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Airplane windows are smaller than bus windows because the cabin where the people sit is pressurized. This pressurization keeps a high enough pressure so that people in the airplane don't need to use oxygen masks. However, this pressurization equals about 9.0 pounds per square inch (PSI). This 9 pounds per square inch is a pressure that pushes outward on all parts of the airplane cabin. On metal this is not a problem, but with windows, made of a material that can be seen through, it's beneficial to keep this pressure low so that the window won't crack. If you think about the average airline window, it's about 120 square inches (a size of about 12 inches by 10 inches), and if each inch has 9 pounds of pressure pushing out on it, that equals (120 x 9 = 1080) 1,080 pounds of pressure on that one window. That's over half a ton! So, with a much larger window, like in a bus, that pressure would be too great and the window would shatter and blow out, making it very drafty inside the airplane! I hope this helps.
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Why do are airplane windows are smaller than bus windows?
Aircraft windows need to resist severe air pressure changes and pressure differential.
Why do you suppose airplane window much smaller than bus windows?
to preserve pressure at higher altidudes.
What is the difference between a plane and a bus?
the bus is slower than plane the bus also is driving on the land but the pane is driving on the air the bus have 6 wheel while the plane has 3 wheels only
Why do you suppose that airplane windows are smaller than bus windows?
I suppose they're smaller because they have to endure harsh and extended periods of change in pressure that windows on a bus don't. I suppose that to make an airplane window as large as a bus window that could endure the pressures, the window would have to be made out of either a very heavy material, or a very expensive material, which in both cases would make them prohibitive for installing on an airplane.
Why you suppose that airplane windows are smaller than bus windows?
Airplanes are often pressurized. A large window would be excessively difficult and expensive to make it strong enough to not blow out. So they use small windows on airplanes.
Are bus bigger or smaller than pks?
100
Which is material for bus window?
The material for most bus windows is toughened glassThe material for most bus windows is toughened glass
What are three transportation types other than vehicles?
Bus, train, plane, foot, bicycle, etc.
How old do you have to be to practice for air hostess?
We'll you need to fly a plane first so you start flying a baby plane at the age14 and it's slower and smaller than a ordaniry plane and holds 2 people(half the size as a bus)and you have to practice because so thing might go wrong and then you start learning how to be a air host at 18+ So yea
Who is cheaper for plane tickets?
By the way Bus Ticket is cheaper than Plane ticket but both are the important in their places. Suppose that if you have a desire to go for long travel then plane reservation is good and if you have a desire for short travel then Bus reservation is best. So, it`s depend upon you what you want.
How can you get to NY?
by plane, car, bus.
How to get to Ocean City from New York by bus?
fly on a plane then you ride the bus
