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World Explained · Aviation engineering
The small opening near the bottom of many passenger windows is deliberate. It helps a layered window manage pressure without opening the cabin to the sky.
World Explained · Aviation engineering
Extra fuel is only part of the answer. The Project Sunrise aircraft combines a larger tank, higher take-off weight, efficient engines and a low-density cabin.
World Explained · Aviation engineering
The sensors turn a future passenger jet into a certification laboratory, measuring its new fuel system and cabin without permanently altering the aircraft.
World Explained · Aviation engineering
The extra tank supplies the range Sydney to London demands, but its location also creates fuel-transfer, structural and certification work.