How Airplanes Are Designed To Feel Bigger On The Inside

Published on November 30, 2016
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Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Ever wonder why some airplanes feel big on the inside when they’re actually small? Engineers use some special tricks to make that happen.

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