Round windows manage pressure better, distributing stress evenly for safer flights. Square windows on early planes were replaced due to stress causing crashes. Aircraft windows have multiple ...

Airplane windows are designed to be rounded to better withstand the stresses of flight. This design, based on lessons from early aviation disasters, distributes pressure evenly across the fuselage and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. It seems like every single airplane window is round. How come they're not square-ish like most windows at home? The reason, according to the FAA, is for your own ...