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Video answers: ‘The Dreamliner’s huge windows’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Its primary structural construction materials are composite materials, mostly carbon reinforced plastics.
  2. It has made new routes that were previously not commercially viable, a reality.
  3. It may have saved the company from bankruptcy.
  4. They’re so big because the composite materials used in its construction create a much stronger structure which can bear a higher stress load than traditional materials.

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Video answers: ‘Fuel tankering’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It means that you carry enough fuel to perform your next flight and the one after that without the need to refuel.
  2. The disadvantage is that your fuel consumption increases by carrying more fuel than necessary.
  3. It’s not an issue because when you tanker, you’re already adding more fuel than needed for contingency, alternate and final reserve fuel for the first flight.
  4. The cost is an extra 36kg fuel burn per 1000kg of fuel.
  5. It’s advantageous because the airline can save on the cost of fuel at the destination if it’s remote or more expensive for another reason. Tankering can also be advantageous because it can give airlines a faster turnaround time.

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Video answers: ‘737 MAX makes a splash’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. A drone is the newest member of the flight test team.
  2. For the first time, engineers with have a view from above the plane, as well as below.
  3. They have to validate that water spray won’t have a negative effect on engine or APU performance.
  4. They create a trough from foam blocks and glue and fill it with water to simulate a wet runway.
  5. The difficulty is that he has to align the main gear with the trough even though he can’t see it until he’s at a high speed.

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Video answers: ‘Airplane Chemtrails’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. No they aren’t real. In reality they’re contrails which are mostly made of ice.
  2. It needs what is described as a seed, something cold to help the water vapour begin crystallising.
  3. They also add more water to the air.
  4. There’ll be no contrail if it’s too dry or warm.
  5. The quantity of moisture already in the air determines how long the contrails last.
  6. They’re created by a drop in pressure from a plane’s wingtip as it passes through the air.

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Video answers: ‘What Trump means for US aviation’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. She loves airplanes and intends to support general aviation however she can.
  2. He bought the dying airline, Eastern Airlines Shuttle.
  3. The airline ‘died’ three years later.
  4. It could cause problems for US airlines trying to create international partnerships with foreign airlines.
  5. His intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement, which governs environmental standards for aviation (and other things), could boost aviation for the next few years as it would lift this restriction placed on it.

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Video answers: ‘Moving massive airplane parts’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It’s very well known, according to the speaker ‘everyone knows what this is’ and it’s an ‘icon’.
  2. They have to stay away from hazards and try to recognise them ahead of time before they get into trouble.
  3. It’s over 30 metres / 100 feet long.
  4. There are three positions: a truck driver, a steer car driver and a pilot van driver.
  5. It helps to clear the lanes and areas that the truck uses to turn etc…
  6. It goes out five times a day.

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