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From the grind and pop of retracting landing gear after
takeoff, to the incessant whoosh of air conditioning
mid-flight, to the hydraulic moan of wing flaps extended
before landing, it's clear that much goes on unseen beneath
the floorboards, above the ceiling panels, and elsewhere in
the guts of a modern passenger jet. In this interactive, look
beneath the skin of a late-model Boeing 737, the most widely
flown commercial jetliner of all time, and explore a cutaway
detailing the 12 major systems that make it tick. To launch
the interactive, click
on the image at left.—Lexi Krock
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