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Wonder what happens when a plane is sent off for an overhaul?

15/07/2012 by Kevincm

Well for those with an engineering interest, British Airways opened its doors to the BBC to film an episode of "Engineering Giants" where a BA 747-400 -  G-CIVX is sent for a full strip-down, test, repair and rebuild the plane. The intro goes a bit like this: Engineer turned comedian Tom Wrigglesworth and Rob Bell, rising star of mechanical engineering, climb on board … [Read more...]

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