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Video answers: ‘A380plus cabin enablers’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The first modification is a 9 abreast premium economy class cabin.
  2. The second enabler is the 11 abreast economy class cabin.
  3. The stairs at the rear can be replaced with a smaller one to create additional space for trolleys.
  4. At the front of the plane, the stairs was removed.
  5. This allowed the team to add six additional seats in the premium economy class cabin but also meant that they had to relocate the front stairs at the second door. However, they were also able to add twelve seats in economy class.
  6. With the removal of the stairs, the team were able to create a premium galley and two first class lavatories.
  7. With all of the changes, the team were able to add 80 seats to the cabin.

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Video answers: ‘Commercial widebodies at the Paris Air Show’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The A350-1000 and the 787-10 were at the show for the first time.
  2. One of the new features is the new Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engine.
  3. It was very smooth, which is normal for the second derivative of a plane. They are on schedule for their delivery date at the end of the year.
  4. The A330neo program hasn’t been so positive, with Rolls-Royce having a delay with the new engine.
  5. It’s expected to be resolved before the plane flies at the end of the summer.

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Video answers: ‘Paris Air Show 2017’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. According to the video, there are over 2,300 exhibitors at the show this year.
  2. The F-35A is the military jet that everyone wants to see.
  3. It’s proposing new winglets and other wing refinements that will be on display this week.
  4. It has the 787-9 and launched the 737 MAX at the show this year.

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Video answers: ‘What’s behind the Qatar diplomatic split’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. As a result of the split, the airspace, sea and land crossings have been shut down to Qatari ships, planes and vehicles.
  2. Qatar’s relationship with Iran has been a part of the reason for the split.
  3. No, they had no idea that this diplomatic problem was coming?
  4. The talks with Kuwait resolved nothing.
  5. They’ve been unhappy with Qatar since 1995.
  6. Qatar supports groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and even rebels in Syria, which other countries in the region don’t support.

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Video answers: ‘Which country are international airports in?’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. These people are in the Netherlands in a legal sense, but not in an immigration sense.
  2. When someone clears the US customs in Dublin, they are in US in an immigration sense, but Irish laws still apply, except for the US border agents, who are subject to US laws, although they’re in Ireland too.
  3. It’s technically international territory, allowing the UN, if necessary, to make their own laws that supersede US laws.
  4. Between the two towns in Estonia, it’s possible to cross the Russian border and re-enter Estonia without any documentation at all, provided that you don’t stop between the two towns.
  5. It possible through one of the many unguarded border crossings between US and Canada.
  6. It’s essentially a Canadian town, stuck in Alaska, with the only roads connecting it to Canada.
  7. According to immigration law, you’re not in any country. From a legal point of view you could be in the origin country, destination country, the country where the plane was registered or the country whose airspace you’re flying through.

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Video answers: ‘How do you become a captain?’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. According to the video, 4,000 – 5,000 hours are necessary.
  2. The PICUS program allows co-pilots to gain experience in command from the right seat of the plane.
  3. After the PICUS program you have to do the captain’s assessment and an interview with the chief pilot and a psychologist.
  4. They focus on getting used to flying in the left seat.
  5. The co-pilot remains silent during this training to simulate a co-pilot with little experience.
  6. Some airlines normally put more experienced co-pilots to fly with newly qualified captains for an initial period of 300 hours.

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