- The largest jet engines in the world generate 115,000 pounds of thrust and are used on the Boeing 777-300 aircraft
- Research indicates that people fall in love with flight attendants at first sight more than any other professions
- A jet’s contrails can be used to predict the weather with a thin, shorter tail indicating low humidity and fair weather, and a thicker, longer-lasting tail an early indication of a storm
- Aircraft engine maintenance standards are based on flight hours and flight cycles (1 take-off + 1 landing = 1 flight cycle)
- The A380 is the length of 2 blue whales
- Orville Wright did not sit in the Wright Flyer during its first flight, but instead lay flat on the lower wing in the middle of the plane
