Self-heating foods in Japan Footage of how the self-heating meals offered on flights in Japan work. Pulling a string on the box, it starts a chemical reaction that heats up your meal in a matter of seconds. This chemical reaction takes place in a small pouch under the food, and contains three chemical elements: calcium oxide, aluminum powder and sodium bicarbonate. When the small string is pulled these elements are mixed with water, causing a vigorous chemical reaction that releases heat.
Pilot lands after canopy suddenly opens mid-flight Dutch pilot Narine Melkumjan experienced a dangerous incident when the canopy of her Extra 330LX plane suddenly opened mid-flight. Despite the shock of the incident, managed to land the plane safely.
The door of a Boeing 737 comes off in flight Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 from Portland to Ontario, California had a very difficult time during their flight, when partial decompression occurred at an altitude of 5 km (16,300 feet) due to the rupture of the plane's side escape door, leaving a large hole in the fuselage. Information indicates that along with the door, the seat in which no one was sitting at the time of the incident was also torn. The crew then made an emergency landing.
Drone sync test Perfectly timed flight test of a swarm of drones.
How the gyroscope works in an artificial plane horizon The artificial horizon or gyroscopic horizon, is a flight instrument that informs the pilot of the aircraft's orientation relative to the Earth's horizon. The miniature aircraft and horizon line mimic the relationship of the aircraft to the real horizon. At the heart of the artificial horizon is a gyroscope spinning at high speed, and allows the spherical horizon in the instrument to remain constant while the aircraft rotates.
Boeing 747 Dreamlifter plane loses a wheel during takeoff On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, Italy, a Boeing 747 Dreamlifter of US cargo airline Atlas Air lost a wheel seconds after takeoff. The wheel then crashed into a vineyard, luckily there were no casualties. The transport aircraft continued its normal flight to Charleston, United States.
Jetson ONE flies in a forest A new demonstration of the Jetson ONE electric aerial vehicle, produced by the Swedish company Jetson, this time flying through a forest. The Jetson ONE which is sold as a kit at the price of 79.000 Euro, has an aluminum structure and is based on 8 engines and 8 propellers. To pilot it, its operator uses a throttle and a 3-axis joystick. The flight controller limits the maximum speed to 102 km / h.
The failed launch of the Firefly Alpha rocket On Thursday, September 2, 2021, was the first rocket launch by the American company Firefly Aerospace. Firefly Alpha rocket launched from Vandenberg space launch base in California. After 2 minutes of flight, the rocket went out of control and was then destroyed by remote control for security reasons. The rocket carried 10 very small satellites.
A stowaway pigeon delayed the flight On August 9, 2021, a flight from Newark, New Jersey to Athens was delayed by an hour, as the crew searched for a dove that boarded the plane. Eventually the dove was never found, even after landing.
A novice pilot makes an emergency landing On a training flight, Apprentice pilot Brian Parsley loses his engine but stays cool and makes a perfect landing in a nearby field. A camera in the cockpit recorded the incident, as Brian communicates with air traffic control.
Inside the cockpit of an Airbus A350 A tour of the different parts of the cockpit of an Airbus A350, such as the pilots' bunks and the electronics compartment under the cockpit.
A pilot in a glider loses control A man on a glider has trouble handling, when a rope leaves its position during the flight. For several minutes, will try to put the cable back in place so that it can control the glider. He finally manages to land in a field at the end of a 50 minute flight.
A woman refuses to wear a mask, and is taken out of the plane During a Ryanair flight from Ibiza to Milan on May 26, a woman refuses to wear her mask and several passengers make recommendations to her. In a frenzy, the woman will spit on a passenger and pull the hair of another woman who remarked on her. Eventually the crew will take her off the plane.
The first helicopter flight to Mars On Tuesday, April 19, 2021, the Ingenuity, the small NASA helicopter, flew briefly to Mars and became the first motorboat to fly to another planet. The small weight helicopter 1,8 kilos hovered at an altitude of about three meters and then landed again on the surface of Mars. He also sent a black and white photo he took, pointing to his shadow on the ground.