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 ==== Navigation lights ====
-Aircraft have the same navigation lights as water vessels, from small fishing boats to large container ships. There is a red light on the left wing (portside on a ship) and a green light (starboard) on the right-wing. Its function is to signal the direction of the aircraft's flight. [([[https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/External_Lights|Skybrary]])]
+Aircraft have the same navigation lights as water vessels, from small fishing boats to large container ships. There is a red light on the left wing (portside on a ship) and a green light (starboard) on the right wing. Its function is to signal the direction of the aircraft's flight. [([[https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/External_Lights|Skybrary]])]
 ==== Maiden flight ====
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 South Korea's Seoul-Jeju air corridor is the busiest airplane flight route in the world. In 2018, there were 250 daily scheduled flights on this 449-kilometer route, carrying more than 14 million passengers a year. The route was so popular that each new plane departed every 15 minutes. [([[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesasquith/2020/01/21/do-you-know-what-the-worlds-busiest-flight-route-is-with-180-daily-flights/?sh=1f321590702e|Forbes]])]
-{{tag>technology military transportation}}
+==== Antonov AN-225 cargo plane ====
+The Antonov AN-225 cargo plane was the largest aircraft in the world. It was almost as big as a soccer field. It was originally built to transport a spacecraft. [([[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/9/antonov-an-225-mriya-worlds-largest-plane-wrecked-in-ukraine|Al Jazeera]])]
+==== Aviophobia ====
+About 1 in 5 people have some form of fear of flying or "aviophobia." [([[https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/lots-of-americans-have-a-fear-of-flying-there-are-way-to-overcome-the-anxiety-disorder/2019/10/11/d4746d84-d338-11e9-86ac-0f250cc91758_story.html|Washington Post]])]
+==== Pressurized air ====
+The pressurized air in the cabin is kept below 20% humidity - about the average humidity of the Sahara desert. [([[https://wwchartergroup.com/wwcg_blog_news/the-miracle-of-flight/|Worldwide Charter Group]])]
+==== English language ====
+English is the international language of aviation. All flight controllers and all commercial pilots who fly internationally must speak English. [([[https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/captain-air-traffic-control-deal-foreign-languages/story?id=15000162|ABC News]])]
+==== Different taste ====
+The difference in air pressure and the low humidity in the airplane cabin make it difficult for the taste buds to register sweet and salty tastes. As a result, food tastes different during a flight. [([[https://www.businessinsider.com/airplane-food-tastes-different-explained-2020-1?IR=T|Business Insider]])]
+==== Plane crash risk ====
+The risk of dying in a plane crash for the average American is 1 in 11 million. The risk of dying in a car accident is 1 in 5,000. [([[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/risky.html|PBS]])]
+==== Aircraft windows ====
+Most aircraft windows consist of three panels of acrylic. In the unlikely event that something happens to the outer pane, the second pane acts as a safety option. A small opening in the inner window is used to regulate air pressure, keeping the center pane intact. [([[https://thepointsguy.com/news/what-are-airplane-windows-made-of/|The Points Guy]])]
+==== White trails ====
+Stream plumes (white trails) are composed of water vapor and can be used to predict weather. A thin, shorter tail indicates low humidity and good weather. A thick, long-lasting tail indicates early signs of a storm. [([[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-jets-leave-a-white/|Scientific American]])]
+==== Accidents ====
+Studies show that the first 3 minutes after takeoff and the last 8 minutes before landing are when 80% of aviation accidents occur. [([[https://www.quora.com/Do-80-of-plane-crashes-occur-in-the-first-3-or-last-8-minutes-of-a-scheduled-flight|Quora]])]
+==== The Wright Brothers ====
+The Wright brothers invented and flew the first airplane. The first flight took place on December 17, 1903, on a beach south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. [([[https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/fly/1903/|Air and Space]])]
+==== Aircraft doors ====
+The aircraft doors cannot open during flight. The pressure inside the plane ranges from 4 to 14 PSI, which means it is unlikely that the door could be opened. [([[https://www.businessinsider.com/why-plane-doors-cant-open-mid-flight-2020-2?IR=T|Business Insider]])]
+{{tag>technology transportation science flight}}

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