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Airplanes

Why is the "black-box" of a plane bright orange?
When pilots are flying and get bored, do they sometimes shake the airplane a bit, then apologize for the turbulence?
Why do your feet swell on an airplane?
If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound?
Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance that the little indestructible black box is made out of?
Is a plane that never flies just a car with wings?
What does Geronimo say when he jumps out of a plane?
Are there keys to an airplane?
Would you ever need an ejector seat in a helicopter? If so, how would it operate?
If somebody held a fancy dress party on an aeroplane, could it be called a flight of fancy?
Why do they put frosted glass in aeroplane windows? Who is going to see you at 30,000 feet?
Why do pilots say "We are now making our final approach"? Did they make other approaches that they didn't tell you about?
Why do people willingly get together into groups of 200 and strap themselves into a hollow metal tube which moves faster than a speeding bullet at altitudes of up to 30,000 feet, in the hands of a complete stranger?
Do they fly up to 30,000 feet just to scare people, or just to make time for the inflight meal?
When you land, why does the pilot say "Thank you for flying Smith and Co. Airlines"? Is the pilot just a schmuck who's told that all the people sitting in back are the people who do the flying? If so, who's flying the plane?
How come its only passengers seated in window seats that have to get up to go to the lavatory?
If you were in an airplane flying south, and the toilet got stuck (y'know, with that northern hemisphere clock-wise swirl), and you flew to the southern hemisphere, what would happen?
How come when an airplane lands, the flight attendant says, 'If you need wheel chair assistance, please stay seated'?
In the United States, they call the President's main airplane 'Air Force One' but just what do they call the President's main helicopter?
If you're watching a movie on an airplane and you start to cry, is that 'emotion sickness'?
How come when you flush a toilet on a 747, it makes a sound like the side out of the plane just blew out?
When you ride a plane that goes faster than the speed of sound, can you hear what you say?
In the Economy section on an airplane, why do they always give you such large books to read when you've got such cramped quarters?
How come as soon as the stewardess serves the coffee, the airplane encounters turbulence?

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