An incredible video posted by MinutePhysics that explains how Airbus designs and creates a commercial airplane. The short video takes us behind the scenes to the company’s headquarters and facilities to look at what it takes to bring the legendary airplane to life.
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Incredible Visualization Of Air Traffic Above The UK
The National Air Traffic Services (NATS) uploaded a video that features the air traffic patterns in and out of the UK for a single day. The traffic includes flights to and from London’s Heathrow, the world’s busiest two runway airport. NATS has previously created similar video to the traffic above Europe that was posted last March. via: Laughing Squid
Incredible Air Traffic Video
An air traffic data visualization video released by Britain’s air traffic controller (NATS) created from a real flight data. It features the flights traffic on a typical summer day by highlighting the intensity of the operation in Europe.
Airbus A330 Engine Explosion Caught On Video
A Thomas Cook Airbus A330 aborting takeoff after what appears to be an engine explosion. The entire scene was caught on video by plane spotter Simon Lowe who posted it on YouTube. The airplane was carrying 325 passengers heading to the Dominican Republic at Manchester Airport.
British Airways Electronic Bag Tag
British Airways teamed up with Designworks to design a highly innovative electronic bag tag to speed up the passenger check-in times and to eliminate the need to print out a paper tag. The new time-saving system can cut baggage drop-off times to about 35 seconds from the 3 minutes it routinely takes now The customers can track their luggage by holding… Continue reading British Airways Electronic Bag Tag
Something You Don’t Want To See On An Airplane
A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight bound to Seattle looked out the window and saw what appeared to be a damaged area on the wing with a handwritten note saying: “We know about this.” Spokeswoman Bobbie Egan said that it was an approved trim repair to the corner flap on the right wing. A… Continue reading Something You Don’t Want To See On An Airplane
Delta Flight Delayed By Massive Swarm Of Bees
A Delta Air lines flight was delayed at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday when a thousands of bees swarm on the plane’s wing. According to KDKA-TV the crews were getting ready to fuel the plane when the bees gathered on the wing and master beekeeper Stephen Repasky had to be called out. Repasky says such swarms form when colonies become… Continue reading Delta Flight Delayed By Massive Swarm Of Bees
Leaks Keep A380 Fleet Grounded
Oil leaks have been found in some of the Rolls-Royce engines that power the Qantas fleet of A380 super jumbos. The problem was discovered in three engines of the Australian airline’s six Airbus A380s – grounded since an engine explosion forced a flight carrying 450 people to make an emergency landing last week. Read BBC… Continue reading Leaks Keep A380 Fleet Grounded