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 What is the jump seat in the cockpit of an aircraft? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 20, Hits: 530]
A jump seat, officially known as an auxiliary crew station, is a seat in the cockpit for individuals not operating the aircraft...
Updated On: 7/27/2009
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 How is the height of different places on earth measured from the sea level? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 43, Hits: 560]
The height of different places on earth is measured with the help of the altimeter...
Updated On: 6/10/2009
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 What is isinglass? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 68, Hits: 695]
The name also applies to a collagen derived from the swim bladders of fish, especially the Beluga Sturgeon, used for making desserts...
Updated On: 1/4/2009
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 What is a volantor? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 118, Hits: 645]
A volantor is a prototype of a flying saucer-style hovercraft. It is also known as VTOL...
Updated On: 11/17/2008
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 What is the white cloud formed when a plane breaks through the sound barrier? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 129, Hits: 1157]
For an aircraft flying at subsonic speed, the pressure waves generated by it extend in all directions...
Updated On: 6/16/2008
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 What is the Trail behind a Jet? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 415, Hits: 1145]
No, the white trail left behind by a jet aircraft is not the fairies' trail - it is actually a cloud!
Updated On: 1/16/2008
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 Why do Ears Pop? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 110, Hits: 1385]
I was flying home. As the aircraft climbed up, my ears hurt. A fellow passenger asked me swallow air a few times. It helped.
Updated On: 1/11/2008
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 Who first flew the Atlantic non-stop? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 41, Hits: 1978]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 Which was the largest battleship ever built? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 76, Hits: 3699]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 When was history made in twelve seconds? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 66, Hits: 2001]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 Where is the Ark Royal? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 79, Hits: 1962]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 Who first reached the Poles by aircraft? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 118, Hits: 1663]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 What was the original home of motor racing? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 22, Hits: 1969]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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 What is a Great Circle? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 56, Hits: 1693]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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 What is the greatest distance you can see? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 109, Hits: 1552]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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 What is the Doppler Effect? [Vote Average: 2, Total Votes: 77, Hits: 2378]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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 Why do people study cybernetics? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 165, Hits: 1793]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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 Why do many birds have honeycombed bones? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 553, Hits: 3198]
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Updated On: 1/12/2007
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 Can sands boom? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 134, Hits: 2298]
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Updated On: 11/6/2001
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 Which City was specially built to replace Rio de Janeiro as the capital of Brazil? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 221, Hits: 1810]
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Updated On: 5/25/2001
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