Top 10 Aircraft Facts
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1.
According to one estimate, you can lose about two cups of water
from your body for every hour you spend flying. While estimates of water loss
during flight vary, it’s well-known that flying causes dehydration in
passengers, which can lead to deep-vein thrombosis on long-haul flights. Drink
water before, during, and after a long flight.
2.
A man once wore 70 items of clothing in a Chinese
airport to avoid the baggage charge.
3.
Air travel is the second safest form or
transportation. Only the elevator/escalator is safer, although it would take
quite some time to travel 1,000 miles on an escalator.
4.
An aeroplane takes off or lands every 37 seconds
at Chicago O’Hares International Airport. That’s almost 100 planes per hour.
5.
70% of aircraft in service today are over 70%
more fuel-efficient per seat kilometre, than the first jets in the 1960s. Take
that eco-warriors.
6.
The Wing-span of the A380 is longer than the
aircraft itself. Wingspan: 80m, Length: 72.7m.
7.
Even though airlines carry medical kits and can
quickly be in radio contact with doctors on the ground, about 100 people a year
die while flying. So believe it or not, that’s one of the main reasons your
wonderful cabin crew are onboard as we are all first aid trained and complete
yearly exams to stay in check.
8.
The specific rules regarding flight attendants vary among airlines
and between countries. But in the UK and US there must be at least one FA per
50 passengers.
9.
In 1940, it would cost one years wages to fly from London to New
York. By todays average, it costs only Mondays and Tuesdays working wage.
Unless you’re flying Ryanair where the flight itself would cost you half an
hours work, but all the add-ons would cost Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays wages.
10. The average age
of commercial aircraft is 19 years. The average age of an American Flight
attendant is 105.
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