Build an A380 in 7 minutes
Continuing on from our previous post showing time-lapse footage of airliner construction, enjoy this extended 7 minute version showing the construction of the world’s largest aircraft, the Airbus A380…
Airport Security Scanner
The security checkpoint at an airport is a very important place, and very entertaining… What is airport security? Our job is to keep our airport and aeroplanes safe. We want to stop any baddie who might want to bring dangerous things into our airport. Almost everyone is good, but sometimes people bring dangerous things in their luggage by accident. We need to find these things to keep everybody safe. How do you do that? Well,...
The Jet Engine
The jet engine is one of the coolest, most amazing inventions ever designed. It is reliable, converts fuel into huge amounts of thrust, and can be REALLY loud. It is the jet engine which allows HIGH SPEED, HIGH ALTITUDE flight, getting you to your destination within hours rather than days. The jet engine take air in the front, burns some fuel, and sends air and exhaust out the back at high speed. The engine actually PUSHES this air...