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Final flight answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. An airport in the middle of the Californian desert called, Victorville, where planes go to die.
  2. The equivalent of 140 trips to the moon and back.
  3. They can do more than one thing at a time
  4. Because the dry heat means there is less chance of corrosion.
  5. No, it’s possible they will fly again for another airline. They can be turned on again and flown if necessary.
  6. Because they’re too expensive to operate.
  7. Because airlines want to upgrade their fleets for greater fuel efficiency and passenger comfort.
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Final flight

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Here’s an interesting video that reports on the final flight of a Boeing 767-300ER.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. What was the destination of this flight?
  2. How far has OGG flown?
  3. What advantage, according to the video, do female pilots have over male pilots?
  4. Why is this airport an excellent place to store old aircraft?
  5. Are all the Qantas planes destined for the scrap heap?
  6. Why don’t Qantas continue to use these planes?
  7. Why are there so many planes here?

Qantas 767 on 60 minutes

60 Minutes recently followed the final flight for one of our retired 767 aircraft over to Victorville, United States. Catch a replay here.

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Generator diversion

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Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A 777 was en route and cruising when the crew noticed a problem with both the generator and backup generator on board. As a result, they had to dump fuel and prepared for a diversion to the nearest suitable airport. After 35 minutes of dumping fuel the plane made its final approach and landed without further difficulties. Maintenance was able to fix the problem after an hour on the ground and then the plane continued its journey, approximately 2 hours late.

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Generator diversion

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Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You should try to write everything that is said.

You can listen as many times as you want.

Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 3+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: backup generator (n.), suitable (adj.),

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747-8 rejected takeoff testing answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 4+

  1. Close to 1 million pounds of weight.
  2. RTO.
  3. To simulate real world conditions.
  4. The plane performed very well, stopping 700ft earlier than hoped.
  5. 1400 degrees celsius.
  6. To simulate the worst case waiting time that a plane would be on the runway before the firefighters would arrive.
  7. To prevent them exploding and causing serious damage.
  8. The tyres and brakes had to be repaired.
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747-8 rejected takeoff testing

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Here’s an interesting video that reports on a rejected takeoff performed by a 747-8 during testing.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 4+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. What is the designed takeoff weight of the 747-8?
  2. What is the abbreviation used for rejected takeoff?
  3. Why are old brakes used?
  4. How did the plane perform?
  5. What estimated temperatures are generated in the brakes during the rejected takeoff?
  6. Why can’t the firefighters do anything for five minutes?
  7. Why do the tyres automatically lose their pressure after the plane stops?
  8. Which parts of the plane were damaged beyond repair?

Boeing 747-8 performs ultimate rejected takeoff

It’s one of the most dramatic tests for a new airplane as the pilot slams on the brakes while going 200 miles per hour (320 km/hr). Watch as the 747-8 Freighter, loaded to maximum takeoff weight and equipped with 100% worn out brakes, perform a rejected takeoff without thrust reversers.