Airbus A380
Double-deck superjumbo, commercial failure
Episodes
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#5239: What Happens When a Plane Dumps Fuel Over a CityFifteen fuel dumps a year over US airspace — and nobody tracks where the fuel lands or what it does to the ocean. -
#5088: What Does a Pilot's Gray Hair Actually Buy You?Is flight seniority about skill or something harder to measure? We dig into what experience really buys in the cockpit. -
#4880: Who Really Flies Your Flight? Inside Wet LeasesWhen an airline's crew doesn't actually work for the airline whose name is on the plane. -
#4861: Which Long-Haul Aircraft Earns Its Keep?Comparing the A330, A340, 777, and 787 on daily utilization, profitability, and real-world performance. -
#4637: Boeing vs Airbus: What Pilots Really ThinkType ratings, envelope protection, and the love-hate relationship pilots have with the 737 and A320. -
#4633: How In-Flight Wi-Fi Actually Works at 35,000 FeetDaniel measured 150 Mbps over the Atlantic. Here's how the antenna, cabin network, and routers make it possible. -
#3974: How Pilots Land in Crazy CrosswindsThe physics, engineering, and pilot skill behind those jaw-dropping crosswind landings you've seen online. -
#3973: How Autoland Guides Planes Through Zero VisibilityThe engineering behind aircraft autoland systems that guide planes to the runway when pilots can't see anything. -
#3300: How Airlines Maximize Plane Utilization DailyHow airlines balance relentless pressure to fly expensive assets against non-negotiable safety requirements. -
#2702: The Surprising Secret of Jet ThrustWhere does all that fuel live, and how does a spinning fan produce enough thrust to lift a 747? -
#2236: Metal at Forty Thousand FeetCould 1903 metallurgy have built a plane to fly at 40,000 feet? The answer reveals how materials science, not aerodynamics, was aviation's deepest ... -
#1422: Controlled Collisions: The Engineering of Modern RunwaysDiscover the hidden engineering beneath airport runways and the physics of landing massive aircraft on solid Antarctic ice. -
#527: Who’s Really Flying? The Evolution of Aircraft ControlsFrom steel cables to digital signals: Herman and Corn explore how flight controls evolved and why some modern jets still use 1960s technology. -
#295: The 40,000-Foot Ceiling: Why Planes Stop ClimbingWhy do planes stop at 40,000 feet? Explore the "coffin corner" and the physics keeping commercial aviation from reaching the stars.