Without a point of reference, it can be hard to tell just how fast an airplane is traveling. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images News via Getty Images September 25, 2023 Why does a plane look and feel like it’s moving more slowly than it actually is? Sara Nelson, Iowa State University An aerospace engineer explains why it’s so hard to tell just how fast an airplane is really moving.
AirP72/Shutterstock May 4, 2023 Curious Kids: What happens when you flush a toilet on a plane? Doug Drury, CQUniversity Australia Unlike our toilets at home, plane toilets have to ‘suck’ the waste with a vacuum system. But don’t worry, it doesn’t get released into the air.
Jag_cz/Shutterstock June 18, 2021 Contrails from aeroplanes warm the planet – here’s how new low-soot fuels can help David Simon Lee, Manchester Metropolitan University Soot from aeroplane exhausts can linger in the atmosphere, seeding ice clouds which trap heat.
Planes can create clouds of tiny ice crystals, called contrails, and some studies suggest they could have an a significant effect on climate. from www.shutterstock.com November 26, 2019 Climate explained: how much does flying contribute to climate change? Shaun Hendy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Globally, emissions from air travel account for only about 3% of the warming human activities are causing, but aviation affects our climate in a number of ways.