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Video: ‘Relaying airport surfaces’

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This week’s video describes the relaying of a section of airport taxiway. Watch the video to find out how it’s done.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. How long do they have to relay this section of taxiway?
  2. How deep do they have to dig?
  3. What is the danger to a smooth taxiway surface?
  4. How are the team trying to deal with this?
  5. What’s special about the asphalt used?

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Video: ‘Hidden city ticketing’

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This week’s video reports on ‘hidden city ticketing’. What is it and how can you take advantage of it? Watch to find out.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What is hidden city ticketing?
  2. Why don’t airlines like this practice?
  3. What are the possible consequences for passengers that do this?
  4. How is baggage affected in this practice?
  5. How does ‘Hopper’ help passengers?

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Video: ‘Landing on the Hudson’

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This week’s video describes the miracle on the Hudson and how all of the passengers and crew members managed to escape without serious injury. And if you haven’t heard, Captain Sullenberger’s miracle has been recently released in the cinema in a film starring Tom Hanks.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. How long before the impact did the pilots see the birds?
  2. What is the recommended brace position?
  3. Why is that the optimum position?
  4. If you’re going to ditch on the water, what should you be thinking about before impact?
  5. Before the plane came to a stop on the river, what did the co-pilot think was going to happen?

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How All Passengers Survived the Miracle on the Hudson

When US Airways Flight 1549 loses engine power moments after leaving LaGuardia, there’s only one option: an emergency landing on the Hudson. #airdisasters #planecrash From: AIR DISASTERS: Getting Out Alive http://bit.ly/1aNLXYq

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Video: ‘Mig-25’

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This week’s video describes the Mig-25, the most powerful interceptor in the former USSR. Watch the video to find out more about it.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Why was the Mig-25 flown to Japan in 1976?
  2. What were some of the main design characterises of the Mig-25?
  3. What solutions existed to the extreme temperature experienced by the plane at its maximum speeds?
  4. What’s one of the main differences between fixing aluminium parts and steel parts?
  5. What was different about the fuel for the Mig-25?
  6. What was the first prototype’s purpose?
  7. What was the problem during its maiden flight?
  8. What solution was found to the directional-stability-at-high-speed issue?
  9. What problem was found to occur during missile launches?

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Video: ‘How to fly the A380’

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This week’s video describes how to fly the world’s biggest plane, the A380. Watch the video to find out how it’s done.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What happens after the information is put into the FMC?
  2. What’s the last step for the pilots before the computer starts up the engines?
  3. What navigation aids does the A380 have?
  4. What helps the pilots while they taxi?
  5. What is an advantage to the side-stick?
  6. What’s the red button for on the side-stick?
  7. How does ‘break to vacate’ work?

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How to fly the world’s largest passenger aircraft | Airbus A380 | Emirates Airline

Watch our captain give a tour of the Airbus A380 flight deck and explain how the world’s largest passenger aircraft flies.

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Video: ‘Airlander Hybrid Airship’

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This week’s video reports on the first flight of the Airlander Hybrid Airship. Watch the video the find out more about this unusual aircraft.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What happened on August 17th?
  2. What does its designer imagine its uses will include?
  3. How does its size compare to other aircraft?
  4. What’s the disadvantage of taking off straight up into the air?
  5. What uncertainties does the aircraft face?

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The Airlander Hybrid Airship, the World’s Longest Aircraft, Takes to the Skies – AINtv

The new version of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship made its long-awaited first flight on August 17, 2016 from Cardington Airfield in the UK. Its British developer, Hybrid Air Vehicles, envisages applications such as aerial surveillance or cargo delivery for what is now the world’s longest aircraft.