why do aeroplanes look as if stoping at a place near an airport?
87934
When an airplane wants to land it has to slow down from the fast speeds it was moving at in the upper atmosphere. To slow down they have to turn their noze up and almost come to a gradual "stall" that slows them down and can appear to seem as if they've stopped in mid air.
506185
Firstly they travel with the speed which is faster than light. Secondly there is always a short-cut available.\n For example: We think that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points which is actually incorrect in reality. If the plane is u-shaped (and not straight) then the shortest diatnce will get reduced.\n Hence they might have also got short-cuts to reach our earth.
501575
the dimpling creates an aerodynamic effect that allows them to stay aloft longer.  \n\ninterestingly, the same effect occurs on the Mig29.  although, there it is an accident.  poor manufacture, not design causes the dimpling.
565112
Next time you get a break, go over there and ask around. Most small civil airports have instructor pilots  that could answer your questions.
641278
The Assembly Line, The Automobile, The Airplane
331873
I think as a general rule, all the airlines strive for perfection when flying their planes.  If there is a statistical probability that they will have an accident, then they take steps to eliminate the deviations.
674572
it looked to me more like a missile than an aeroplane
614744
The curved surface on top of an airplane wing causes air to travel faster over the top of the wing then the bottom.  This causes a decrease in the air pressure above the wing and a net force upward (called lift) that is equal to the air pressure below the wing minus the air pressure above the wing times the area of the wing.
260026
There are a few different ideas as to why this came about but now that it is here, tradition keeps it going. Two are:\n\nMany early aircraft turned better to the left due to the rotational direction of the engine propellers. This meant that landing patterns were usually designed as left-hand patterns, so the captain had to be seated on the left side in order to maintain a view of the airfield. As a consequence, convention dictates that air traffic pass left side to left side when on opposite headings. This means that if they are following an airway marked by visual means on the ground, such as landmarks or lit beacons, they have to fly on the right side of the marked path. For the captain to see the path, he would have to be sitting on the left side.\n\nor\n\nThe captain sit on the left so that the engine throttles, which are between the pilots, are at the pilot's right hand, most people being right-handed.\n\n(It should be noted that when the First Officer/co-pilot flies, they are in control of the throttles.)
11953
Wings are not welded on to Jumbo Planes.  Wings are structurally integral with the rest of the aircraft frame.  There is a big 'skeleton" of structural metal under the skin of a jet.
844883
Actually it is not true in most part of the world. Only the industrialised nations have put a ban or restriction on the niose level coming from an aeroplane and especially at night.\n\nI live just a couple of kilometers from the modern airport with landing strip almost in sight and 'planes keep landing all the time. There is no difference in their noise between the day time or the night time. So I guess you do not hear any noise because you are asleep.\n\nMoreover, the aerport you are talking about may actually have a ban or time restriction on night time landing or take off.
1170153
hahaha, good one. An airplane isn't moving as fast as time is.
265961
I'd think that birds that land on water by skidding on the surface before stopping might have inspired the conventional aircraft landing made with shallow descent and rollout. On the other hand people like the Wrights may have just figured that out for themselves. \nSome landing styles not yet emulated by planes: Braking to a stop and grabbing hold of a branch, and diving into the water!
573503
its cone shaped like an airplane or jet
269235
I'm not familiar with your data.  However, human eyes see 3D because there is space between the eyes and the two views are therefore slightly different, especially for nearby objects.  You can "see" 3D using arial photography if two pictures are take in rapid succession from the airplane with enough separation to simulate the space between eyes.  The space must be much greater for the airplane because the objects on the ground are far away from the camera lense.  Set the photos side by side with a vertical sheet (of cardboard?) between them and look down on the photos using both eyes.  If the size of the photos and placement are correct so that your eyes now simulate the airplane, you may be able to fuse the images into 3D.  Often special equipment (and lenses?) are used to facilitate the process.  Good luck.
285215
If you are in an airplane they are circular.  We usually can't see the bottom because there is no rain to reflect the colors in the earth.
780823
Could be a strange mirage. Sometimes weird mirage can project skyline of cities beyond horizon or just strange shapes in sky when atmosphere refract lights in unusual ways.