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Phobia of flying: 3 scientific principles to know to stop being afraid

e a phobia of flying, takeoff is a particularly nerve-wracking moment. Indeed, when the pilot steps on the throttle, you feel the acceleration of the aircraft and you find yourself as if glued to the back of your seat. According to Newton's laws of motion, this sensation, which may seem unpleasan ...

02
Dec
2022

Air travel: understanding turbulence in 5 questions

1- What is turbulence? It is quite common during a plane trip for the aircraft to enter turbulence zones. This phenomenon, well known to meteorologists and pilots, crystallizes the fears of passengers, whether they are phobic of flying or not. But few of them know precisely what turbulence is. Atm ...

28
May
2024

Air Travel: 5 Tips to Feel Good

hese inconveniences and feel good on a plane, one should: - choose a seat near the wings and in the middle of a row to be as close as possible to the aircraft's center of gravity. - eat light before departure and during the flight, avoiding starchy foods, legumes (dry beans, peas) and carbonated dri ...

05
Aug
2008

Top Gun 1 and 2: the 7 differences between the two films

he Top Gun school and testifies to the evolution of mentalities, even though the U.S. Navy has been recruiting women pilots since... 1974! 6- New aircraft In this saga where planes are also the heroes of the movies, it should be noted that the pilots of Top Gun 2 do not fly with the same machine ...

07
July
2022

Air travel: what are the prohibited items?

ust not exceed 3 ounces, or 90 ml. They must be inserted into smaller sealed bags. What can I put in the hold? Certain items are not allowed in the aircraft, either in the hold or in the cabin: - lighters, matches and fuel - batteries with electrolyte - lithium batteries with a capacity of more ...

28
June
2013

Computing: 3 women who have marked the history of computing

in the 1960s before joining the Apollo program. Building on her success on the SAGE project, a program to monitor airspace and intercept possible aircraft intrusions, she was given the lead on the team in charge of designing the software for the Apollo 8 mission. While computer programming is ...

08
Mar
2022