These massive metal tubes with wings manage to transport people, cargo, and more across vast ... In the modern era, aircraft cockpit doors can withstand blasts from small firearms and small ...

Larger cargo doors allow more efficient loading. Weight balancing, crew areas, and reinforced floors are crucial modifications for cargo aircraft. Many aircraft operating commercial flights across ...

Narrator: The rear door can also open mid-flight to perform an airdrop, where cargo is offloaded over a designated area. Doing airdrop is a bit high-pressure. We'll configure our aircraft in a ...