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Video answers: ‘Relaying airport surfaces’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. They have approximately eight hours to relay this section of taxiway.
  2. They have to dig down a total of 32 inches. (20 inches + 1 foot)
  3. Frost heave, that’s when water and soil freeze, they swell upwards, causing the surface of the taxiway to crack.
  4. The team add a one foot layer of gravel which helps to keep water away from the surface.
  5. It has been chemically altered so that its laying temperature is 55 degrees lower than normal asphalt, meaning it cools and sets 50% faster.

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Video answers: ‘Hidden city ticketing’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Hidden city ticketing involves buying a ticket to a destination with a connection in between. Instead of travelling to the final destination you get off at the connecting city and forfeit the final part of the journey.
  2. They don’t like it because they receive less revenue.
  3. Passengers who do this can have their frequent flier privileges revoked or their air miles confiscated.
  4. You can only travel with hang luggage, no checked baggage.
  5. It can tell you when you search for a flight, if you should buy it immediately or wait for a better price.

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Video answers: ‘Landing on the Hudson’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. They saw the birds moments before impact, but they were too close to manoeuvre around.
  2. It’s knees together, feet flat on the floor, the body should be bent as far forward as possible, with the arms wrapped under the legs or braced against the seat in front of you.
  3. That’s the best position because your body is going to be thrown forward in an impact, so if you get into that kind of position before the impact, you can reduce your level of injury.
  4. You should be thinking about the location of the emergency exit and that you might have to hold your breadth if water enters the fuselage.
  5. He though that the plane was going to sink to the bottom of the river.

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Video answers: ‘Mig-25’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It was flown to Japan because its pilot wanted to defect to the West.
  2. It had a high wing, swept back at 42 degrees, two tail fins and two ventral fins.
  3. One of two materials had to be used; titanium or steel.
  4. Aluminium parts can be fixed with rivets while high tensile steel has to be fixed by welding.
  5. It had to heat resistant and maintain its properties at high temperatures.
  6. It was a reconnaissance version of the fighter.
  7. Water in the fuel froze, almost causing the plane to crash.
  8. The designers enlarged the tail fins to resolve the issue.
  9. During missile launches the plane would sometimes roll on its back and dive steeply.

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Video answers: ‘How to fly the A380’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The flight plan becomes visible on the navigation display after putting the information into the FMC.
  2. The last step is to put the engine masters on.
  3. The windows, the onboard airport navigation system and two cameras on the exterior of the plane.
  4. The nose camera helps while they taxi.
  5. It has automatic trim.
  6. It’s used to disengage the autopilot.
  7. With ‘break to vacate’ selected, you select your preferred runway exit point during the approach and the computer automatically selects the necessary breaking level to slow down sufficiently.

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Video answers: ‘Airlander Hybrid Airship’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The Airliner made its long-awaited first flight.
  2. The designer imagines it will be used for aerial surveillance or cargo delivery.
  3. It’s the largest in the world, 300ft long and 150ft wide.
  4. It reduces the maximum payload possible.
  5. The exact terms under which the aircraft may eventually be certified are currently unknown.

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