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Fire on an aircraft and subsequently how to deal with it has been well thought on today's modern jet aircraft. Lets take a journey and understand how crew deal with all the scenario's you could think of.
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In this episode we discuss why we need to pressurise the cabin. We all hear that PA by the cabin crew before takeoff, "that in the unlikely event of a cabin depressurisation oxygen masks will appear..... etc, etc" so we'll talk about that, why it may have happened and what happens during a depressurisation. 
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Here we discuss the airconditioned air and how some of it is recycled through special filters called HEPA filters, which actually saves on fuel burn. We also briefly touch upon the pressurisation system.
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James and Grant discuss why we takeoff and land into wind, we look at what we do on those windy days with gusts and finish by discussing winds blowing across the runway which are called crosswinds.
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We discuss slowing down in the air and other systems that contribute to ground braking in addition to the wheel brakes.
Click here to watch a B757 perform a 3 point turn.
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In this episode we discuss the undercarriage and have a bit more of a chat about the wheels and brakes.
Click here to see  an interesting 4 minute video of the testing of the brakes as part of the B777 certification process. Its is a rejected takeoff at maximum takeoff mass using maximum braking. Warning: things get very hot!
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We discuss engines and have a a discussion about the difference between the piston and jet engines, then go into a bit more detail about the workings of a typical jet engine, we then finish with those vapour trails in the sky.
Click here for a link showing a cross section picture of a typical jet engine.
Can anyone guess the engine type or aircraft type at the start of this episode?
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In this episode we discuss the flaps and slats that are on the wing.
Then the last 8 minutes of the show we get to know James.
Click here to see a picture of them.

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There are a number of reasons why we fly so high, in this episode James and Grant discuss them, enjoy. 

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The final episode on weather where we discuss strong winds, windshear, rain, hail, snow, lightning and space weather.
Some links that might be of interest to you as discussed in this episode are;
A pdf file file with some pictures of windshear, click here
A 2 minute video of testing a new engine type click here
A great diagram of the space level weather click here In this link at the top are the three different charts we use; geomagnetic storms,  solar radiation storms and  radio blackout 

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