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✈️ Airbus A330 Crew Oxygen System The A330 crew oxygen system provides emergency oxygen to the flight crew if the cockpit becomes contaminated with smoke/fumes or if cabin pressure is lost. 🫁 How it works -Crew oxygen masks are located in the cockpit, normally next to the crew seats. -The system uses high-pressure oxygen cylinders rather than the chemical oxygen generators used for passenger emergency masks. -Oxygen is supplied through a regulator, which controls the pressure delivered to the crew. -Each crew member has an individual oxygen mask with a microphone for communication. -The mask can provide oxygen in different modes depending on the situation and cockpit configuration. -The crew oxygen system has pressure/quantity indications and monitoring so the flight crew can verify the available supply. 🚨 In a depressurization If cabin altitude becomes excessive, the crew immediately puts on their oxygen masks and establishes communication while initiating the appropriate emergency procedure. ⚠️A key difference is: Passengers → chemical oxygen generators Flight crew → stored gaseous oxygen supply The crew system is designed to give pilots enough oxygen to remain conscious and continue controlling the aircraft while dealing with the emergency, including during a rapid descent to a safe altitude. ☑️Interesting detail: The crew oxygen system isn’t simply an “oxygen bottle.” It includes the storage, pressure regulation, distribution, masks, controls, indications and monitoring needed to make the system usable during an emergency. What should i explain next?✈️
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Didn’t know that airplanes could high five 🙌🤦🏻‍♂️
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Do not think you are a good pilot unless you perform a crab landing to this runway 🦀🛬
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✈️ FROM THE WRIGHT FLYER TO THE 777X , HOW DID WE GET HERE? In just over 120 years, aviation went from a fragile aircraft flying for seconds to massive jets crossing oceans at incredible speeds. 🌍 🛩️ 1903 — Wright Flyer ✈️ 1930s — Airliners take off 🚀 1970s — Jumbo jets & supersonic flight 🌐 2000s — A380, A350 & 787 ⚡ Today — 777X & next-generation aircraft 🔮 Tomorrow — Electric, hydrogen & new aircraft designs And this evolution is far from over… Which generation is do you think the coolest?✈️
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Airplanes or simply runway dryers ✈️
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Can you guess what went wrong here?🤔✈️
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✈️ THE HIDDEN PART KEEPING CABIN AIR CLEAN Airplanes use ozone converters in its air-conditioning system to remove ozone from the incoming bleed air before it reaches the cabin. 🔧 How it works: • Outside air at high altitude can contain elevated levels of ozone (O₃). • Hot bleed air passes through the catalytic ozone converter. • The catalyst breaks down ozone, converting it primarily into oxygen (O₂). • The treated air then continues toward the air-conditioning packs and cabin. 🔥 And here’s the additional information for AMEs: on the A330, the ozone converter is located upstream of the pack flow control valve, in the hot bleed-air path. So that small component you might barely notice during maintenance or barely even know is helping make the air passengers breathe more suitable for the cabin environment. Have you heard of ozone converter before? Not an ad
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Rate this landing 🛬
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Top 10 biggest aircraft carriers ⛴️✈️ 🚢✈️ Don’t think they are just ships. They’re literally floating airbases. The world’s biggest aircraft carriers can be over 330 meters and displace more than 100,000 tonnes while carrying dozens of combat aircraft. Which one would you choose to use to fight if you were a naval aviator? ✈️
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How much do you think this takeoff gonna cost to the airline?🤔🛫
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Why does ATC talk about 3 o’clock when it is not? Need help asap, it is my first solo flight 😂✈️
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🚨 RAF Hawk Jet Crashes Near RAF Valley An RAF T2 Hawk jet crashed near RAF Valley on Anglesey, Wales. Both pilots ejected safely and were located shortly after the incident, according to the Royal Air Force.
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✈️ WHY DOES THE BOEING 787’S WING BEND SO MUCH? Ever looked at a 787 in flight and thought: “Those wings can’t be bending THAT much…” 😳 They can , and that flexibility is intentional. The 787’s wings are designed to flex upward under aerodynamic load. As lift increases, the wings bend and redistribute the loads across the structure. 🔹 On the ground: the wings sit much lower. 🔹 In flight: lift pushes them upward. 🔹 Under heavy load: the tips can rise dramatically. 🔹 Why flex? To manage structural loads, reduce stress and improve efficiency. The crazy part? A flexible wing isn’t a weak wing. It’s engineered that way. Would you feel comfortable sitting in a window seat watching the wing flex like this? ✈️
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✈️ A C-130… ON A HIGHWAY?! 😱✈️ No wings. No engines. Just a massive C-130 fuselage being transported down the road like it’s another piece of cargo. 🚛💨 Seeing a giant military aircraft on a highway is strange enough but seeing one stripped down like this makes it look completely unreal. 🤔 What do you think happened to this C-130? 🔧 Maintenance transport? 🏗️ Ground training aircraft? ♻️ Being moved to a museum?
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Can you guess what this thing is on the lower part of Airbus A330-300 GE engine and what it is used for ?🤔✈️ Not an ad
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Check out this landing during a heavy weather condition ✈️
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🚀 777-9 vs A350-1000 . TWO WIDE-BODY GIANTS. ✈️🔥 Boeing’s 777-9 is bringing folding wingtips, huge capacity and GE9X power to the next generation of long-haul flying. Meanwhile, the A350-1000 is already proving what a modern, lightweight and efficient wide-body can do. 🌍✈️ ⚔️ 777-9: Bigger & heavier 🌿 A350-1000: Lighter & highly efficient 🛫 Both: Built for long-haul missions If you could fly only ONE as a passenger, as pilot or work on as aircraft maintenance engineer , which one would you choose?
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🔥 THE BOEING 777’S MOST BRUTAL TEST One of the toughest airliner certification tests: Rejected Takeoff (RTO). ✈️🛑 At around 775,000 lb (351 tons), the 777 accelerates to just below V1 then the pilots hit the brakes. 💨 Thrust cut 🛑 Maximum braking 🔥 Brakes overheat ↔️ Tires fight for grip How many times do you think aircraft tires can handle rejected takeoffs?
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