How long does it take for a plane ticket payment to go through?

I pruchased two plane tickets from Southwest about four to five days ago and the payment hasn't gone through yet. The money hadn't been taken out of my bank account yet. I got a ticketless conformation e-mail from the site with a receipt for the pruchase, but how long should it take for the money to go through?|||To be honest, electronic payment should be almost instant, although it's possible your bank has yet to clear the funds from your account, but that they have been allocated.

What plane crash do you find the most interesting?

Kind of a morbid question but I've been watching a lot of plane crash videos from seconds to disaster and found some of them quite interesting to listen to.|||My personal favorite is the United 232 flight. The reason is the absolutely incredible/unbelievable job the pilots did in figuring out how to control a completely uncontrollable airplane. Unfortunately there were 111 deaths but they did save the lives of 295 others. Al Haynes, the pilot in command,died a few years ago from cancer but he gets my vote for pilot of the century.|||There are lots I used when teaching Human Factors: Eastern 409, Palm 90, UAL 811, Saudi 169 (I think that's the number).|||Dear Jordan, a plane crash is never interesting. Sorry to say that, though. It is simply because human lives are not / cannot be equated to dollar amounts. It is also because planes are expensive. A b/n 747 jumbo costs around US$50 million, not to mention the training and skills of the pilots going to naught. Maybe, we can say the most horrible ones, in terms of casualties, or the plane(s) lost, as explosions, or in collisions in mid-air, which happen sometimes.|||Howard L brings up an interesting point. While all accidents are sad, there is always something to be learned from them. Having studied many accidents, United 232 stands out in my mind. Up until that point in time, the Captain was thought of as a "god". You didn't question the Captain. It was his way or the highway. United 232 brought Crew Resource Management (CRM) into the spotlight. CRM is all about teamwork. It is about using all of your resources and working as a team to manage every aspect of the flight. The Captain is still in command, but he/she is more like a coach, not a dictator. Captain AL Haynes and his crew (including an off duty pilot that was riding as a passenger) worked together to come up with the best possible outcome given the condition they were dealing with. As an airline pilot and Captain, I can't stress the importance of CRM...and it doesn't just apply to the pilots. The flight attendants are very much involved in CRM also.





While United 232 was tragic, it helped bring Commercial Aviation out of the "Captain is god" mindset. In the long run, it has probably saved countless lives because of what it did to the aviation industry.

How can I get a really cheap plane ticket?

I'm trying to find a really cheap plane ticket from detroit to munich and I don't seem to have any luck.





Anyone know of any websites that you've been successful with in this regard?





I'm already aware of kayak, vayama, bt-store and the more general orbitz, hotwire, etc.





Please help!|||Expedia.com


Ebookers.com (only if you connect in England)





Try Airline Websites:





Ba.com


Ua.com


Aa.com


Lufthansa.com





Good luck!|||There are actually quite a few more that you probably aren't aware of. I work in the travel industry, and I always refer my clients and my friends to the website BookMe. You can compare prices on all the major travel websites and save lots of money. Good luck, and check out the link below.|||Try Tripsetc at www.tripsetc.com . They have more reasonably priced tickets in comparison with those you checked.|||See http://www.travelbargainsites.com for great, cheap travel sites.|||Watch the gas prices. When they're low, airplane tickets are probably low, too. Then check a search site like expedia.com or priceline|||I suggest comparing prices, try this website: www.everydaytravelconnections.com

In Movies With Planes, Do They Use a Real Plane? And How Do They Make It Look As If Its Flying?

Like In Snakes on a Plane and Knight and Day.|||they don't use whole planes, more like parts of a plane. it's kind of like pirates of the Caribbean. the people built a ship and put it on giant hydraulics to move the ship around. like up and down or tip it to the side. in snakes on a plane, they used parts of a plane to film the people walking, screaming, and freaking out. then put it on the ground and just had the people acting like their moving around, and i think they even shook the camera to give it the effect of movement. like all the turbulence the plane went through. hope that helped!|||typically they will either use a set that looks like an airplane-- often only half a planefor as long as they need for their scenes





for situations where they need to mimic turbulance etc they have a machine called a 'gimble' which has hyrdaruic underneath in like 9 or more points allowing them to move the set like a mechanical bull-- often a gimble will actually have a piece of real airplane as the airplane part with only enough seats remived to make room for the cameras





as far as clouds/rain they just surround teh gimble by a Green screen , an dadd the effects in post production





for gremlins on the wing (Twilight Zone FTW) they'd simply add a wing piece to the outside of the gimble and either through practical or digital effects put the creature outside

How can someone under 16 buy a plane ticket?

How can someone under 16 buy a plane ticket and go through Dulles Airport? I need to get from Manasses to Lewisville,TX. I don't have a credit card.|||If you're determined to do this, here goes:





Buy your ticket online (which is going to be impossible without at least a debit card). Then use the self-service check-in; you might want to check at the airport to see what airlines have self-service check in your location. If you don't have any checked baggage, and you plan to leave when the airport is busy, and if you're close to 16, you'll probably make it through.





If you need more clothes and stuff than you can pack into a carry-on bag, send them to your destination via parcel post or UPS before you leave. This will keep you from having to drop off your bags at the counter (and this also means that the airline won't lose your luggage, either).





You might also check the airlines' websites to see what their unaccompanied minor policies are. Some make a big deal about it, and some don't, and the airlines vary as to what age requires an accompanying adult, and which ones don't.





Also, it might be a good idea to print out maps of the airports you'll be going through, so you can find your way on your own. The whole idea here would be to blend in as much as possible. If you do get lost, ask an employee at one of the shops in the airport--and especially not employees of the airline you're flying on (unless you're old enough to fly unaccompanied on that airline). Even then, if you're en route and have left the airport where you started from, they'll send you on through to your destination, most likely with a 'friendly' flight attendant to hold your hand like you were 6 years old the rest of the way.





Take extra money; the airlines generally don't provide any meals anymore, and they're getting stingy with the peanuts and sodas. Bringing one of those Lunchables meals with you is a good idea.|||are you running away?|||You cant.|||buy, probably...





use, probably not...|||charter a private jet. As long as you pay them hundreds of thousands i'm sure they will make an exception for your little butt|||have an adult by it for you|||It won't happen. Talk to your parents, or someone else you can trust, they would want to know what's going on with you.|||airport websites or getting a friend to buy it for you








or you can set up a bank account at bank of america and get their visa debit card that works for any place that takes credit cards|||A minor can buy a ticket with their own money, but a parent or guardian has to be there to sign consent. There's no reason for you to anywhere without them knowing anyway. And speaking as a parent, they, or someone else a little older, should be going with you.|||You must be an adult!|||you can't.


thats why God made parents.

How does a pilot become certified to fly a new plane like the Boeing 787?

Since it's a new plane, I'm wondering how one becomes type-rated on a completely new type of aircraft. I know there are similarities to the Boeing 767 and other planes but the 787 is a different aircraft entirely.|||Boeing says it expects its 787 will handle so like a 777, and the cockpit interfaces will be so similar and intuitive, that a five-day differences course and some time in a fixed-base, touchscreen simulator will suffice for converting 777 pilots to airline operations in the new aircraft.





Speaking at the UK Royal Aeronautical Society, Boeing's 787 training director Capt Al Nader revealed for the first time the company's training programme for the new aircraft that is being submitted to the US Federal Aviation Administration for approval.





Nader says that Boeing is making a case to transfer 777 pilots to the 787 without training time in a level D full-flight simulator, but he admits the FAA may not agree to that.





Pilots from non-Boeing types would need a 20-day course to win their type rating, including time in a FFS, the company estimates, whereas pilots from Boeing types other than the 777 would need a 13-day course.





Nader says Boeing is flying a leased American Airlines 777 "wired up" to fly like the 787. This is being used to develop the 787 control software to ensure handling commonality between the two types is so similar as to make a common type rating possible.





Working with Boeing's training company Alteon, Nader says the company has already defined the pilot training requirements for the 787, and is close to finalising the syllabus - what it calls its pilot qualification plan. Meanwhile it is designing a computer-based training system that will make the whole training course paperless and fully interactive.





A key tool in Boeing's 787 training inventory is the Thales-built training suite used to prepare pilots for the simulator at a relatively low cost.





It consists of a flat-panel fixed-base simulator developed jointly by Thales and Boeing, but it is more than a procedures trainer because its flight and engine controls are physically the same as they will be in the aircraft.





As well as the systems being fully interactive via its touchscreen interfaces, the mechanical controls allow the simulator to be "flown" using a traditional Boeing control yoke, rudder pedals, power levers, flap and spoiler levers as they will be in the 787, and an autopilot mode control panel with conventional knobs and switches as planned for the 787.





The simulator includes Class 3 electronic flight bag displays outboard of each pilot's main flight displays.





The external visual display is limited, however, to a pair of small screens, one located above the cockpit coaming in front of each pilot's position. Boeing concedes that these are really intended only to enable pilots to train for the head-up display that will be standard on 787s. But this is the machine from which Boeing hopes 777 pilots can graduate direct onto the 787 in line service.





Thales's market director civil simulation Mark Dransfield says more than 80% of the software in its simulator is the same as in the aeroplane itself and the full flight simulator, with software updates being only about three days behind the latest developments for the real aircraft.





Alteon says Boeing already has a Thales 787 FFS at Seattle, which is being developed in parallel with the aircraft's preparation for its test flying programme, and will deploy a second to its training base at Miami complete with the full pilot qualification plan suite by 2010.|||From the cockpit mock-ups of the 787 that I have seen, it looks nothing like the cockpit of a 777. Further the systems differ significantly so I agree with you that the 787 is a different aircraft entirely. However, I麓m sure that ultimately the FAA will bend to the wishes of the airlines and allow these two fleets to be flown by a single group of pilots saving the airlines millions in staffing and training costs.





As for the type rating, usually the first group of pilots go to Boeing for type-ratings using Boeing simulators which are sufficiently sophisticated to allow pilots to obtain type ratings without ever having actually to fly the physical aircraft.|||Great Question!!!





I think that you are asking how does the first pilot get the first type rating. Sort of a chicken and egg question.





Don't know for certain, but will take a stab.





1) While the airplane is in flight testing, before certification, it is probably flown on an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate. The test pilot(s) have letters from the FAA authorizing them to fly the aircraft.





2) All during the process that I mention in number 1 above, they are being closely watched by a team of FAA Inspectors (Ops and Mx), and pilots and mechanics from their launch customer(s).





3) When the airplane receives its Type Certificate, there are a whole host of pilots, mechanics, and FAA Inspectors who are experts on the airplane. At the same time, another, probably fairly large team, is creating and testing a simulator for that aircraft. When the simulator is ready, the FAA will issue a Letter of Authority (LOA) for the simulator and its use.





4) I'd bet money that, when the time comes for the first type rating, the FAA issues a Letter of Authority (LOA) to one of their inspectors authorizing that person to perform Practical Tests in, for instance, B787 type aircraft. I'd almost bet that the actual first type rating is actually done in the simulator.





5) At the same time, a team is in the process of approving Boeing's FAR 142 school, its syllabus, etc.





6) Once there is a cadre of pilots who are type rated, and the 142 school is approved for the airplane, then they, the type rated pilots, can be authorized to issue type certificates for that aircraft to graduates of the 142 school.





I may have the ordering wrong, and I may have made some incorrect assumptions, but I'd bet that the gist is reasonably accurate.





BTW, I hear the Boeing is trying to get the B777 and B787 to be a common type rating; but also hear that it will be a real uphill battle for them.|||the 787 is basically a 767 with new engines, hull and wings. the 787 would probably handle differently from the 767 but they're about the same size.


to fly a new aircraft like that would probably need some kind of experence and training on the 787. other than that, i cant really think of anything else that would restrict you from flying a 787 besides a flying licence.|||simulator time and then seat time in aircraft

What happen if your flight is late and your transition plane isnt?

Say you have to make a transition to another place. The first plane your on is late, does the 2nd plane wait for you, if not what happens? Do they put you on a nother flight?|||The airline will put you on another flight if you miss a connecting flight.





The pain is not necessarily missing a flight outright. (which I prefer)





I hate thinking I have a 45 minute layover (time to decompress...get something to eat...etc), but a late plane has me dashing through the airport to make a connection in 5 minutes.|||yes thats right,the secend plane doesn't wait,they just leave and put you on another flight|||If the first flight is late getting into your layover, the 2nd flight wil leave on time. Airlines cannot delay flights for one passenger. I do know of cases where if the 1st flight has landed and you are running to the gate, they will sometimes delay the 2nd flight by 5 minutes or so. If you do miss your 2nd flight, you will be put on standby for the next flight. If this flight 100% full and confirmed AND everyone shows up, then you will be moved to the next flight. Some airlines work together so that you could get moved between carriers to get you to your final destination too. Of course, this increases the chance your luggage will go into the black hole of teh airport. Another things is if your first flight is just a little late, but you miss your flight, your luggage may not! (Or vice versa)|||That depends... say both of your flights are of the same airline or of the same alliance (Star Alliance, etc..) they might wait or delay the flight a bit, say 20 mins. But if it was of two different airlines then they (the 2nd) flight would probably not delay the flight and you'd have to catc the next plane, provided that it is not full.|||It depends.





If there are 50 other people also connecting on your flight, they will probably hold the connection.





If there are five other flights to your desination, probably not.





I flew international long haul and we waited countless times but most of my flights were once-daily's so we stayed put for them most of the time.





How full they are also counts.





The ground agents decide and often, very late, like as you're landing. Please don't bug the F/A's 10,000 with that question during the flight. They honestly don't know and usually can't find out.





When you arrive, listen carefully for an announcement for your connection. Don't be distracted by getting your stuff, even if you're in a hurry. If unclear, talk to a ground agent before taking off to find your next gate. Often, you are escorted over there as a group so no one gets lost.





Fingers crossed for the bags!

What happens to the bodies after a Plane crash?

I was watching the news about the Montana Plane Crash that had 14 people on board including 7 kids. The news reported that at the Crash scene no bodies were recovered. I am wondering, what happens to the bodies, Is the crash soo bad that the bodies turn to dust?|||I'm answering this from experience. When I was in the military, a U. S. jet fighter crashed into an apartment complex and killed over 80. I had to help with the clean-up efforts. First, it is beyond words what I felt. It was a very solemn and quiet task. Body parts are placed in bags and labeled. In some cases there may not be any parts found except for bone fragments. Initially the fire from the jet fuel can be so hot that it can burn bodies to the point of total destruction, but not evaporation. In some cases, when one touches charred skin it peels off. As in 9-11, some remains mainly bone chips aren't found for years later and they can be scattered over a wide area.|||Here's some more info about the passengers:





1) The passengers included some of the children and grandchildren of Dr. Irving Feldkamp.


2) Dr. Irving Feldkamp controls Family Planning Associates--a nationwide abortion clinic chain.


3) The cemetery they crashed in has a memorial for aborted children.

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|||when the plane crashed,the plane exploded and the bodies could have caught fire and burned by the time police arrived at the scene. somebody could have also taken the bodies other than the authorities


or else the just cant find the bodies because the could be stuck in the wreckage|||They are not turned to dust. It would take incredible intense heat for a long period to accomplish that. They would however, be burned and disfigured to the point that most flesh and organs would be burned away. It takes time to sort out the bones from the other debris.|||The bodies may have been incinerated by the flames mixed with fuel|||I will say they will burn into pieces and all the people will generally die.|||What's left is turned over to next of kin.

What plane in the Korean war was nicknamed a "torpedo bomber", had fold up wings, and landed on an aircraft ca

What is the name of the plane in the Korean war that was called a "torpedo bomber", had fold up wings, and landed on an aircraft carier?|||Corsair?|||Your probably thinking of the AD Skyraider. Carried about the same bomb load as a B-17|||most probably TBM Avenger. Maybe some fairey battle torpedo bombers participated in the Korean war with the Royal Navy.





Royal Navy: fairey Firefly


http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/鈥?/a>


Avenger


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBF_Avenger|||almost every nay aircraft of the Korean War area had fold up wings and landed on an aircraft carrier, and most were able to use torpedoes of some sort.|||the Corsair was mostly used as a fighter plane.

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

How many days, weeks, or months from a trip date do you want to buy plane tickets? Also, Because we're flying international, who has the best 'track record' for cheap tickets and least amount of luggage lost?|||For an international flight, typically I buy around 2-3 months before I go. Many times I go through a travel agent to see what price they give and then I compare that with a travel website such as http://www.kayak.com.





As for what airline does not lose luggage, it depends on what country you are flying from and where you are going. We can give a number of airlines that don't lose a lot of luggage but they may not fly from the airport you are departing from or fly to the destination you want to go to.|||Most times you get the best airfare %26amp; deals 2- 3 months for international flights. The different airlines with cheaper tickets why don't you check these websites.





www.tripadvisor.com


www.expedia.com


www.travelocity.com


www.orbitz.com


www.hotwire.com


www.kayak.com





Then, check the airline websites, also.





Now the least lost baggage %26amp; tracking would be Delta or United from my travel experience.|||check out this website it has pretty good tips





http://www.farecompare.com/travel-advice鈥?/a>

What are some restrictions for boarding a plane?

What are some things that I can or cannot bring to a plane?





Thanks!|||Check out this web site : http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/p鈥?/a> It will have all the info you need.

What information do I need to buy plane tickets for someone else?

Someone not in the family, not in the state.


I need to buy them round-trip plane tickets from there to here, with my own credit card.


What information do I need from the recipient of the tickets?|||Date of travel.





Times that work best for both parties involved.





Cities the passenger wants to fly to and from.





Name of the passenger as it appears on their photo ID. Example uncle Jim Smith's ID shows James Smith use James.





Phone number of the passenger.





Address of the passenger. (optional, but helpful)





Whether the passenger wants aisle or window seats.





Don't forget to write down the conformation code.





That's all of it.... good luck.|||You'll also need to pay for it.

For a design project I have to improve a passenger plane making it more enviormental, Need your help?

I know you wont know how to improve their efficiency (or maybe u wil) but where could i start? any tips?





Some suggestions already are to:


Reduce the weight of the plane so it uses less fuel


Use a different type of paint on the plane to reduce friction from air|||There are companies that make millions a each year trying to solve that question.


Fuel is a huge cost, and if alternatives could be purchased that were cheaper, safer, and as enconical, the airlines would use it in a heartbeat.


Second, is they can make aircraft lighter, but that means replacing the fleets of aircraft. The new Dreamliner is much lighter and uses less fuel, but the cost and delivery time keeps it from replacing alot of aircraft.


The only way to make aircraft more enviromental is to replace it with high speed maglev trans that would connect all the major cities of the us, easing all to the aircraft congestion.


But at 1 million dollars a mile, not a near future reality given the US enocomy.|||There is only one way to make aircraft more environmental and that is to park them on the ground. The rule of thumb has always been to make them better because this saves money and is more environmental friendly.





The four factors that must be over come for aircraft are drag, thrust, lift and gravity. I am sure your teacher is smart enough to know this or maybe not. Anyway if you cut the weight which engineers do all the time, but within a safety factor of 1.5 it takes less thrust to keep it in the air burning less fuel making it more environmental. However there are trade offs for this, that鈥檚 why the safety factor of 1.5 for design loads is critical.





Next is improve the engine performance which engineers are doing all the time. Engines are 30% better now than thirty years ago, which means more environmental. It cost about $30.000.000.00 to develop a new engine and that is a big investment. You can only get so much out of a pound of fuel and engines manufactures are at the limit currently without some major break through.





As of right now aircraft are about as efficient or environmentally clean as can be built. Aircraft manufactures have better engine now that is why the Boeing B-757- -767, and 777 only have two engines instead of three or four. Less engines mean less hydrocarbons burned better for the airline to make money (saves fuel) more environmental friendly.





So one way to be more environmental is to fly slower which airlines are currently doing to save fuel. If you want to get to some place faster it takes more fuel just like automobiles. Ever notice how cars kind of all look a like right now? It鈥檚 because of the wind tunnel testing just like aircraft to reduce drag (friction). Aircraft have reach the limit do to the laws of nature.





I have to ask is your teacher an environmental wacko? Or really doesn鈥檛 know much about the subject.|||That's a multi-million dollar question, and the aviation industry is working hard on it, with vast resources, and not getting much improvement.





The suggestion is to go back to your teacher and explain that you don't have $400,000,000 to spend on it, and need another project to work on.





Seriously, they are about as efficient as they can be right now. The aircraft industry has done as good a job as can be done. That is what you should tell your teacher you found out.





On the other hand, you can make the transportation industry as a whole more efficient and more environmentally sound by persuading more people to take the train and to ride light rail and intercity services. That is a complex social and political problem that must be solved soon, and always runs into political resistance. Conservatives don't want to vote for those products because their golf buddies in industry make more money on cars and trucks and on wasted fossil fuels.





But that is what I would work on. Forget making airliners more efficient--there is little that can be done, and most of them will be parked in the next 10 years anyway, as fuel prices rise. Work on promoting rail travel and efficient power sources.





Tell your teacher a retired airline captain told you so.





Good luck!|||Although it may be unrealistic:





Hybrid jet engines of some sort that use fuel to get the aircraft to alititude, above the clouds. Cover the top of the wings and fuselage with solar panels to create electricity to power the engines. The solar panels could also be used to turn water vapor into hydrogen, powering the engines.|||Thats a tough task , I bet theres guys paid millions to try and solve that problem.





My suggestion is do away with meals , we can all go without food for quiet a while.





Dan www.stylelimousines.co.uk|||Use pure hydrogen fuel.

Question for pilots: What kind of plane is used by American Eagle for its short hops?

I had to fly in one over Christmas break - from O'Hare to Flint, MI - and it was a little plane...maybe 40 people - but I didn't recognize the aircraft. (I looked at the safety card, but it didn't say)





It said 'Regional Jet' on the tail.


It *was* a jet aircraft, not a prop plane.


The seat arrangement was 1 - 2 or (however you write it).





So what kind of plane is this?|||ERJ-135 if it had the 40 seat type arrangement...ERJ-145 has a little more seats than that....same plane...just stretched...ERJ stands for Embraer Regional Jet....hope this helps





Jonathan S


ATP-LRJET,HS-125


CFI/AGI|||That was an Embraer 145. Yes, you are right, it was a jet!|||It was an Embraer ERJ-145 Regional Jet.|||Probably that was a EMBRAER ERJ-145 designed and built in Brazil at the EMBRAER main plant located in the City of S茫o Jos茅 dos Campos, State of S茫o Paulo. A very beautiful and reliable aircraft.|||American Eagle uses 2 Regional Jets.





If the jet has a capacity of 50 seats or less it is the Embraer Regional Jet (ERJ). If the jet has a capacity of 70 seats then it is the Canadian Regional Jet (CRJ). American Eagle also uses Saab and ATR turboprop aircraft as well.





It sounds like since the cabin configuration was 2 (aisle) then 1............then it was the ERJ.|||Embraer RJ (Regional Jet)

What is the stalling speed for a plane?

In Beever plane, the flaps reduce your stalling speed. I read this.





But, what is stalling speed? Can anyone just tell me by a very simple way? I have almost none-knowledge of flight.|||The stalling speed of an aircraft is the critical airspeed at which the wing cannot create enough lift to maintain flight.





Stalling speed varies with different aircraft as lift is due to the shape and size of the wing as well as it's cross-sectional shape.





A lower stalling speed can be achieved by deploying wing mounted flaps and slats. These devices effectively provide more lift for the same airspeed.|||Happy to be of assistance.

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|||It's not a constant as it varies due to wind speed, plane, and flap setting. An overladen plane has a higher stall speed, and a head wind has the effect of lowering the stall speed - hence you try to take off into wind.





Basically it's the speed at which the lift force from the wings making the plane ascend is less than the gravitational force pulling it down.|||I Agree with marty.





In addition the stall speed is determined by air density (altitude) weight and the wing surface (size).





You can't just come up with a standard stall speed because on the same aircraft it can change.|||Stall Speed as the minimum speed at which the wings can produce sufficient lift for level flight|||The forward movement of the plane through the air and the shape of the wings gives the wings 'lift'. By altering the shape of the wings (flaps) gives the wings more 'lift' Unfortunately more flaps means more problems at speed and far more fuel used, so flaps are not used as the plane speeds up. So a small plane, in still air, would not get enough 'lift' at below about 50 mph, so it would STALL and just fall out of the sky. Applying flaps at 50MPH would give more 'lift' so it could still fly at 35 mph, below this speed it would STALL. On large jets these speeds are far greater but the same principle applies.|||its the speed that cause aircraft to descend automatically


its like u through something in air when ur force which u apply is reduce or consume the thing u through will come down but did u noticed its not falling straight away it'll go down in a particular way|||The good doctor above has it wrong. A headwind has nothing to do with the stall speed. You takeoff into a headwind because you use less runway but the airspeed at which the airplane reaches it's critical angle of attack and stalls remains constant at a given aircraft weight and load factor. As the weight and/or load factor increases however, the speed at which the critical angle of attack is reached increases proportionately.|||The stalling speed is the airspeed at which the airflow over and under the wings can no longer support the aircraft and it will just fall.





Basically the faster a plane goes the more lift is produced by the wings. The slower, the less lift is produced. Flaps are extendable surfaces on the wing that increase the wing area. The more wing area the more lift is produced for a given airspeed.


When you are travelling in a car, put your hand out of the window and level with the ground. Then tip your hand so the front edge is higher. See how the airflow lifts your hand more? Its the same principle.





To get an aircraft to cruise at the required speeds safely you dont want that extra lift so you have to retract the flaps so you have a clean wing (a normal shaped wing). On approach and landing and take off it involves low speed handling and the flaps enable the pilot to increase their level of control and lower the landing speeds so it is safer for the aircraft or passengers.





The stalling speed is a certain speed (different for all aircraft and changes in weather conditions) at which the flaps do not compensate for the lack of airspeed and the plane will just fall, literally. The nose of the aircraft may still be level with the horizon or even pitched up but its still losing height and falling.





To prove it do the hand thing on a main road then slow down and see how it affects the lift on your hand. No matter what angle you put your hand at it will fall, thats stalling because there is insufficent lift.|||I agree with Marty if you are after a simple answer..|||futuretopgun is correct with his answer , I know this because i have worked in and around aircraft and jet engines for over 20 yrs .|||4 factors affecting aircraft flying 1) weight, 2) lift, 3) thrust, 4) drag. IF 2 %26amp; 3 are greater than 1 %26amp; 4, it will fly. Anytime 4 is greater than 3 or 1 is greater than 2, it stalls (quits flying).|||Hey I'am enjoying this informative debate. carry on Guys|||Whatever the plane, large or small, if it stalls and you are beneath it - run like hell in the other direction ! ! !





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In a 747 it feels like the plane is dropping?

shortly after takeoff in a 747 , im guessing the first 500 ft climb , it feels asif the plane is dropping , why ?|||I just got through asking why so much B.S. on this topic and here I am surrounded by it! Air pockets?.... Stalls?.... Ground effect?.... Retracting the flaps at 500 feet?......NONSENSE!!........c'mon boys and girls......stop the guessing and the B.S....the man has asked a serious question!.......as a matter of fact, people sitting in the aft part of a 747 WILL normally feel as if the airplane is dropping, because as the airplane is rotated, on takeoff, the tail section DOES drop (and the nose section RISES!)|||i agree with MR.cool , because whenever I play FSX , my 747 seems to stall shortly after take-off , the 747 is designed like this way , there's no fault of mine








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alaqmar|||It is not dropping. Its climb path gets a little shallower as the flaps are retracted and as it accelerates to climb speed. The engine power is also brought back just after takeoff for noise abatement.|||after take off pilots pull up to aboutt 15-20 degrees bank and the plane has to captuer the lift just after take of and ur not just traviling forwards in the plane for split second after take off b4 the plane has the upwards lift the pland is still traviling leval to the ground even though the plane is pitched up so it feels like the plane is traviling downwards which it is in relation to the wind


hope this makes sense|||It is probably a combination of two things. Retracting the flaps shortly after takeoff can leave you with a brief sinking feeling. The most probable cause for this feeling is something called "ground effect". Ground effect makes the aircraft more efficent in regards to lift when it is within about 1 wingspan of the ground. The ground deflects the lift which makes a kind of airpocket. Pilots who take off in ground effect and do not have enough speed can stall the plane. Ground effect also has a tendency to make an aircraft float just above the runway when landing, ecspecially if their approach is too fast.|||It's when the pilots retract the flaps. You can feel this in other planes too.|||Ok... That is because the pilot is pulling the nose up to fast and the aircraft is stalling. During a stall the airplane is not going fast enough and begins to stall until it regains speed. Stalls are very common on 747s.|||Probably an air pocket. That's why they have seat belts.

What are the chances of a plane crashing?

im going on a plane ride and i don't like plane rides. so what are the chances of a plane crashing?|||Almost none, much less than 1% I think. You actually have a greater chance of dying in a car accident on the way to the airport than dying in an airplane crash.|||Actually the chances are very slim.


As a driving school instructor with 24 years of service in Naval Aviation, I can assure you that flying is far safer than driving in a car. An average of 42,000 people die on America's roads every year. If aviation suffered that type of fatality rate, that would mean that more than one fully loaded 737 would be crashing every day.


One thing to remember is that the aircraft wants to fly and it can still fly safely with multiple systems failures. All the noises and rumbling can be a bit unnerving to someone who has never flown before but it is all normal.


Although I have no fear of flying, I am not crazy about being cramped in with all of those people so I try to stay up the night before so I can easily fall asleep during the flight. That makes it a go a lot quicker.|||Hi!





I dont like plane rides either.The chances of a plane crashing is zero.. becuz your in the air u cant crash into anything not unless another plane or when your landing. The other 2 user are abosuletly right it is much safer in a plane then in a car.When your in the plane try not to think so much.|||50/50 It will or it won't. But its true that a car crash is most likely due to traffic. In the air, there is no stop signs, traffic lights, speed limit signs, intersections, or road rage.|||On an average day in the US there are 87,000 flights. That amounts to 31,755,000 flights per year.





Out of those flights, there is an average of 47 accidents per year, or one in 675,638 chance of a plane being in a crash.





In other words, you are fairly safe and should not worry too much....

What is the plane of our solar system relative to the plane of our galaxy?

I'm curious as to whether or not it presents problems to astronomers who are trying to get data from other galaxies through the plane of the Milky Way. Even if our solar system was at a 90掳 angle to the Milky way, is it even significant enough to get different views of the universe at different times of the year?


Also, how many gazillions of years does it take our solar system to complete an orbit in our galaxy?|||The inclination is 60.2 degrees. I gave a long explanation of this a week ago. You can find it here:


http://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/questi鈥?/a>





The period of the sun around the center of the galaxy is a tricky issue. The Observer's Handbook lists a value of 200 million years, while other sources indicate 225 to 250 million years. On the other hand, in his 2006 book "The Infinite Cosmos", cosmologist Joe Silk states that the period is 100 million years.





This period depends on the mass distribution within the galaxy. The length of the 'galactic year' is quite uncertain because of uncertainties in the mass distribution.





The solar system is so tiny compared to the galaxy that our view of the cosmos is essentially the same from anywhere in the solar system. (The closest stars will shift position relative to the background very slightly as we travel through the solar system.)





Finally, it's interesting to note that since the sun appeared 4.5 billion years ago, we've made only about 20 to 50 orbits around the center of the galaxy.|||the plane of the solar system is inclined approximately 78 degrees from the plane of the galaxy and it takes 255 million years to complete one galactic "year"|||You guys sure about incline of Solar System?


But remember the Sun bobs up and down and will be somewhat out of the galactic plane in time.

What plane was Hitler on in the first scene of operation valkyrie?

he is flying to the camp, and eats their. its at the begining of the movie. what type of plane is it? i thought it was a ford tri-moter, but the outside is different. anyone know what it is?|||Definitely a Junkers JU 52 transport plane.|||It's the Junkers JU-52. Mainstay of German air transport in WWII. Probably this one: http://www.warbirdalley.com/ju52.htm

I was wanting to book a different plane company for my return journey?

I am flying from glasgow and i can book the same company for there and back but the plane leaves really early on the way back. So i was looking to use a different company on the way back that leaves in the evening. When I attempted to try this, it was in French as this is where I am going. Any help|||All of those sites have English versions, especially if it was Air France. Look at the website and there will be a place to click on English version.