13 inspiring facts about airplanes

In the summer, some of our compatriots prefer to fly away from their hometowns. Even those who are afraid to fly. If you are one of them, this post is for you! Probably, after you get acquainted with our "damn dozen" aviation facts, you will feel more confident on board the plane. Although not a fact... :). Some people have such a high degree of aerophobia that no facts will help.

Air transport – the safest mode of transport

Every 3 seconds, another plane lands in the world

If the chance of a daily crash was only 0.01%, it would mean that at least 13 planes should crash every day.

Donkeys kill more people every year than plane crashes

To die under the wheels of a car, standing at a pedestrian crossing waiting for the green light of the traffic light, the chances are ten times greater than in a plane crash.

Before each departure, the aircraft undergoes a complex technical check.

A plane crash is never an accident, but always a combination of a number of factors

More than 80% of the world's population is afraid to fly. 5% completely refuses to fly, preferring air transport by land and water

The scientific name for the fear of flights and heights is aerophobia

In flight attendants fall in love more often than in representatives of other professions.

Many are afraid of falling down from a height of 10 km. This is not possible due to the strong pressure under the wings of the aircraft. It holds up in the air as well as a car on the highway. You can put it on the tail, rotate it around its axis by 100 degrees, point it down-and if you let go of the steering wheel, the plane will simply sway in the air, like a boat on the waves.

The myths that Russian airlines buy decommissioned planes in Korea, and our pilots drink alcohol at the controls-the result of mass aerophobia.

Pilots and flight attendants do not receive cash allowances "for risk". Because the plane does not fly contrary to common sense and the laws of nature, but thanks to them