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Video: ‘The 787’s versatility’

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Here’s an interesting video that describes Scoot’s use of the 787 and shows just how versatile an aircraft it is.

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

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  1. What is different about the 787 according to Randy Tinseth?
  2. What kind of operations has the 787 been used in?
  3. What do crews like about the 787?
  4. What’s different about this aspect of the 787?
  5. What’s different about the windows on the 787?

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Video answers: ‘737 Max makes first flight’

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  1. It was from the manufacturer’s base in Seattle.
  2. Southwest Airlines is going to receive the first 737 MAX after certification is completed.
  3. It’ll be 14% more fuel efficient.
  4. They’ll come from the new CFM Leap-1B engines it’ll have.
  5. It made its first flight in 1967.

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Video: ‘737 Max makes first flight’

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Here’s an interesting video that reports on the first flight of the 737 MAX.

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

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  1. Where was this first flight?
  2. Who’s going to receive the first 737 after it’s certified?
  3. How much more efficient will the 737 MAX be compared to the current 737NG?
  4. Where will the majority of these efficiencies come from?
  5. When did the original 737 make its first flight?

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Boeing 737 MAX 8 Airliner Makes First Flight – AINtv

Boeing’s new 737 MAX 8 airliner recently made its first flight from the manufacturer’s base in Seattle. The event marked the start of a nine-month flight test program.

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Video answers: ‘Making the 777 more efficient’

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  1. They wanted to improve fuel efficiency by 2%.
  2. They olympic athlete wears very light shoes to improve performance, Boeing took the same approach with the 777, making small individual improvements which added together, helped to achieve their goal.
  3. They removed 15,000 to 20,000 washers to save 117lbs.
  4. They were replaced with the new rubber technology to reduce their weight (in total) by 110lbs.
  5. Originally, they weren’t completely smooth against the flow of air, so that was fixed and helped to improve performance.

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Video answers: ‘The Boeing 307’

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  1. They were hired to care for queasy passengers during turbulent flights.
  2. It was common because planes could only fly as high as the air was breathable, around 9,000ft, and at this altitude there is much more turbulence than at higher altitudes.
  3. Their solution was a pressurised plane.
  4. The cabin pressure regulator was key to the development of the pressurised cabin.
  5. The sudden stop in the production of the 307 was caused by the start of World War 2.

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Video: ‘The Boeing 307’

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Here’s an interesting video that describes the development of the Boeing 307 and some of its important improvements.

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 were the first women Boeing hired as flight attendants nurses?
  2. Why was air sickness so common during the 1930s?
  3. What was Boeing’s solution to this problem?
  4. What new invention was important in the development of this solution?
  5. What caused the sudden stop in production of the Boeing 307?

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