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Paris Air Show wrap up video answers

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

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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Paris Air Show wrap up video

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This week our video reports on Boeing’s week at the Paris Air Show.

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 new ways were available to view the planes this year?
  2. How does the 2nd new way work?
  3. How were Boeing’s sales for the week?
  4. What was the highlight of the week according to the video?

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Paris Air Show Wrap: Wow! Boeing Innovation Leads the Way at Le Bourget

Wow! Boeing innovation and technology helped make the 2015 Paris Air Show a week to remember.

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Paris Airshow 2015 preview answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The debut of the Bombardier CS300 is the first must-see attraction.
  2. The CS300 has the majority of the orders compared to the CS100.
  3. They don’t have a lot of orders for these planes yet.
  4. Airbus will have the A350-900 on display for the first time in the Paris Airshow.
  5. Military planes.
  6. There are question marks over their participation because some of their most popular warbirds and companies won’t be in Paris.
  7. Recruiting and training skilled staff to meet the demand for planes that they have.

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Paris Airshow 2015 preview

Here’s an interesting video that describes the 2015 Paris Airshow. Watch it and follow along with the news as it happens in Paris.

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’s the first must-see attraction mentioned in the video?
  2. How does the CS300 compare to its smaller brother in terms of sales?
  3. What’s the problem that Bombardier has with the CSeries?
  4. What will Airbus have to offer at the show?
  5. Which other categories of planes, apart from commercial, will be on display in Paris?
  6. Why are there question marks over the US and Russian participation at the show?
  7. What is the aerospace industry’s biggest challenge at the moment?

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What can you expect from this year’s Paris air show? #PAS15

Flightglobal’s Murdo Morrison highlights the potential stories and themes from this year’s Paris air show (#PAS15), including news on Bombardier’s CSeries, Airbus at their home show, and what we can expect from each day’s aerial display. For more news, opinion and analysis from the show, check out Flightglobal’s coverage at flightglobal.com/paris.

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Farnborough Air Show 2014: Defense Preview answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It’ll fly across the Atlantic to the show and be refuelled 10 or 12 times along the way.
  2. Training aircraft.
  3. 350.
  4. These are some of the aircraft that the US will consider buying.
  5. The KC-46A (Boeing) and A400M (Airbus).
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Farnborough Air Show 2014: Defense Preview

Here’s an interesting video from Aviation Week previewing the Farnborough Airshow, and some of the military hardware that will be on display.

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

1. How will the F-35B jet fighter get to the airshow?
2. The world market for what is heating up?
3. How many trainig aircraft is the US hoping to buy?
4. Why does the video mention Alenia’s M-346 and Korea Aerospace Industry’s T-50?
5. What will Boeing and Airbus be marketing at the airshow?

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

Farnborough Air Show 2014: Defense Preview

A preview of defense developments to look for at the 2014 Farnborough air show.