Did you know......?

• In the 1920's, you could buy a plane ticket for $5.
• At the Chicago airport, an airplane is landing every 37 seconds.
• The box that records conditions and other things having to do with the plane, known as a "black box", is actually orange.
• A 747-400 is made with 6 million parts that have been made in 33 different countries.
• The layers of skin between the inside of a plane, and outside is only 7.5 inches thick.
• The first coast to coast flight for America was in 1911 and took a total of 49 days to complete.
• The miles traveled by the Boeing 747 is equal to at least 75,000 round trips to the moon.
• The KC-135 contains 500,000 rivets costing 14 cents to $1.50 each.
• The AN-225 can carry 1.3 million pounds while taking off.
• American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each first-class passenger's salad.
• On average, 61,000 people are airborne in the U.S. every hour.

Materials Used In Planes

Aluminum Nose of an Airplane

Have you ever been flying around and wondered what exactly the plane you are in is made of? I was wondering the exact same thing, so I decided to do some researching and found some things I have never thought of.

Planes are made out of lighter materials so it is easier to stay in the air. For example, commercial planes are made out of aluminum, but newer ones are made out of a composite material similar to aluminum or even plastic. Another material, known as titanium, used for some military planes. These materials are not only light but are also extremely strong, giving planes the ability to carry more weight. In the end, what the plane is going to be used for really determines what the plane or jet needs to be made of. The more that is being put into your plane, the less it should weigh.

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