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Airplanes and Aircraft

Since their invention, airplanes have transformed world travel and military warfare. Ask questions here about the history and technology of airplanes.

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What country has the most fighter jets?

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I believe the United States uses the most aircraft for both civilian and mostly military use.

How did the wrights brothers bicycle technology help in the building of airplanes?

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They didn't invent the bicycle but are usually considered to have invented the aeroplane.

What makes an airplane roll side to side?

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If your spelling is correct, that is what happens when the aircraft rotates on it's axis of flight.

The other version is "role" which refers to the aircraft's job - a fighter, a bomber, a transport etc.
In many air force some aircraft, for instance the C-130 is a "multi-role" aircraft. Units that operate these always have a "role-equip" flight that quickly converts it from a passenger aircraft to a vehicle carrier or a pallet carrier or a paratroop aircraft.

Does Rafael Nadal own an airplane?

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Rafa drives an Aston Martin DBS (JamesBond) and has a wide range of Kia Sportage cars as they are one of his main sponsors.

Can a paraplegic man perform sexual penetration?

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Some paraplegics are capable of an erection and intercourse. Much depends on the exact location and type of spinal damage. Paraplegics (and quadriplegics) may also get erections spontaneously, without knowing it. Again, it depends on the nerves that have remained intact.

Who is the fastest racehorse in the world?

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The American Quarter Horse, which has been clocked at over 50 miles per hour for short distances.

What happens when your airplane takes off from an airstrip on the ground and rises 30000 feet into the sky what happens to the air pressure on the outside of the airplane?

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Atmospheric pressure is caused by the weight of air above the measurement point. At 30,000 feet in the sky, the air pressure on the outside of the airplane will be much lower than it was nearer the ground.

Why have we been able to build supersonic aircrafts but not supersonic ships?

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Because water has a greater resistance than air, so a boat would need to be incredibly powerful to go supersonic, beyond the limits of current technology. The current water speed record is 'only' 345mph.

What moves an airplane forward?

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thrust from turbines or the pul from propellas

What is Ground Power Unit?

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A GPU is a portable electric generator unit that is designed to be connected to an aircraft while it is parked on the ground with its engines off to provide the electricity needed to run its systems. GPUs are typically driven by either gasoline or diesel motors.

What is an Aircraft climbing device called?

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Its called that Climbing - in relationship to just after takeoff it's called "climbing out"

What is the strange thing that happens to the Concord in faster-than-sound flight?

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A sonic boom occurs by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound.

What is a side to side movement of the nose of an airplane is called?

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yaw rotation is a movement around the yaw axis of a rigid body that changes the direction it is pointing, to the left or right of its direction of motion.