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Video: ‘Boeing’s 737 MAX test plane’

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This week’s video reports on Boeing’s 737 MAX test plane. Watch the video to find out more.

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 did Boeing need a reboot of the 737?
  2. What’s new about the MAX?
  3. How much more efficient is it?
  4. How do the pilots test the plane?
  5. What do they use the clear plastic tubing for?

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Step Inside Boeing’s Elaborate New 737 Test Plane | WIRED

Boeing is putting its newest plane, the 737 MAX, through a grueling series of test flights. Onboard, instead of seats and a meal service, a team of engineers captures data on its performance, and eats snacks from a cooler. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube?

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Video: ‘Controlling passenger movements in airports’

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This week’s video describes how passenger movement is monitored and optimised in modern airports. Watch the video to find out more.

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 do passenger flow experts watch for in airports?
  2. What is the most important thing that the airport must do?
  3. In what way do business passengers move differently to tourists?
  4. How do different sized groups move differently?
  5. What happens when an Asian passenger meets a European passenger walking in the opposite direction?

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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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