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155 Questions

Last Answer on July 09, 2022

Do airplanes have radios that can be turned on and pick up stations below and play over the PA for the passages to listen to?

Asked by Aaron over 6 years ago

The VHF radios in the cockpit can pick up some radio stations. But I’ve never heard them played over the PA system.

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Is there radios on planes? Like to listen to music or talk shows?

Asked by Carla almost 6 years ago

No idea. Google is your friend.

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Why are not Air Marshals considered flight crew?!

Asked by Alan almost 6 years ago

I don’t know? Because they’re federal employees?

Let’s try to keep the questions on topic.

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What are the flashing lights for and do they have to be certain colors in certain places?

Asked by Kayla almost 6 years ago

You are going to have to be a lot more specific than that.

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What do you think about a future Boeing 797? What will Boeing do after the 797 (or if seven are nine like most companies do skip that) what would be the next? 7070???

Asked by Dianna almost 6 years ago

I don’t have any inside knowledge to share about Boeing’s future models.

But despite being a Boeing super fan; I am rather pessimistic regarding their future. I think they are being too conservative.

The cancelled Sonic Cruiser project was a disappointment to me. As I saw that as a risk worth taking.

I’ve been following their research into blended wing bodies (BWB). But that’s been in R&D for long time. And Airbus is looking into it now too, and I see it more likely that they will do it before Boeing does.

So, in my opinion: Expect the next ‘big deal’ from Boeing to be an evolutionary design of some kind. A narrow or wide body twin engine; with more composites, computer controls, maybe a different wing design, and better engines.

I am curious to see when the big push to get rid of the copilot comes. There has been talk of single seat cockpits for years, as the autopilot and other systems have gotten better. Airlines would love to pay less for flight deck crews.

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How does the PA system work?

Asked by Lester over 5 years ago

I mean....just like any other public address system?

Pick up the microphone, select "cabin", press the talk button, and talk.

Your voice is routed through an amplifier, then to the speakers in the cabin.

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