20 Strange But True Airplane Facts That Pilots Keep To ThemselvesBy Pedro Leon / May 1, 2019 1. A Complex Machine thetravel.com Summing up, the airplane is indeed a very complex machine. Did you know that a typical Boeing 747 is made out of 6 million different parts? To make it worse, it contains over 175 miles of wire too! Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20