On January 10, 1954, BOAC Flight 781 was on its way to Singapore from London when it stopped to refuel in Rome. It had only been flying for twenty minutes when it exploded in mid-air. All thirty five ...

Today, all passenger windows on aircraft are round or a form of rounded rectangle. No windows have sharper edges. It wasn't always this way with the first jet-powered airliners featuring square ...

Initially, commercial airplanes featured square windows similar to buildings. However, midair disintegrations in the 1950s led engineers to switch to rounded windows. Rounded designs distribute ...

A pilot has lifted the lid on the real reason why airplane windows are round instead of square. Captain Steve often shares safety tips on all things flying to his TikTok channel, where he boasts over ...

When you glance out your airplane window at 30,000 feet, that curved little portal seems like a simple design choice. But the reason it is round has nothing to do with style. It is the result of one ...

THE view from the plane window is usually the interesting bit, but have you ever wondered why the pane itself is round? It’s more than just a quirky design feature – it’s all about keeping passengers ...