We typically see square and rectangular windows in buildings, and occasionally rounded windows—known as oculi in architectural terms—that add distinctive charm to designs. Now, imagine aircraft with ...

A recent viral TikTok video featuring a veteran pilot has shed light on a little-known aspect of air travel history – why airplane windows are round instead of square. Captain Steve, an experienced ...

When you glance out your airplane window at 30,000 feet, that curved little portal seems like a simple design choice. But the reason it is round has nothing to do with style. It is the result of one ...

One TikTok account, @learning.with.lyrics, revealed why in a fun, sing-song video. The reasoning stems back to the Second World War, when Liberty cargo ships were reported to be splitting in half.

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 ...

Today, all passenger windows on aircraft are round or a form of rounded rectangle. No windows have sharper edges. It wasn't always this way with the first jet-powered airliners featuring square ...