an airplane is 37,650 m. The record was set in 1977 by a Soviet pilot. It is worth noting that such a height was achieved on a military fighter.
- An interesting fact is that the first commercial passenger flight took place back in 1914.
- Aerophobia - the fear of flying on airplanes - affects approximately 3% of the world's population.
- The largest aircraft manufacturer on the planet is Boeing.
- The Boeing 767 is made of more than 3 million parts.
- The largest airport on earth is built in Saudi Arabia (see interesting facts about Saudi Arabia).
- The three busiest airports in the world with the largest number of aircraft are located in America.
- The record for the simultaneous transportation of passengers, in the amount of 1,091 people, belongs to the "Boeing 747". In 1991, Ethiopian refugees were evacuated on such an aircraft.
- As of today, the largest aircraft in history is the Mriya. It is curious that it exists in a single copy and belongs to Ukraine. The vessel is capable of lifting up to 600 tons of cargo into the air.
- Statistics show that about 1% of baggage is lost during flights, which, as a result, is almost always returned to passengers within 1-2 days.
- There are approximately 14,500 airports in the United States, while there are less than 3,000 in Russia.
- The fastest aircraft is considered to be the X-43A drone, capable of speeds up to 11,000 km / h. It is worth paying attention to the fact that this is exactly a drone, since a person is simply not able to withstand such loads.
- The most spacious passenger aircraft in the world is the Airbus A380. This double-deck aircraft is capable of carrying up to 853 passengers. Such an aircraft can make non-stop flights over a distance of over 15,000 km.
