I’m a pilot. This is why airplane windows are round
- Captain Steve often shares flight safety tips on his TikTok channel
- He recently explained why airplanes have round windows
- People on the Internet flocked to praise him for the lesson
A pilot has revealed the real reason why plane windows are round instead of square.
Captain Steve often shares safety tips on all things flying on his TikTok channel, where he has more than 53,000 followers.
Recently, the veteran pilot took to the video sharing platform to give viewers a history lesson.
In a viral video that has been viewed more than 2.3 million times to date, Captain Steve took his followers back to the 1950s as he opened up about the engineering of aircraft.
More than seventy years ago, planes were made with square windows, the pilot and content creator revealed.
But this design caused a whole host of problems when cracks appeared along the corners of the windows as the planes flew 30,000 feet into the air.
After many planes broke down due to the flawed design, engineers restructured the planes.
They ultimately settled on round windows because the design drastically reduces the chance of pressure build-up.
Captain Steve often shares safety tips on all things flying on his TikTok channel, where he has more than 53,000 followers
The viral video was captioned: ‘Why Airplane Windows Are Rounded: The Surprising Truth Discover the fascinating reason behind the rounded edges of airplane windows.
“This design change, rooted in safety concerns from the 1950s, prevents catastrophic failures during flight.
“Join Captain Steve as we explore this crucial technical evolution.”
Captain Steve left his usual spot in the cockpit and walked to the passenger seat.
In the clip, he sat on a window seat and explained why the windows were round.
‘Have you ever wondered why passenger windows on an airplane are rounded at the edges and not square?
‘It all started in the 1950s, the planes – well, some of them – were designed with square windows and when planes started climbing higher in Europe and needing more pressure, they discovered a problem.
“They lost a few planes in the air. “The planes literally fell apart because the square windows created a small crack in the edges and when enough of those hairline cracks developed from the stress on the airframe due to the pressure, the airframes actually fell apart,” he explained.
In a viral video that has been viewed more than 2.3 million times to date, Captain Steve took his followers back to the 1950s as he opened up about the engineering of aircraft (stock image)
People on the Internet flooded the comments section, praising the pilot for the class
Captain Steve revealed that after engineers lost many aircraft in the air, they went back to the drawing board to find a way to fix the problem.
“So in the analysis afterwards they said, ‘We’re going to design and round these things differently.’
“They are stronger and won’t crack and we’ve never had a problem since,” he said at the end of the video.
People on the Internet flooded the comments section, praising the pilot for the class.
One person said: ‘I would totally trust Captain Steve with my life while flying!’
Someone else wrote: ‘Thanks for the info.’
Another user added: ‘Thanks for the explanation! The more I know, the easier it is to fly.’
“Wow, I never knew that,” a fourth person commented.
