In her response to the opinion letter 'Congratulations, Democrats,' Mrs. Brenda Washington includes this seemingly unrelated thought-provoker: "Here's a trivia for you two old goats. Up until the ...

One of the questions you might have been idly wondering as you sat through your most recent flight is why are aeroplane windows always round? Is it a design choice on the part of the airlines? Or is ...

If you’ve ever traveled by plane, you’re likely aware that every airplane window you’ve ever seen has a round design, whether it be a circle or an oval. As it turns out, there’s an actually ...

Aeroplane windows are round because they are stronger and safer. When a plane flies high in the sky, there is a lot of pressure inside the plane. Round windows help spread this pressure evenly, so the ...

I doubt any of us ever really think about airplane windows, maybe not beyond wondering how to frame them in that mid-flight Instagram picture. But changing the shape of those windows from squares to ...

GREGORY J. SCOTT, AIA Correspondent Sep 8, 2011 Sep 8, 2011 Updated Sep 12, 2013 When the wind is in the East It's neither good for man nor beast. When the wind is in the North, The skillful fisherman ...