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Space bins

In an effort to increase passenger comfort, Boeing has introduced the latest change to their 737, ‘space bins’, which offer passengers more room for their hand luggage.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 4+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. In your opinion, do you think that bigger storage bins are something that passengers want? Why?
  2. How many bags can fit into the standard overhead storage bin?
  3. How many bags can fit into the new ‘space bin’?
  4. In your own words, how is that extra space ‘created’?

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Boeing’s new 737 Space Bins Hold 50% More Bags

Boeing’s new Space Bins answers the call for more space to stow carry-on bags. Each of the larger Space Bins will hold six standard sized bags, two more than the large current Boeing Sky Interior pivot bins installed on many Next-Generation 737s.

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Watch out for the balloon!

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A flight was on approach to its destination, about 8nm before touchdown when the crew saw a balloon close to their approach path, they contacted ATC to ask about the balloon and ATC told them that the balloon wouldn’t cross their path. As a result, the aircraft continued its approach and landed safely a few minutes later. Airport authorities later contacted local police to investigate the incident.

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Watch out for the balloon!

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You should try to write everything that is said.

You can listen as many times as you want.

Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 3+

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Have a great day!

Difficult words: touchdown (n.), approach path (n.)

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How do planes fly answers

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 4+

  1. Lift, gravity, thrust and drag are the primary forces that act on a plane.
  2. When the force of lift created is equal to the force of gravity pulling the plane down, the plane will stay in the air.
  3. It helps it to smash into more air molecules and create lift, which if greater than the force of gravity, help to plane to fly.
  4. The engines overpower the force of drag and move the plane forward.
  5. They’re similar because an engine contains lots of little wings (fan blades) which generate horizontal lift, or more commonly called, thrust.

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How do planes fly?

Here’s an interesting video that describes how planes fly.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 4+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. Which primary forces act on a plane?
  2. What keeps the plane in the air?
  3. What does the angle of attack of a wing help it do, according to the video?
  4. What’s the purpose of engines?
  5. How are engines similar to wings?

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How Do Airplanes Fly?

How Airplanes Are Made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rMgpExA4kM Thanks to Airbus for supporting this video http://www.a350xwb.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ – http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook – http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter – @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics — all in a minute!

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Steak well-done?

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A Boeing 767 with 235 people on board, was en route and cruising when the cabin crew detected a burning smell in the galley. They decided to check the galley and a flight attendant discovered that some food items had caught fire inside an oven. The fire was immediately extinguished and they informed the captain of the situation. The captain decided to continue the flight because the danger had passed.

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