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Is it rude to press the flight attendant button?
Broadly speaking, it’s always appropriate to use the flight attendant call button for service in first & business class, especially on international airlines. You’re paying a premium for more service, and having an extra request on a long haul flight isn’t unreasonable.
What are the noises you hear on a plane?
The noises that are heard from the engines are the result of the shearing of air-masses. Simply, the high-speed air coming out of the engines is smashing into stationary air outside and it causes noise. The landing gear has similar noise emanating from them as the flaps, since they are both hydraulic powered.
What are flight attendants called?
steward/stewardess
A flight attendant, also known as steward/stewardess or air host/air hostess, is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft.
What is the loud noise from an airplane moving faster than sound called?
Sonic boom
Sonic boom is an impulsive noise similar to thunder. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound — about 750 miles per hour at sea level. An aircraft traveling through the atmosphere continuously produces air-pressure waves similar to the water waves caused by a ship’s bow.
What kind of sound does a jet make?
Screech is produced by a feedback mechanism in which a disturbance convecting in the shear layer generates sound as it traverses the standing system of shock waves in the jet. Even though screech is a side effect of the jet’s flight, it can be suppressed by an appropriate design for a nozzle.
What is the high pitched noise on a plane?
A High-Pitched ‘Woof-Woof-Woof’ “In most Airbus planes, they have a fuel saving device called the power transfer unit, or PTU. It’s making sure the hydraulic pressure is balanced when they only use one engine during push-back and taxiing.
Why are flight attendants so hot?
“The reason why many people ‘think’ that most cabin crew out there are good looking is because the airlines have created the illusion,” Ms Brown explains. “During the cabin crew training all crew go through some kind of grooming/image/uniform training.