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Video: ‘Embraer Lineage 1000’

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Here’s an interesting video that describes the Embraer Lineage 1000E and what it can offer potential customers..

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 segment of the market does this jet occupy?
  2. What is the difference between the 1000 and the 190 according to the video?
  3. What are the 1000’s competitors?
  4. What is the plane’s maximum range and passenger capacity?
  5. Which area of the plane is the owner likely to sleep in and why?

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Video: ‘747 with 5 engines?’

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Here’s a video that shows an unusual way to transport a specific piece of equipment.

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 did Qantas do?
  2. What are the differences in flying with this piece of equipment?
  3. How do the team compensate for the weight of this piece of equipment?
  4. What negative effect does the extra piece of equipment have on performance?
  5. How does the team solve this negative effect?
  6. Is this ‘special flight’ something that is needed often?

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Video answers: ‘Making the 777 more efficient’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  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: ‘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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