Tag: flying
What is the FAA’s NOTAM? An aviation expert explains how the...
What is NOTAM?
Aviation is full of acronyms, and Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM, is one acronym that...
D.B. Cooper, the changing nature of hijackings and the foundation for...
Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton
Though many Americans may associate airport security with 9/11, it was a wave of...
Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the...
Tom Langen, Clarkson University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
An entire generation of Americans has no idea how easy air...
Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton
During the mid-1990s I traveled between Dayton, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., twice a month...
Why does it take longer to fly from east to west...
Skip Bailey, University of Nebraska Omaha
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
How do geese know how to fly south for the winter?
Tom Langen, Clarkson University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer,...
Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Recently Qantas announced plans to conduct test flights from New York and London to Sydney and two other Australian cities.
If...
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Hate exercise? Small increases in physical activity can make a big...
Libby Richards, Purdue University
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