- Captain Steve frequently shares flight safety tips on his TikTok channel.
- He recently explained why airplanes have round windows.
- People on the web flooded in to praise him for the lesson.
A pilot has discovered the real reason why airplane windows are round instead of square.
Captain Steve He often shares safety tips about all things flying on his TikTok channel, where he has more than 53,000 followers.
More recently, the veteran driver took to the video-sharing platform to give viewers a history lesson.
In a viral video, which has so far racked up more than 2.3 million views, Captain Steve took his followers back to the 1950s as he spoke openly about aircraft engineering.
More than 70 years ago, airplanes were made with square windows, the pilot and content creator revealed.
But this design caused a number of problems as cracks formed in the corners of the windows when the planes rose to 30,000 feet in the sky.
After many planes broke down due to faulty design, engineers restructured them.
They ultimately opted for rounded windows because the design dramatically reduces the chances of pressure buildup.
Captain Steve frequently shares safety tips about all things flying on his TikTok channel, where he has more than 53,000 followers.
The viral video was titled: ‘Why Airplane Windows Are Rounded: The Surprising Truth Discover the fascinating reason behind the rounded edges of airplane windows.
“This design change, rooted in the safety concerns of the 1950s, prevents catastrophic failures during flight.
“Join Captain Steve as we explore this crucial engineering evolution.”
Captain Steve left his usual spot in the cockpit and headed to the passenger seating area.
In the clip, he sat in a window seat while sharing the reasons why the windows were rounded.
‘Have you ever wondered why airplane passenger windows have rounded edges and not square ones?
“It all started in the ’50s, airliners (well, some of them) were designed with square windows and in Europe, when planes started climbing higher and requiring more pressurization, they discovered a problem.
‘They lost some planes in the air. ‘The planes literally fell apart because the square windows created a small crack right at the edges and if enough hairline cracks were created due to the stress on the airframe due to pressurization, the airframes actually fell apart,’ he explained.
In a viral video, which has so far racked up more than 2.3 million views, Captain Steve took his followers back to the 1950s as he spoke openly about aircraft engineering (stock image).
People online flooded the comments section and praised the pilot for the lesson.
Captain Steve revealed that after engineers lost many planes in the air, they went back to the drawing board to find a way to fix the problem.
“So in further analysis they said, ‘Let’s design these things differently and make them round.’
“They’re stronger and they don’t crack and we’ve never had any problems since,” he said at the end of the video.
People online flooded the comments section and praised the pilot for the lesson.
One person said: ‘I would fully trust Captain Steve with my life while flying!’
Someone else wrote: “Thanks for the information.”
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.