What would happen if a jet tried to fly into space?

If an airplane flies in space, it won’t be able to suck in fresh air with which to supply its engines, resulting in loss of propulsion. The bottom line is that airplanes can’t fly in space because there is no air in space. Airplanes rely on air to produce both lift and propulsion.

Can an airplane leave Earth’s atmosphere?

Originally Answered: What would happen if a commercial airliner attempted to exit the Earth’s atmosphere? It would fail as it doesn’t have a rocket motor. Jet engines use oxygen from the air, and cannot work in space. Rockets carry oxygen with them.

What happens if a plane goes to space?

Originally Answered: What will happen if a plain airplane went to space? The engines would die, because they need oxygen to run. The crew would also die, because they need oxygen, and the body of the plane is not airtight against a total vacuum.

Can you fly a jet into space?

Jets cannot fly into space. Jets are ‘air breathers’ and require air and oxygen to work. Without air, there is no ‘lift’ and the engines will shut down if the air is too thin.

Can a passenger jet fly into space?

Planes can and have flown into space for over 50 years – though not the kind you see at the airport. That’s because conventional planes need air for both propulsion and lift, and space is essentially a vacuum.

What do planes do with human waste?

Waste whizzes through the plumbing to the rear of the plane, where it’s stored in sealed tanks, well away from passengers, until the plane touches down. On a long-haul 747 flight, travelers might flush the toilets around 1,000 times, creating around 230 gallons of sewage—that’s a lot of waste!

What happened to the Boeing 747 jumbo?

The Boeing 747 jumbo was a game changer, however technological leaps and rising fuel costs have sucked the oxygen from four-engine, wide-bodied jet aircraft. Photo: Boeing United Airlines will make its last-ever Boeing 747 passenger flight on November 7 this year, followed by Delta Airlines.

What would happen if you opened the bomb bay on a 747?

Something that modern bombers are adapted to. The manner of opening the missile bay could cause considerable amount of turbulence in the weapons bay, considering that the 747 CMCA had a huge one. One must also consider that there will be an increase of radar cross section and drag once the bomb bay door is opened.

What if the Boeing 747 could fly supersonic?

For one thing, the mighty 747 is a hardy plane. And seeing its track record and performance in civil aviation, it is also reliable. Being a jet airliner, it could fly at more than 14,000 km, an impressive range that could be extended by aerial refueling. And yes, it couldn’t fly beyond Mach 1, and the designers never made it to be supersonic.

Which airlines have ditched their 747s?

Singapore Airlines was one of the first of the majors to ditch its 747s, back in 2012. In 1989 the airline was the launch customer for the 747-400, the most popular of the jumbos, with more than 500 rolled out from Boeing. At one time Singapore Airlines operated the world’s largest 747 fleet.