Tag: crash
Why do planes need de-icing and how is it done?
In winter, ice formation can have negative effects on aircraft operation, and is a risk factor that is taken very seriously.
And since we're at the start of winter, let's take a look at the subject so that you...
What happens when an aircraft is struck by lightning?
Aircraft are struck by lightning far more often than you might think. Fortunately, while one might expect a fatal outcome, they are designed so that this poses no risk.
Every day, several aircraft are struck by lightning. If most of...
What is an aircraft stall?
A stall is the result of an aircraft losing lift and starting to lose altitude.
For an aircraft, a stall is one of the most potentially serious events, much more so than the turbulence that so frightens passengers. Potentially only,...
How airplanes avoid mid-air collisions ?
Airliners are equipped with a device called TCAS to help them avoid mid-air collisions. But as is often the case, even when the technology works, human failure can still occur.
Following on from our article on aircraft tracking and air...
How are planes tracked in flight?
Air traffic control has various means of tracking aircraft in flight, so as to be able to deal with any eventuality, even if it can still happen that an aircraft accidentally disappears from radar.
Long gone are the days when...
MH370: what to think of the Netflix series?
The Netflix series "MH370 the plane that disappeared" raises many questions without providing credible answers. Worse, it ventures uncritically into the most questionable pathways.
It was on March 8, 2014 that Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens before...
Ukrainian plane shot down in Iran: The consequences for air transport
On January 8, Iranian military forces shot down a plane of the airline Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752 from Tehran to Kiev, killing all 176 people on board, passengers and crew.
If crashes are always dramatic, this one raises questions...
Will your plane crash?
Despite being the safest means of transportation in the world, planes continue to worry a large number of passengers.
As strange as it may seem, there are indeed people who find it anxiety-provoking to be propelled at 980km/h at...
Air crash: when a news channel trainee makes jokes.
The news anchorwoman who was covering the crash of Asiana Flight 214 was obviously the victim of a trainee with a dubious sense of humor.
It's 2013 and Asiana Airlines Flight 214 has missed its landing at San Francisco Airport...