7 interesting facts about aviation
Forming / / December 19, 2019
On December 7, the International Day of Civil Aviation, established by the UN General Assembly in 1996 to draw attention to achievements in this area. Of course, we could not miss this wonderful occasion and we want to present to you some interesting facts about aviation.
December 17, 1903 there was an event, which can be considered a starting point in the history of aviation. That same day, the first manned flight in a heavier-than-air to the engine. Its founders were the brothers Wilbur Wright (Wilbur Wright) and Orville Wright (Orville Wright). It is interesting that none of these talented inventors have not even graduated from high school. Before the beginning of the construction of airplanes hobbies brothers worked in his own bike shop, and the store that sold printing presses, bicycles, motors and other mechanisms. However, many experts believe that the main merit of the Wright brothers' first flight is not the priority of which is disputed, and the opening of the three axes of rotation of the aircraft, allowing pilots to control the aircraft effectively and to maintain his balance while flight.
Military pilots at the dawn of aviation without exception wore white silk scarf, which made their way share of romance and heroism. However, this tradition has arisen not out of love for beauty. Pilots during air combat had to constantly turn my head a full 360 degrees to track the ever-changing traffic situation. However, their neck literally rubbed the blood of rigid collar uniforms. Therefore, they began to wear on the neck of a soft silk scarf.
In the world there is perhaps more well-known passenger aircraft than the Boeing 747. At the time of its inception, this aircraft was the largest, heaviest and capacious passenger airliner and remained so for 36 years. It is on the plane of this model was made a world record for the maximum number of passengers transported in one flight. May 24, 1991 during the transfer of Ethiopian Jews in Israel took on board the aircraft 1 122 person. Initially, the plan was supposed to be immersed in the plane 760 people, but the passengers were so light, that it was decided on the additional load. Interestingly, the flight had two baby, so that passengers at the airport of destination was more than at the time of departure. For reference: the Boeing 747 is designed for flight with 480 passengers on board.
The largest aircraft in the world is the AN-225 "Mriya" - the transport jet plane ultra-duty design bureau to them. ABOUT. TO. Antonova. It was designed and built in the Soviet Union at the Kiev Mechanical Plant in 1984-1988, respectively. March 22, 1989 An-225 made a flight with a load of 156.3 tons, which was beaten at the same time 110 world aviation records. A new record that has not yet been broken was delivered in August 2004: An-225 perevoz a weight of 250 tons from Prague to Tashkent with a stopover in Samara.
The largest number of victims of the crash occurred in the history of civil aviation, as it is surprising, on the ground. On the runway of Los Rodeos airport collided airliners Boeing 747-206B airline KLM and Boeing 747-121 airline Pan American. As a result, 583 people were killed. The cause of accident was caused by a chain of tragic accidents, the first element of which was the explosion terrorists the movement for independence and autonomy of the Canary Islands bombs in the largest airport of the Canary Islands Las Palmas. As a result, it has been closed and all flights diverted to Los Rodeos airport, where the confusion arose.
Throughout the world, every day on passenger aircraft flying more than 3 million people. In a typical day every 2 seconds somewhere takes off or land on one plane. Annually on airplanes carries more than 5 billion people. However, statistics says that only 5% of the world's population has ever flown on an airplane.
Many people are afraid of flying, but statistics show that air travel is the safest mode of transport. According to the calculations of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), per million departures account for only one incident. The probability that a passenger stranded in a plane, dies in a plane crash, is about 1/8 000 000. This means that if a passenger will sit every day on an occasional flight, then he would need to fly as much as 21 000 years, precisely to die in a crash.
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