airplane
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Painting WestJet’s first Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft
WestJet is set to take delivery of the first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2017. Here’s a look at how this beautiful new plane is painted at Boeing’s facility in Renton, Washington.
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This is what happens to your body during a flight
When you travel by airplane, there’s more to worry about than contaminated tap water or dangerous runways. By being in the air, you are actually putting your body through a lot of physical stress. Here’s what you need to know.
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Why do pilots dump fuel?
by Captain Joe Today’s video will all be about the fuel jettison procedure, or better known as “FUEL DUMPING”. Why do pilots dump costly fuel overboard, after you have just paid for it as a passenger? And what a terrible pollution of the environment! So pilots have to have a good enough reason why they…
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How Rolls-Royce tests its jet engine components
Go on the guided tour of the Mechanical Test Operation Centre, Rolls-Royce Deutschland, to explore how Rolls-Royce tests its engine components, to ensure that Rolls-Royce can deliver the best products in the world. Fatigue life is to understand the number of cycles to failure of a component which is a perfectly normal thing to do…
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Jetstar “Aussie Scrabble” livery
Jetstar is thrilled to be partnering with Mattel on the launch of the new Aussie Scrabble board game! The first country-specific version of the game will see all your favourite Aussie slang words added to the Scrabble vocabulary. To celebrate the release of this family favourite Jetstar is proud as punch to introduce its newest…
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How massive airplanes take off and stay in midair
The Wright brothers successfully flew their first “flying machine” in 1903. Since then, technology has come a long way. This video explains how huge airplanes that weigh over 1 million pounds are able to fly in mid-air without falling.
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Airplane vs. Lightning
by Captain Joe Today’s video will all be about how airplanes deal with lightning strikes. How dangerous is it to fly nearby a thunderstorm, what happens if you get hit by lightning and what are further consequences?
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Dünyanın En Büyük Uçakları
Dünyanın en büyük uçaklarına hızlı bir bakış. Zeplin, Boeing 747, Airbus A380, Antonov An-225 ve diğerleri…
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Amount of legroom you get on major US airlines
Feeling crunched during a flight? Here’s how much legroom you’re getting in economy seating on some of America’s major airlines like United, Delta, and American.
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How to open sliding cockpit windows?
by Captain Joe In today´s video, I´ll be showing you some key facts what you have to know about cockpit windows. What they are made of (Herculite II glass), how thick they are, how the electrical heating system works and we´ll take a closer look at the Airbus Sliding window operation. I´ll mention all the…
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Why jets leave white trails in the sky
The atmosphere is thin and cold the higher up a plane goes. The exhaust from a plane’s engine is much hotter than the atmosphere. The water vapor from the hot plane engine turns to ice mid-air which we see as white lines in the sky called contrails.
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An airplane engine in numbers
Do you know how much an aircraft engine weighs?