We've all wondered it at least once—how do airplanes actually fly? What scientifically allows such a heavy metal contraption ...

Airplanes are marvels of engineering, but have you ever wondered about the science behind their toilets? Unlike the ones we're used to on the ground, airplane toilets are specially designed for the ...

However demoralizing it may be to use that airplane bathroom, the very fact that airport terminal fast food is offered, let alone become a tradition for so many, is a testament to the modern age of ...

(CNN) — How do you connect to the internet while barreling through the sky at 500 miles per hour? How can you brew hot food and drinks at high altitude? And most important of all, how does a toilet ...

When you gotta go, you gotta go–even at 30,000 feet. The alarming noise ensues when you press the “flush” button in an airplane toilet and the bowl’s contents are magically sucked away into oblivion.

The propeller system is the earliest thrust generator designed for fully powered aircraft flight. Though they have evolved quite a bit since their first operation by the Wright brothers in 1903, ...

An international team of scientists, led by Olaf Scholten, professor of astrophysics at the University of Groningen, has ...

Wi-Fi has gradually become widely available on flights over the years, weakening the sensation of being completely cut off from the world outside your plane for a few hours. Accessibility to ...