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The A380 ten years on answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. April 27th, 2005.
  2. 13 airlines fly the A380 at the moment.
  3. They’ve sold over 300 aircraft and delivered about half of them so far.
  4. Emirates, they have 59 A380s.
  5. They changed from three 747s to two A380s on the route. The airline made more money, their market share improved and the passengers were happier with the new plane.
  6. In the future, with more passengers flying into and out of big Asian hubs, the US airlines will need the A380 to meet that demand.
  7. Changes to the aerodynamics and engines on the plane can keep it relevant in the future.

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How Boeing plans to keep up delivery of the 737 answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. 2 airplanes, he says ‘2 airplanes a day roll out the door’.
  2. Once they get to a production rate that they can introduce it into the main production lines, they’ll gradually start to insert it into those lines and gradually transition out of the NG plane.
  3. They asked their production line employees about the things that annoy them, and tried to include these ideas into the production line for the MAX, to make it better.
  4. 1995.

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CSeries update answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It entered the flight test program at the end of February.
  2. Flymojo is their latest customer, with a letter of intent for 40 aircraft.
  3. Over 600.
  4. It has been doing testing on propulsion systems, high altitude tests and fuel tests.
  5. They were painted black to help with the accumulation of ice, which was a part of their testing and also because it heats the engine more during hot weather tests.
  6. 9.5 hours of flight.

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A380 Pre-Service Check example

Here’s our example from Friday’s video, enjoy!

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How does a black box work answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It’s orange and often covered with reflective tape to make it easier to find.
  2. It stores information about the plane’s altitude, direction, how much fuel is on board, whether the autopilot is engaged or not, cabin temperature and pressure, as well as many other things.
  3. It stores the conversations of the pilots and also other sounds in the cockpit such as engine sounds and warnings.
  4. It’s stored in a crash survivable memory unit.
  5. It’s protected from heat by a layer of insulation and from impact by a steel or titanium layer.
  6. They’re tested up to 3,400 g, temperatures up to 1,100 Celsius for an hour, long periods under pressure and in salt water or aviation fuel.
  7. If one falls into water, it starts to transmit pulses of ultrasound so it can be located.

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How to get into a cockpit answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 4+

  1. The flight attendant makes a call to the cockpit to request entry, then presses the hash button on the keypad. Next, the captain pushes the switch in the cockpit into the unlock position and the door is unlocked.
  2. In this case, the captain can lock the door from the inside and prevent an unauthorised entry by pushing the switch into the lock position.
  3. In this case the flight attendant should press the emergency code into the keypad and then press the hash button. This triggers the timer for thirty seconds, indicating imminent unlocking. The green light also flashes on the keypad during this 30-second period. Inside the cockpit the buzzer sounds and the open light flashes, both indicating imminent unlocking. When the 30 seconds comes to an end, and if there is no action from the cockpit crew, the door goes into unlocking sequence for five seconds, the buzzing stops and the flight attendant has five seconds to enter the cockpit.

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