When you gotta go, you gotta go–even at 30,000 feet. The alarming noise ensues when you press the “flush” button in an airplane toilet and the bowl’s contents are magically sucked away into oblivion.

Commercial planes weighing up to 800,000 pounds—that’s 400 tons—manage to routinely hurtle through the skies, delivering passengers safely to their destinations and providing essential services like ...

Airplanes are marvels of engineering, but have you ever wondered about the science behind their toilets? Unlike the ones we're used to on the ground, airplane toilets are specially designed for the ...