AIRPLANES
(See also Aviation)
accidents:
Antarctica: g80 9/8 20-21
bird collisions: g84 4/8 30
Japan: g85 12/8 30
light planes: g82 4/8 30; g80 9/22 31
principal cause of death in: g85 11/22 30
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps: g81 10/8 29-30
airline dress code: w78 8/1 29
assaults against airline flight attendants: g80 6/8 30-31
Australia:
rescue when nosewheel malfunctioned: g78 4/22 30
bird can out-perform modern airplane (quote): g78 6/22 29
brief history of use in warfare: g85 3/8 3-4
Concorde: g78 1/22 13-19; g78 12/22 30
experience:
informal witnessing: km 4/80 4
fires caused by smoking on: g83 9/22 31
fuel:
cost to fill a Boeing 747: g80 8/22 28
liquid hydrogen: g80 4/8 26
gliders: g78 8/22 16-20
hints for travelers: g78 5/22 21-24; g78 10/8 30; g78 11/8 10
avoiding jet lag: g84 1/8 30-31
preventing ears of babies from hurting: g83 3/8 30-31
instrument landings: g84 3/22 25-27
mouse grounds jumbo jet: g82 10/8 30
navigation systems: g84 5/22 13-14
safety: g84 5/22 13-15; g81 12/8 31; g80 11/22 31; g79 9/8 29
record by country: g85 6/8 30
safest seats: g85 11/22 30
seats in no-smoking area: g82 4/8 30
smokers cause disturbance: g80 2/22 28
solar-powered aircraft: g81 10/8 29; g80 11/22 29
surplus of used passenger jets: g81 7/8 30
use in witnessing: yb84 156-158; w82 6/1 30; g75 2/8 25-26
Bahamas: yb85 256-257
volcanic ash fouls engines of jetliners: g82 10/22 30-31
volcano rocks hit jetliners: g80 2/8 29
wings:
compared to bird wings: ce 153-154