1. Why there are curls drawn at the center of moving turbine in an airplane jet engine?
Ans. You must be aware of the fact that the jet engines of any commercial airplane are capable of sucking an adult if he/she passes before it. The human body cuts into pieces and a red soup like thing drains out from the back of the jet engine. To avoid this type of accident, and to inform the workers whether the engine is ON or not, a curl is drawn in the front which when rotates seems like a spinning whirlpool. It also helps in keeping out birds.
2.Why lights in the passenger cabin dims during take-off and landing?
Ans. If you have ever been in an airplane, you must have observed that the lights inside the passenger cabin are dimmed during take-off and landing, at night. This is because of the fact that 80% of air accidents occur during take-off and landing. And our eyes might take about 10 mins to adapt in the darkness after a sudden light-off condition. To aid the chances of survival of the passengers in case of emergency/accident, the lights are dimmed to let the eyes adapt to darkness beforehand. Even a few seconds can decide your survival in emergency.
3.Why the fuel is stored inside the wings of the airplane?
Ans. A passenger jet is a way heavier than a car and fuel is also a major part of it. If most of its weight is concentrated in the fuselage(body) of the plane, the wings might bend or break. To avoid the bending of the wing, the weight is distributed all over the plane by storing the fuel inside the wings.
4.Why foods in airplane taste bad?
Ans. If you have ever been in a plane, the most annoying experience you probably had was the food. Trust me it's not the fault of the airline but the environment inside the plane makes the food taste so bad. The dry recycled air inside the cabin makes the food taste dull and lack smell. The sweet flavor tastes less sweet and salty taste increases. These all make your food bland.
5.Why do planes leave trails in the sky?
And. You must have noticed that the air you exhale in winter season seems like a smoke. And we used to wonder how it happened during childhood. Fuels also emit a considerable amount of water vapor when these burn. The same condition arises when the hot gases + water vapor mix with the very cold atmosphere at high altitude, leaving white smoky trails
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