DID you know that aeroplanes could print money?
It’s probably the last thing you’re thinking about when you switch to holiday mode and step aboard an aircraft, but apparently it’s true.
While we’re jostling along the aisle to get to our assigned seats and ordering a cheeky drink from the stewardess, there’s a seriously cool piece of kit in the cockpit we never knew was there.
According to a female airline pilot, aeroplanes really can print money.
Yes, you heard that right, and TikTok user Kendra has revealed all.
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The food-and-travel-loving pilot - who calls herself TheLegendOfKendra - has stunned millions of TikTok users with her jaw-dropping video.
She captioned her recent clip: “Who knew?!”
Her clip begins with a view of the cockpit as Kendra grins into the camera.
The redhead wears a crisp white shirt and tie, featuring pilot stripes on her shoulders, plus a pair of sunglasses on her head.
Text reads: “Did you know that airplanes can print money?”
Kendra whips her camera around to reveal a very complicated-looking computer.
Nestled between the flight controls is a small square screen which reads ‘ACARS SPECIAL COMMAND’.
Six plain buttons sit on either side of the screen and a keyboard with letters and numbers is found underneath.
There’s also a radio, navigation and menu button alongside others we’ve never seen before.
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Kendra presses a few buttons in sequence and presses the ‘send’ button.
A bright blue vintage-looking printer sits below and as Kendra films, a crisp £20 note slides out.
She holds it up to the camera with a shocked expression on her face.
Viewers are equally bewildered, as over 15,000 people have commented on the clip - and it seems everyone wants to quit their job and become a pilot.
“That’s it I’m becoming a pilot,” replied one excited user.
“All of a sudden I want to buy a plane,” commented a second.
“I guess I’ll just become a pilot now,” stated a third.
A number of airline pilots backed up Kendra’s clip, claiming she’s absolutely right.
“I’ve been a pilot since 2001, this is a fact! Only on some planes though,” revealed one seasoned employee.
And some claim to know exactly what the machine is.
“They have that just in case the plane gets hijacked because they might want money,” suggested one.
And another chimed: “I’m pretty sure it’s just the airline has money stores in there for the pilots to use while they short stay before their next flight.”
A final user thinks he has the answer: “It’s not printed at all. There’s a safe behind that unit that has a different currency installed so that you guys can do an exchange when you get there.”
