Los ejércitos del mundo, contados

Los ejércitos del mundo, contados

Mundo de la aviación, Aviación militar

Comparte esta historia. En 2025, el mundo gastó 1.887 millones de dólares en sus fuerzas armadas. Esta es la cifra más alta jamás registrada por el SIPRI, el undécimo aumento anual consecutivo, lo que equivale a 1.352 millones de dólares por cada persona viva. A continuación se detalla en qué se gastó ese dinero, contabilizado como...
Why Almost Every Airliner Is White

Why Almost Every Airliner Is White

Mundo de la aviación

Share this story Stand at any airport window and count the aircraft. Almost all of them are white, with a tail and a bit of branding to tell them apart. Airlines spend fortunes on brand identity, and then paint their single most visible asset the same colour as...
Why Runways Change Their Numbers

Why Runways Change Their Numbers

Mundo de la aviación

Share this story In 2009, Fairbanks International Airport in Alaska closed a runway, sent out crews, and repainted the enormous white numbers at both ends. Runway 1L–19R became runway 2L–20R.Nothing had been built. Nothing had moved. The concrete was in...
The Hole in Your Aircraft Window

The Hole in Your Aircraft Window

Mundo de la aviación

Share this story Next time you get a window seat, look at the bottom of the window. There is a hole in it. A real one, drilled straight through, about the size of a pinhead.Most people who notice it assume one of two things: that it is damage, or that it is there to...
Ten Engines, One of a Kind

Ten Engines, One of a Kind

Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar

Share this story Count the engines on a Dornier Do 31 and you get to ten. Two of them are Pegasus turbofans, the same vectored-thrust engines that made the Harrier work. The other eight do nothing whatsoever in cruise. They sit in pods on the wingtips, four a side,...