25 Airplane Small Details You Havent Noticed Yet.mp4

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00:00Hey, can we speak plainly?

00:05Okay, the fastest commercial flight ever was in February 2019, when an airplane flew at

00:11the speed of 801 mph.

00:14And that was only thanks to the direction it was heading in, east.

00:18And the passengers there also rapidly lost weight.

00:21What?

00:22The airplane diet?

00:24Is that a thing?

00:25Still in due time, though, here are some mind-blowing facts about airplanes.

00:31First things first, according to different sources, only 5-20% of the world's population

00:37have ever traveled by airplane.

00:39But all of them have done it more than once.

00:42If you're afraid of flying, you must have wondered why planes don't have parachutes

00:46on board.

00:47Two reasons – money and common sense.

00:50First parachutes are heavy, and adding 300-something of them to the weight of the plane would reduce

00:55the allowed number of passengers, or their baggage.

00:58And secondly, even if you have a parachute, you simply won't be able to open the airplane's

01:03door to jump out – the difference in pressure is too much.

01:07But there's good news too.

01:09Some data suggests that sitting in the back of the plane is safer than anywhere else.

01:14If you're in the tail, you're about 40% more likely to survive in a plane crash.

01:19So stick to the back.

01:20The only reason you might regret it is… if one of your neighbors in the row is sick.

01:26Not airsick.

01:27Although that's unfortunate too.

01:28I mean, runny nose, coughing, that kind of stuff.

01:32Researchers say such a passenger has an 80% chance of infecting everyone around them with

01:38whatever they have.

01:40To minimize that risk, turn on the little air vent above your head and direct its flow

01:45on yourself.

01:46It will work as an air shield, blowing away the germs and not letting them cling to you.

01:52Hey, wouldn't it be great if you could buy a cheap little hazmat suit from the flight

01:58attendant during the trip?

02:00But then, you have to crawl into the thing while in that cramped little seat as your

02:04seatmates wonder which one of them you're dissing.

02:08Guess not, huh?

02:09But don't be in a rush to blame your coughing neighbor if you get sick after the flight.

02:14Ask yourself first – did you take the blanket from the flight attendant?

02:18If so, you might've caught germs from that.

02:21Airplane crew members say they only wash blankets once every few days, and the rest of the time

02:26they only get folded and reused.

02:29Who knows who used yours before you, and for what?

02:33Yuck.

02:34Unlike the cabin doors, the bathroom actually can be opened from the outside.

02:38There's a hidden latch that allows flight attendants to unlock the door in case of emergency.

02:44For example, to rescue a passenger who fainted inside.

02:47No, they don't do it for fun.

02:50Ever heard that banging noise when coming on or exiting the plane?

02:54Nah, it's not the ground crew hurriedly repairing the plane.

02:57It's just the baggage being loaded or unloaded.

03:00Workers don't really throw it around either, but they usually have very little time to

03:04be too gentle.

03:08If you fly, say, from New York to London, and not the other way around, consider yourself

03:13lucky.

03:14You'll probably be there a couple hours early.

03:17And that's true for many planes flying east.

03:19Nature itself helps them.

03:21There are jet streams high up that, if used correctly, give a hefty speed boost to aircraft.

03:27Jet streams are basically constant high-speed streams of air that carry you eastward on

03:32their gentle wings.

03:34Ahhhh.

03:35Then, you arrive early, and there's no gate for you yet, so your plane sits on the tarmac,

03:41waiting.

03:42You also might want to step on the scales while traveling with the jet stream, because

03:46they'll probably show a rather pleasing number.

03:49Thanks to the Iovos effect, perceived force of gravity is less when you're moving east,

03:55which means you weigh a tiny bit less too.

03:58The bad news is, as soon as the plane lands and stops, the pounds will come back.

04:03Thanks to international airspace agreements, planes flying from the U.S. to far and Middle

04:08East travel over the North Pole, and you can see its stunning icy landscapes pretty

04:13close.

04:14That's because airplane fuel freezes at temperatures below 50°F, and the aircraft

04:20needs to get much lower than its cruising altitude for warmer air.

04:24Make sure to get a window seat!

04:28Another sightseeing tour happens when your plane suddenly decides to not land straight

04:32away but make a circle around the airport.

04:35This can occur when there's something on the runway, or the wind is too strong, or

04:39there's just a heavy traffic down below.

04:42Yeah, airplanes also have traffic jams.

04:45So look outside and enjoy the panorama.

04:48That is, if there is a window near your row.

04:51Originally, planes were designed to have seat rows aligned with the windows.

04:55But to squeeze more people inside the cabin and make tickets cheaper, most airlines decreased

05:01the gap between the rows in the economy class.

05:04So your window seat should be more properly called a wall seat.

05:09If you want to complain about that, you can come up to the pilot yourself.

05:13Just make sure you know the code from the cockpit door.

05:16In fact, no one can enter the cockpit without the pilot's say-so.

05:20Even if you have the code, the door will only open after about half a minute, and that's

05:25if the pilots don't react.

05:27They can deny entrance by simply pressing a button.

05:31Let's imagine you've somehow gotten inside the cockpit, and the pilots are not there.

05:36Uh-oh.

05:37Can a regular person land a plane in such a situation like they show in the movies?

05:42Sorry, highly unlikely.

05:44Still, if the plane is modern, all its systems are intact, and there's at least one flight

05:49attendant on board, they might be able to land the aircraft following the instructions

05:54from air traffic control.

05:56Wait a second, there's an autopilot in there.

05:59Can it land the plane by itself?

06:01No good there either.

06:02Even more, the autopilot doesn't even fly the plane proper.

06:06It's basically just a super-advanced GPS that's only taken into account the plane's

06:11route and surroundings.

06:12It can keep the machine in the air, but any complex action is a human pilot's responsibility.

06:18That's why autopilot can only take control at the cruising altitude, which is usually

06:23around 36,000 feet.

06:25Planes have to fly so high to reduce air resistance.

06:28This causes drag and reduces efficiency of the engines.

06:32It shouldn't climb too high, though, because it will eventually lose lift and drop down,

06:37as they say.

06:40Speaking about control, the pilot is actually in charge of everything during the flight.

06:46Their level of responsibility is enormous, so they're both law and its enforcers on

06:51board.

06:52They even have handcuffs to tame unruly passengers.

06:55So behave, will ya?

06:57So that you understand what kind of responsibility is in the pilot's hands, a Boeing 747 airplane

07:04consists of numerous parts, like about 6 million of them.

07:08Just imagine navigating this kind of complex machinery with just a couple of buttons and

07:13levers.

07:14No wonder a pilot has to go through rigorous and lengthy training before being allowed

07:18in the cockpit.

07:20Even their oxygen masks are different from those in the cabin.

07:23While a regular passenger mask only has enough oxygen for 12 to 15 minutes, the one in the

07:29cockpit is designed to last much longer.

07:32That's because of that same huge responsibility.

07:35Pilots have to stay awake and focused to save all those lives on board at all costs.

07:41And if you think smaller private planes are safer than big commercial ones, that's a

07:45myth.

07:46According to statistics, passenger airplanes are more than twice safer than private ones,

07:51exactly because of the amount of rules and regulations imposed on them.

07:56Pilots follow strict schedules and are trained professionals, while private planes are often

08:00flown by amateurs.

08:03On the topic of amateurs, some believe that hard landing on water should be safer than

08:08on the ground.

08:09But that's not true either.

08:11Pilots even say that they try to avoid landing on the water.

08:14It's called ditching, by all means.

08:17Because of its structure, water is actually harder than soft ground at the moment of impact.

08:22And when the plane falls, it'll probably be filled with water very soon.

08:26The crew has to act really quickly to get everyone to safety after such a crash landing.

08:32And crash landings are exactly the reason why you have to stow your tray table and get

08:36your seat in the upright position.

08:38In case of a hard impact, an open tray may injure you, and if your seat is reclined,

08:44your head will travel a longer distance to the seat in front of you, increasing the risk

08:48of head trauma.

08:49It's for your own safety, pal!

08:51But at least you'll enjoy the pleasant blue color of that seat.

08:54It's made so to calm you down.

08:57Psychologists say the color blue helps you relax.

09:00If the seats were red, for example, it could've gotten on your nerves and made those who are

09:05afraid of flying even more jittery!

09:09And finally, the most important question.

09:12What are those mysterious numbers on your boarding pass?

09:15Your name, gate, and flight number?

09:17Okay, that's clear.

09:18There's a 6-letter passenger name reference or record locator that's randomly generated

09:23for you personally and gives access to your passenger data to authorities.

09:27And then there's a standalone letter depicting your class – A or F for First, Y for Economy,

09:34and Q for Economy Discounted Flight.

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