Video: ‘737 MAX makes a splash’

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This week’s video describes flight testing the 737 MAX for water spray.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Who is Boeing’s newest member of the flight test team?
  2. How is this test different to previous ones?
  3. Why is water spray testing necessary?
  4. How do they perform the test?
  5. What’s the difficulty for the pilot of the plane?

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Boeing’s 737 MAX Makes a Splash

Boeing Test & Evaluation teams employ an Unmanned Aerial System during water spray testing for innovation and efficiency.

Video: ‘Airplane Chemtrails’

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This week’s video discusses chemtrails. But are they real and how are they formed? Watch the video 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. Are chemtrails real? What are they mostly made of?
  2. What does water vapour need to more easily become ice?
  3. What else do airplane engines add to the process?
  4. When will there be no contrails at all?
  5. What determines how long the contrails last?
  6. How are wisps created?

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What Are Airplane Chemtrails, Really?

Some think the trails behind planes have mind-altering chemicals, but do they really? Here’s the difference between chemtrails & contrails. Why Do So Many People Believe In Conspiracy Theories? – http://bit.ly/2a6VFGT Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here – http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Contrail Science http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/contrail-edu/science.php “Contrails are clouds formed when water vapor condenses and freezes around small particles (aerosols) that exist in aircraft exhaust.

Video: ‘What Trump means for US aviation’

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This week’s video reports on the possible consequences of a Trump administration for US aviation. Watch the video 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 has Hillary Clinton’s relationship been with the US general aviation industry?
  2. What did Trump do in 1989?
  3. What happened three years after that?
  4. How might Trump’s international trade police affect US commercial aviation?
  5. What’s the biggest effect that Trump’s presidency could have on US aviation?

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What the Trump administration has planned for aviation in the U.S.

Season 2, Episode 9 Not quite my usual subject material, but I thought this historic election deserved some air time. Keep your cool everyone. The news isn’t all bad. Homepage: http://www.friendlyskiesfilm.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/friendlyskiesfilm Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/friendlyskiesfilm Thanks to all my supporters on Patreon!

Video: ‘Moving massive airplane parts’

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This week’s video reports on a vehicle used by Boeing to move some of their massive airplane parts. Watch the video to find out more about how they do 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. How well known is this truck in the area?
  2. What do the team driving the truck have to be careful of?
  3. How long is the truck with its trailer?
  4. How many positions are there in the team involved in operating this truck?
  5. What’s the purpose of the pilot car?
  6. How many times a day does the truck go out?

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Boeing Moves Massive Airplane Parts

Get in the driver seat: see how our Long Load Crew moves spars & stringers over 30 meters long for our Boeing 777, 767, and 747. The steer car is attached to the back of a long truck that hauls large structural components for wings about 70 miles (113 kilometers) from Boeing’s Fabrication facility in Frederickson, Wash.

Video: ‘The difference between jet fuel and car fuel’

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This week’s video describes the difference between fuel for your car, and fuel for planes. Do you know what the differences are? 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 common force powers both car and jet engines?
  2. What is the source of both of these types of fuel?
  3. What chemical difference between the two fuel types is mentioned?
  4. What’s the main reason planes use kerosene?
  5. What additives are added to jet fuel that aren’t added to gasoline?
  6. What is jet fuel more similar to?

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Video: ‘Why wings don’t fall off airplanes’

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This week’s video describes just how complicated airplanes are their wings are. Watch the video to find out why.

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 does it take Boeing to attach the wings to the fuselage?
  2. What happens if the wings aren’t correctly attached?
  3. What are the benefits of having low wings which angle up towards their tips?
  4. What are the advantages of high wings?
  5. What wing style is used in modern jets and why?

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