aircraft
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Airbus – We Make It Fly
Widely acknowledged as a leader in the aerospace industry – and fully equipped with the world’s most innovative products that address both the needs of today and tomorrow – we are uniquely positioned to tackle any challenge brought our way, and deliver solutions around the globe that help drive and expand our customers’ businesses. Airbus.…
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Why does the “rudder” point to the right?
by Captain Joe This video will give you an insight into the hydraulic and fly-by-wire system of the Airbus A320 family. Very often you can see the tail rudder of an Airbus pointing into the right direction once parked at the gate and shutdown engines. The ailerons and rudders are primarily powered by three independent…
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Skyfusion: Helping Aviation Connect
Skyfusion is a solution developed by IATA and Harris that integrates Collaborative Decision Making and System Wide Information Management (SWIM) in a single platform.
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Boeing’s 2016 Fan Favorites
The beginning of our second century was unforgettable. Check out this compilation of videos Boeing fans loved the most, and come along for a breathtaking flight in 2017!
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What is the APU?
by Captain Joe Dear friends and followers, today´s question is another absolute classic, “Joe could you explain, what is the APU?” The APU is a very important topic, so let´s get started! I’m pretty sure many of you have seen and heard the APU before. Okay let’s imagine you are in an bus driving you…
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What is the ATIS?
by Captain Joe Let´s imagine we´re flying from Frankfurt to Gatwick. So prior to our flight, me and my captain meet up in the briefing area where we gather all important information for the flight to England. Information about any possible changes at the departure and destination airport, maybe a taxiway is closed, maybe an…
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What is reverse thrust?
by Captain Joe What is reverse thrust and when do you use it? Reverse thrust is used to slow down the aircraft on the runway after touchdown. There are three main components which slow down the airplane on the runway: Primary Braking with disc or carbon brakes similar to your car Secondary with reverse thrust Third…
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What is Backtrack?
by Captain Joe Have you ever heard that expression; “We need to backtrack”? What are they talking about? Maybe you have experienced a backtrack on your last flight? Okay I admit it´s fairly rare. Imagine you land on little airport with no taxiways. There are some out there, trust me. So once the plane has…
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Fabulous Winter Runway Action at Zurich
by JustPlanes Fantastic runway action from Zurich Airport. To download the full 4 hour film go to http://www.justplanes.com/zurich.html
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Why are plane windows round?
by Real Engineering Why are the edges of the airplane windows round?
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Winglets – How Do They Work?
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Super Zoom Özellikli Kamera ile Uçak Takibi
by MZAVIATION Canon PowerShot SX60 HS Super Zoom Camera Spotting 4X-ELF El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 747-400F in Israel | 26/7/2015