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Video answers: ‘Solar Impulse update’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The plane’s batteries were overheated and are now damaged.
  2. It was an error in the evaluation of how to use the batteries in a steep climb, and over-insulation of the battery pack that caused the damage to the batteries.
  3. It means the rest of the flights planned have to be cancelled because they won’t have enough time to repair the batteries before their window for departure closes.
  4. In April 2016.
  5. He hopes that people will continue to support the [‘Future is clean’] initiative which aims to get world leaders to act during the UN’s conference on climate change.

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Video: ‘Designing an aircraft interior’ answer

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Chuck thought that the customer wanted his plane to reflect his personal tastes, his ‘touch and feel’, and that it look like the interior of one of his cars.
  2. He mentions the carbon fibre inlays, the peach wood veneer, which he says was very difficult to use because it reacts to the sunlight.
  3. He says that they go through some of the materials that the customer might like and then make a photo realistic model of the interior to show the customer. They usually show the customer three different material option sets to help the customer clearly visualise what the interior will look like when it’s finished. Then they’ll go back and make the necessary modifications before finalising the design.

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Flexjet – The private flight provider answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. They’re updating their fleet with new aircraft.
  2. The newest plane is the Gulfstream G450.
  3. When Bombardier owned the company they flew exclusively Bombardier aircraft. Now that they are no longer owned by Bombardier, they are able to fly whatever planes they want to.
  4. There are 50 on order over the next 7-8 years.
  5. Each crew will stay with the same plane and not rotate between several planes of the same type.
  6. He thinks it’ll enhance safety, service and reliability.
  7. Yes, it’s different services have increased between 10% & 20% year-over-year. They have also increased new customer rates by over 50%, year-over-year.

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Aurora Centaur video answers

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It can be used as a manned or unmanned aircraft depending on the needs of the customer.
  2. It has two engines, two alternators, triplex avionics and duplex redundancy on everything else make it a very dependable plane.
  3. The customer can be sure that the plane can go out, complete the mission and return without any problems.
  4. It offers customers the opportunity to use whatever sensor they want on board the plane, provided that it fits.

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Airbus’ Paris Air Show answers

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. They expected around 200 orders and commitments and received over 400 (421).
  2. He says that they had such good sales because the market is still very positive and that airlines are taking the opportunity with low fuel prices to invest in the future.
  3. He has three; the first is the order for 20 A330 regional planes from Saudi Airlines. The second highlight is that they are now about 4,000 net orders for the neo family. The third is the A350, which is behind him in the video.

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Paris Air Show wrap up video answers

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Via a quadcopter and Googlebox 360.
  2. You download an app for your smartphone, then insert your phone into the viewfinder, then put the viewfinder up to your eyes.
  3. In total, they had orders and commitments for 331 planes.
  4. The most visually stunning moment was the takeoff of the 787-9 Dreamliner.

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