Fun Facts
This airline has the largest fleet of planes with 1,055-1,057.
What is United Airlines?
Even with no engines, this plane can glide 17,000 feet, or just over 3 miles (5.2 km) for every 1,000 feet (305 m) of altitude lost.
What is the Boeing 747?
This program, officially known as the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program trains elite fighter pilots in advanced aerial combat techniques.
What is "TOPGUN" or "the U.S. Navy's TOPGUN program"?
Pilots must contact this type of controller when they are near an airport to receive clearance for takeoff and landing.
What is the control tower?
This airport has the airport identifier "KORD".
Between 33% and 44% of people experience anxiety while flying, identified by this term for "fear of flying".
What is Aviophobia?
This plane, first flown in the 1950s, is still in use today for high-altitude reconnaissance missions.
What is the U-2 spy plane?
Pilots must retire at this age, mandated by the FAA.
What is 65?
This ATC instruction tells pilots to immediately stop taxiing to avoid crossing a runway or another aircraft's path.
What is "Hold short"?
This U.S. state is home to the busiest airport in the world.
What is Georgia?
The Wright Brothers achieved the first powered flight on December 17th of this year.
What is 1903?
This plane, created in 1909, was designed as the first military aircraft and was purchased by the U.S. Army for $30,000.
This aviation document outlines the route, altitude, weather considerations, and fuel requirements for a flight.
What is a flight plan?
This ATC service provides pilots with weather updates, runway information, and important notices before contacting the tower.
What is ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service)?
This airport has the airport identifier "KSMQ".
What is Somerset Airport?
This airline, established in 1919, is the world's oldest airline still in operation.
What is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines?
The longest combat mission in history was flown by this plane during Operation Enduring Freedom, lasting over 44 hours.
What is the B-2 Spirit bomber plane?
When flying in poor visibility using instruments rather than visual references, pilots follow these rules.
What are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)?
Controllers keep aircraft separated vertically by at least 1,000 feet in most controlled airspace using this system.
What is altitude separation?
King Fahd International Airport is the largest airport (by area) in the world, located in this country?
What is Saudi Arabia?
In 1991, this plane carried 1,087 refugees during an evacuation from Ethiopia, the greatest number of people on a single flight.
What is the Boeing 747?
This newly introduced business jet is acknowledged as the fastest non-military jet, reaching speeds of Mach 0.94.
What is the Bombardier Global 8000?
A pilot must calculate this before takeoff to ensure the aircraft can safely leave the runway given weight altitude, and temperature.
What is takeoff performance (or takeoff distance calculation)?
Pilots contact this ATC service before departure to receive their clearance for an IFR flight plan.
What is clearance delivery?
This airport is the busiest single runway airport in the world, managing over 46 million passengers annually.
What is London, Gatwick Airport?