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The programme covers the year leading up to the first flight. The Boeing 777 is the company’s latest attempt to stay ahead in the civil aviation field, in the face of competition from McDonnell Douglas and...
Uses case studies from the aerospace industry to introduce the materials science course. Each of three films looks at a different airplane part: the first (filmed at British Aerospace) is about the...
Describes an investigation for the Civil Aviation Authority of the performance of cabin water-sprays for the protection of passengers in the event of fire on board an aircraft.
The programme is about the Boeing 777, the world’s newest jet airliner, designed entirely in the memory store of a network of computers. The programme is following the design, construction and testing of...
Shows: the contrasts between scientific fact and the predictions of science fiction. Features of the earth and its atmosphere. Circular orbits and escape conditions. Rocket technology: specific impulse,...
Tells of a group of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who designed and built a human-powered aircraft to recreate the mythical successful flight by Daedalus.
Looks at the flight instrumentation on the BA 146. Shows how the sensors fitted to engine no 3 are used to alert the crew to an engine fire and how those sensors are able to present the pilot with a...
Traces the evolution of the helicopter over a period of nearly 50 years, using rare archive footage of early pioneering flights. Shows the first practical helicoptor, the German Focke Achgelis 61, first used...
Looks at resemblances between a gannet and a Tornado aircraft - both are designed to kill and both have variable geometry wings. Examines the full extent of similarities between birds and aircraft.
Appraises the many factors that need to be considered in the design of a modern airliner. Emphasises the need for the vehicle to make an operating profit and the consequent dependence of fast turnaround,...
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