AIRBUS A350 - High Tech In The Air | Exceptional Engineering Full Documentary

[Music] [Music] air travel has become an integral part of our everyday lives connecting the people on our planet for some years now competition among airlines has been increasing competition in which modern super airliners play an important role the airbus a350 is one such super airliner germany's largest airline has already ordered a significant number of these new long-haul aircraft but can the airliner meet the high expectations the a350s first official flight goes from unit to hong kong the high-tech jet now has to prove itself under real conditions a direct flight and a stress test with a duration of 12 hours it's the most modern commercial airliner on the market the engines from rolls-royce have been completely redeveloped and enable the aircraft to carry out extreme flight maneuvers we'll be pushing the aircraft to its limits here on a test flight the new a350 is rolled to a bank angle of 67 degrees there are also improvements for the passengers more space and larger hd monitors are just some of the features but the current super airliner from boeing also has a lot to offer new larger windows and a completely new lighting concept for passengers on the 787 dreamliner london to new york in only three hours possible only by flying at twice the speed of sound but that's only the beginning in the near future even flying drones will help alleviate the traffic chaos in our cities and developers are looking even further into the future with their concept plane the concept plane as an example of what the future could look like this future we will build it together the super airliners for the new millennium are ready to hit the skies the airbus factory in hamburg the city on the river elba is the third largest construction location for civil aircraft in the world around 12 000 people work here in development design and final assembly [Music] besides other aircraft two super airliners are being produced on the 19 square kilometer site the biggest passenger aircraft in the world the a380 and the new long-haul jet the a350 there was even a new assembly hall built especially for their manufacture here the mechanical and electrical systems are installed for two fuselage sections for the forward section which starts behind the cockpit and the rear section behind the wings at first sight the individual fuselage sections all look the same distinguished only by their different production numbers everything runs according to a fixed assembly schedule which begins with delivery of the front fuselage section the staff here refer to this as the barrel in which they gradually install the various systems that is now much faster than in the old assembly hall thanks to the new construction method for the fuselage and wing structures more carbon fiber composites are used than in any other commercial airliner after only 12 days one fuselage section leaves the hamburg works and is flown to toulouse by the beluga transporter this production speed however is only possible by using the assembly method known as module integration [Music] that's a very special assembly method here in aircraft construction the a350 is currently the only program carrying out installation this way in the entire airbus group in these frames cables are laid air conditioning ducts mounted and small control devices installed the benefit is that there's no more overhead work as the modules are only installed in the cabin ceiling at a later stage a great relief for the technicians however everything is still installed by hand the cables are bundled into so-called race bases and then ducted before these race bases are also installed into the modules each individual line is then checked once again by technicians before being installed in the barrel if everything is okay green labels are attached with the letters gti printed on them [Music] gti stands for ground test instruction and there's a precise definition for the way we have to check our contact resistances and the rest of the electrical equipment electrical resistance is measured at various points with the help of a measuring device this resistance measurement is extremely important for safety during flight operations if the contact resistance or general resistance is too high or the currents flowing over them get too high as in a lightning strike it would lead to a lot of heat developing here and that's definitely not something we would want in an aircraft once the module has been assembled it's carefully transported by crane to the a350 fuselage the time saved by this new assembly method is enormous the manufacturer now delivers more aircraft than ever before a350 production alone now sees 10 aircraft completed every month this is also due to the passenger cabin being assembled parallel to the fuselage wings and tail plane now the retaining bolts are removed and the module is slowly edged towards the fuselage there are currently three versions of the aircraft available here the middle version the a350 xwb900 is being built for lufthansa the module is slid into the fuselage on a rail nothing must go wrong now the slightest error could bring the entire production to a standstill the technicians are all highly focused because after all the safety of future passengers depends on this minor deviations in the height of the module are corrected using adjusting screws hundreds of cable harnesses are still hanging down from the module ceiling they will soon all be laid individually by hand while work goes on in the upper section of the cabin in the lower section everything is finished we're here in the plains cargo section where all kinds of systems are installed that passengers don't get to see in the rear section there are the fresh and waste water tanks there are two fresh water tanks installed here a larger and a smaller one the larger tank holds about 800 liters and the smaller one under this floor paneling is where the a350s oxygen supply is installed the supply lines are well protected in the middle of the fuselage here too is all the cabling for the cargo system this automatically guides the freight containers into the fuselage and ensures the load is correctly positioned here we've installed the cargo loading system these are the roller conveyors they consist of different compartments where the luggage or the freight can be loaded onto and so it arrives at its destination safely without slipping after 15 years of development the a350 will now succeed the airbus a340 as the new super airliner the way it's produced is also completely new new materials demand new manufacturing methods special bolts are used to connect the fuselage sections the a350 also has reinforced high speed wings they are made of cfrp a carbon fiber reinforced plastic making them suitable for higher speeds the extremely smooth wing surface the cfrp creates results in less air turbulence which in turn means reduced air resistance and consequently more lift this guarantees greater stability and at the same time 4.5 tons less weight to build these wings a completely new process is used similar to the principle behind a standard 3d printer the wings are built up layer by layer here a small model of an aircraft wing is produced but in the planted shtada near hamburg the upper level of a full-sized wing is printed with the help of a giant roll of adhesive tape on each of its long sides there are 12 rotating spools which unroll black strips of cfrp large aircraft manufacturers are increasingly using this material to save weight kerosene and money cfrp is stronger and easier to work with than aluminum or other metals it's also much lighter in the development of the new super airliner cooperation with the various airlines is extremely important it's a continuous process based on our experience in daily scheduled operations and close contact with the manufacturers airbus we help to develop new solutions for future aircraft which can then later be found in our own fleet all a350 parts manufactured in hamburg are flown to toulouse for final assembly this is where the super transporter beluga comes into its own the beluga is the aircraft manufacturer's backbone it can carry up to 47 tons of freight the equivalent of about 10 fully grown elephants rolls royce mtoc in dalevitz brandenburg is the location for assembly of the new a350 jet engine the trent xwb the airliner has two of them the olivet is the third largest of rolls-royce's production sites two xwb type jet engines are built here every week with a diameter of over three meters they are among the largest and most modern jet engines in the world here too most of the work is carried out by hand around 70 highly qualified engineers and technicians work here putting together thousands of individual pieces like a huge 3d puzzle [Music] after final assembly the engine is tested thoroughly up to 40 different tests can be carried out in this 7 000 square meter facility only when all of them have been completed successfully is the engine transported to the airbus factory in toulouse toulouse in southern france this is the aircraft manufacturer's largest production location it even has its own airport the engines delivered by rolls-royce mtoc are now mounted onto the a350 a short time later the new aircraft stands completed on the apron she has been given the name bon the technicians have just installed the improved chocolates their special shape causes less turbulence and so reduces air resistance the air flows more evenly past the wingtips which increases the plane's range and reduces its fuel consumption calculated in terms of consumption per passenger over 100 kilometers the new a350 uses just under 2.5 liters which at the same time enormously reduces its co2 emissions [Music] in toulouse in the pouring rain the final checks for the new airliner are underway everything is inspected and documented meticulously as the machine is being delivered to the airline today its own technicians are examining the bond particularly closely i'm in charge of quality check for the a350 here at the final assembly line and for deliveries and you've just seen me up on the fin where i checked sealants and paintwork to see if anything's flaked off here and there minor problems are marked with green adhesive tape at a price of 265 million euro nothing is left to chance to assess the paintwork better it first has to be wiped dry a slight scratch is visible on the back of the rudder nothing serious it's marked and will be polished out later [Music] meanwhile in the nose cone the plane's radar system is being checked it is located in the cone directly in front of the cockpit and is essential for information on weather conditions and airspace control the inspection is completed and the test crew are very satisfied the aircraft is now ready for takeoff at the briefing the planned test flight is now discussed down to the most minuscule detail i'd suggest first of all that we do a pull-up plus 0.5 g yeah this particular maneuver briefly creates weightlessness inside the craft then they plan to roll the plane over on its side a lot depends on the weather which currently doesn't look too good in toulouse benner opsmaya is the captain on the flight and has years of experience taking account of the weather conditions the fly plan is modified slightly so that all the tests can be carried out [Music] this test flight is all about flying to the aircraft's limits checking the so-called protections the safety systems an aviation engineer is also on board my role on board is the flight engineer and the test conductor and the one guiding the different sequence an important task for the test flight ahead the pilots are ready and start preparing the a350 for takeoff this test flight is also the acceptance flight only if everything goes smoothly and no major malfunctions or problems occur will lufthansa take the aircraft the cockpit design has changed slightly and is now a two-person glass cockpit a new feature is the mushroom-shaped mouse control hand rests which are also used in the a380 the display is made up of six 38 centimeter lcd monitors content can be selected freely by the pilot the aircraft slowly moves off everything looks good and the pilot gives the order for takeoff while the landing gear is still being retracted the first readings come through engine performance speed and cabin pressure are all within the normal parameters the new rolls-royce engines and optimized aerodynamics reduced the aircraft's noise footprint by 30 percent putting it well below the legal limits the first test is a tough one the aircraft flies horizontally at maximum speed around 900 kilometers an hour and then goes into a climb after only a few seconds it reaches the apex of its trajectory the engines are now throttled back so that the thrust only compensates for the air resistance the nose of the plane now points towards the ground again in this phase a clear reduction in gravity can be experienced in the cabin almost like in free fall towards the end the pilot pulls out of the dive by raising the elevator and wrapping up the engines again test successfully passed now it's on to the next challenge left and right up to 67 degrees the aircraft is now going to be rolled to a bank angle of 67 degrees this places extreme pressure on the wings and is therefore a good test of their stability as soon as the 67 degrees have been reached the pilot lets go of the joystick and the plane rolls back automatically to a 30 bank angle always a thrilling experience even for the testers these are of course tests that passengers in normal service will never experience but they give us the certainty that all protections are responding and working properly protections these are the safety systems that intervene automatically in emergencies precisely such a system is responding now and wants to initiate descent it seems there's a flap at the rear of the aircraft that isn't closed properly a sensor reports noises from the cargo hatch if this is confirmed the test flight must be aborted immediately suddenly the cockpit is full of technicians data readings are taken and compared measurements show that in the rear baggage compartment air pressure is fortunately stable there's a minor issue with the aft cargo door making a bit of noise that needs to be sorted out otherwise completely satisfied the test flight can continue we've done quite well so far we'll just do one more so-called block at an altitude of about three kilometers and then we'll head back to toulouse this final block simulates pressure loss in the cabin a very important test because if this happens the safety of the passengers is at stake in today's test only one of the many oxygen masks is released the others have already been tested and found to be working perfectly in an emergency the aircraft's automatic system takes over all the tests have been completed successfully and the team returns to toulouse after a two and a half hour flight the aircraft touches down at the company airport a total of more than 40 different tests and maneuvers have been carried out the crew is satisfied and the bond can be taken over by lufthansa however there are still a few minor issues to be sorted out after landing everything is carefully checked and examined once again to cool the machine down quickly all hatches are opened and covers removed time for the test crew to evaluate the data and make a final assessment there's always a great feeling when you see the plane flying at its limits martin flew it really well again along with wolfgang axmire it's quite frightening when you're at an angle of 67 degrees and you can see france flying by down below that's what makes for really excellent flying with this aircraft competitors boeing are also relying on high tech and have built their own new super airliner the 787 dreamliner which also boasts a lower fuel consumption thanks to modern materials these advances increase efficiency simplify the operation of the aircraft and provide noticeable improvements to the passengers experience one of these innovations are the 787's new larger windows most people are going to say i really like the windows and they will and that'll be true but there's going to be a lot more going on besides the windows that you can't even see that we did on this airplane and you're just going to feel better and you're not going to know why at boeing 2 all aircraft are thoroughly checked and examined before they are delivered the 787 has enhanced stall protection so enhanced all protection allows the pilot to be able to have the full lift capability of the airplane at their command and that underlies the overall boeing philosophy of having the pilot in full command of the capability of the airplane munich airport the crew of the new a350 bond is getting ready for their flight to hong kong first the cockpit crew has to order the fuel for the first flight [Music] so you've not flown the new route to hong kong yet either neither have i but i was involved in the calculation so i think we can order the fuel would you agree with 71 tons right i'll enter that then [Music] not long until takeoff in a final meeting the latest flight and passenger data are checked the flight attendants are divided into teams and the special features of the new aircraft are discussed once more it flies faster than other aircraft and only takes 10 hours 30 minutes from munich to hong kong then the crew make their way to the brand new plane the a350 with the name bonn has only been just delivered to the airline by the manufacturers it has completely new wider fuselage new high-speed wings and newly developed engines [Music] fueling is already underway before takeoff captain jasper carries out the so-called ground check in which he personally inspects the exterior of the machine once more obviously i can't see inside the system but there are certain places you can look at to make sure they're in order indicating the general condition of the aircraft the a350 bond is ready for takeoff the pilots take up their positions in the cockpit for safety reasons there are always three pilots on long-haul flights who alternate regularly [Music] the final provisions are stowed away in the cabin it's all brand new on this aircraft you notice that as soon as you come on board everything smells new we're very proud that it's the staff based in munich who are the first to fly on this plane and now the first passengers also come on board the flight attendants have to deal with a completely new system though it's all been practiced in advance things are often different in reality some things are not where they should be but in general everyone is satisfied it's definitely very pleasant there's more space of course it's a change from the a340 because there are two gullies here now at least there are in the new business class the caterer has meanwhile delivered the food and the cockpit crew is ready for takeoff the passengers are on board we're excited the doors are closed we're taxiing and i'm really looking forward to our flight to hong kong with 325 passengers on board the bond taxes to runway and sets off from munich to hong kong [Music] on her first regular flight she will cover some 9 000 kilometers without a stopover speed has always fascinated people ever faster cars and high-speed trains seem to make distances shrink in commercial aviation too things are happening boom industries is building an aircraft to fly from munich to hong kong in just four hours to accomplish our goal of affordable supersonic travel we challenged our engineering team to create a design at least 30 percent more efficient than concord concord was the world's first supersonic passenger airliner it went into service in 1976 covering the paris to new york route in less than three hours after an air france concord crashed in july 2000 the service was discontinued for the first time since the concord supersonic passenger flights could soon be in the skies again the u.s company boom believes new materials are the key to achieving this carbon fiber composites allow us to realize the aerodynamic design with a strong lightweight structure to create a carbon fiber part we first start with a high precision mold either cnc machined or 3d printed we then apply layer after layer of carbon fabric and resin to the mold finally each part is cured in an oven or autoclave under vacuum at temperatures of up to 450 degrees fahrenheit cruising at 1 451 miles per hour the nose and leading edges of the aircraft can reach temperatures of up to 307 degrees fahrenheit these carbon parts outperform aluminum at the high temperatures of supersonic flight the propulsion system is composed of a variable geometry intake system and an efficient turbofan jet engine our engine is based on the same technology that powers modern subsonic aircraft but with a customized fan and a variable geometry exhaust lastly we use three engines for added reliability and safety two engines are under the wing and a third is in the tail [Music] before actual construction of the new super airliner can begin a lot of testing has to be carried out in the wind channel a small model is built and covered with different materials this is done to determine the behavior of different materials under strong wind resistance if it is torn off or deformed a better material has to be developed testing however is going very well with a flying time of only three hours from london to new york the engineers decided against seats with recliner function preferring instead modern communications technology ideal for business travelers on its maiden flight to hong kong the a350 isn't quite as fast flying through the night at 950 kilometers per hour we're here in the larger central galley the a350 has a few new improvements which other airliners don't have there's a refrigerator where passengers can help themselves we have a few environmental innovations for disposing of leftover food and drinks and we also have a self-service area to make sure our guests are always provided for the air on board is also much better a luxury that all classes benefit from this makes the cabin pressure feel lower and as this is a long-haul it aircraft to making the journey in the a350 feel more relaxing there have been a few changes to the seats too they are wider and more comfortable throughout the entire aircraft even in the economy class new standards of seating comfort now apply the high quality mounts and brackets here lead to significantly less vibration in the seats themselves we're in economy class today this would have been a business class only a few years ago if you look at the seat we have 18 and a half inch wide seats better than any other aircraft flying in the in the skies today 17-inch seats have been standard in many aircraft up to now that's a little more than 43 centimeters the 17-inch seat is the seat that prevents you from movement it prevents you from getting comfortable during that flight our industry is changing and the needs of passengers are changing as well a study has shown that the sleep phase for people in 18-inch seats is much longer and more intensive than in 17-inch seats as the research has shown one inch makes all the difference onboard comfort is also improved for the a350 crew they now have a proper sleeping cabin for up to six people [Music] and this is the so-called purser bed for me and my personal colleagues that's because it's closest to our interphone and the person is the one in charge of communication who has to make the phone calls and this way you can make your own little comfort zone another super airliner is the boeing triple seven like the a350 it's used by all the leading airlines the cabin equipment is modular and can be converted as required in the triple seven wider seats and improved cabin air are important features many countries have meanwhile placed orders for a special version of the boeing triple seven among them germany's largest airline two as a freighter the triple 7 can really show off its capabilities in this class hardly any other plane can touch it it's one of the most efficient aircraft in the freight sector the non-plus ultra in terms of what money can currently buy on the market the triple 7 has a revolutionary new loading system with which freight containers are loaded on the aircraft by a lifting platform in a specified order each container weighs as much as a small car the heavy containers are first transported to the upper deck of the hold by a sophisticated elevator system and then distributed evenly across its entire area the procedure continues on the middle deck only at the end of the operation is the lower deck field behind the cockpit there's a small kitchen through which the crew members can access the hold captain frank lunza checks the cargo there's not a lot of space left for him to get through anyone used to a passenger cabin will find this a little unusual we've loaded 98 700 kilos of freight i don't know yet the specifics of the cargo i'll get that afterwards from the handling agent ultimately it's freight that's either valuable or that has to be delivered punctually from a to b in here two greyhounds are waiting for takeoff the freight documents have now arrived and are all in order so now to the external inspection of the triple seven a routine exercise for captain lumnitsa who is flying the aircraft to chicago today our technicians have prepared the aircraft and it's now down to me as captain to get my own impression of the condition of the aircraft triple are equipped with the most powerful engines available in commercial aviation they have a diameter of well over 3.5 meters and generate thrust of over 110 000 pounds what makes this pratt and whitney engine so outstanding is a special kind of air compression air is continuously compressed over a number of individual compressors also known as fans before it's mixed with kerosene this mixture is ignited and drives the turbine the turbine exhaust then provides additional thrust and turns this engine into a super engine the boeing triple seven is now ready for departure so it's time to go we're off to chicago and we want to be punctual with a range of 11 000 kilometers the triple seven operates a network of almost 300 destinations from frankfurt back on board the a350 hong kong is already drawing much closer the barn is just crossing the foothills of the himalayas six kilometers below us the six kilometer high tibetan plateau but the aircraft is running well the systems are working excellently and the fuel calculation we made in munich seems to be working out [Music] we'll have enough reserves when we get to hong kong all the other parameters are also keeping the pilots in a good mood this is the most modern commercial aircraft currently on the market and you can really see that too when i compare it with all the other models i've flown so far like the a340 or the a330 this is a completely new generation with a cockpit very similar to the a380 that's due amongst other things to the mouse control and freely assignable monitors the automatic height control for both aircraft is in the middle of the control unit there's also a kind of tablet on each side of the cockpit on which the pilots can look at map material the aircraft now begins its descent the map of hong kong airport has been loaded to prepare for this as expected the aircraft held up very well and flew reliably we're now on our approach and we'll soon have completed ten and a half hours of flying and of course i'm looking forward to the landing and our stay in hong kong but unfortunately the a350 has to take a slight diversion the airspace over hong kong is so crowded that the aircraft has to circle amidst the clouds time for the pilot to switch to manual control in the clouds visibility is down to zero and the pilot has to rely blindly on his instruments suddenly the cloud cover breaks the century that's central there the center of hong kong and on the other side that's kowloon finally the tower gives landing clearance the airport lies on one of hong kong's many islands in the cockpit complete 60 concentration 40 30 20 with the aircraft tells the pilots to reduce speed and activate the brakes everything went well hong kong international airport lies on an island and is almost completely surrounded by water that's why the approach poses no problems the a350 was my first flight to hong kong it worked out quite well we had to fly a bit of a zigzag we don't know why exactly but never mind we're here now a bit late because we had to wait in munich but it all worked well while the crew looks forward to a well-deserved rest the pulsating life of this great metropolis awaits the passengers over 7 million people live here the densely populated city center has an important port and the skyscrapers in the financial center shape the skyline of this great asian city a huge festival celebrating the national holiday takes place here every year on october 1st right near the airport is the base of lsg sky chefs the catering business is a lufthansa subsidiary and the second largest supplier of onboard catering services with a worldwide market share of 20 percent in 2017 the 35 000 employees produced around 696 million meals achieving a turnover of 3.2 billion euro the lsg hong kong warehouse has absolutely everything here the catering for the return flight of the a350 bond is being prepared the trolleys are still empty and have to be filled up with glasses drinks and snacks the packing list from lucanza and then we will follow um the part number here indicated and we will pack according to all the items here and also the quantity everyday cutlery for over 10 000 passengers has to be cleaned and packaged all by hand [Music] cooking for extreme conditions at an altitude of 10 000 meters the sense of taste is altered by low pressure and low humidity the effect of spices is weaker the chefs know exactly which strong flavored dishes bring the taste buds back to life rolls and side dishes are freshly made and then individually packaged more than 10 000 every day the sauces are also a little thicker so they won't be thrown off the plate during turbulence challenging every day more than be executive chef than a hotel because you need to satisfy so many different customers every single day the chef is always there keeping a watchful eye on the preparation of his creations i can cook everything alone for airline all right so i have a team but i need to make sure to bring what i want and my vision of the food i have for the customer they can produce exactly the same [Music] all the food for the return flight of the bun to frankfurt is prepared by three chefs at the same time [Music] and this is just for the business class passengers [Music] the only way to prove yourself and to make your staff trust you is to cook to show them your value and to show them like when you say something you know what you talk about it it's very important that no dish is higher than four and a half centimeters otherwise it will touch the next tray in the tightly packed trolley so here even star chefs like michelle busma have to observe the limits dictated by dimensions the trolleys are packed and can now be loaded through long corridors they are taken to the refrigeration carrier in the control center the orders and alteration requests are processed with so many flights and meals it's extremely important for the chefs to maintain an overview [Music] let's say for stanza we have 66 business class we produce for 66 business lab maybe they are 40 we have 26 extra but this is a top-up safely packed onto the trolley the bonds onboard refreshments begin their journey to the airport there's still time the lufthansa a350 doesn't leave hong kong for another 90 minutes so loading can be carried out as scheduled one trolley after another is loaded onto the refrigerated truck now they drive to the airport the lsg refrigerator trucks dock onto the a350 and the food is unloaded meanwhile the crew is back on board the barn and is preparing for the return flight [Music] in only a few minutes everything is finished and the aircraft sets off for the runway after her successful maiden flight the a350 will from now on fly back and forth from munich to hong kong on a regular basis [Music] demand for modern airliners is growing china in particular is ordering various aircraft models in increasing numbers in fact the people's republic has only recently taken delivery of its 50th a330 this development has prompted the manufacturers to further optimize production first of all we continue the ramp up of vf350 to be ready to deliver on our commitments in 2019 which is 60 aircraft a month another very important subject is the future of mobility aircraft manufacturers want to test new concepts for improving short distance travel we now start to take care of the full mobility experience as long as flying is involved so we look at things from door to door including ground transport about security operations at the airports doing the flight but making it an experience for the passenger one ambitious project is the vahana air taxi which developers see as a way of rising above urban traffic chaos in future using an app passengers call the air taxi and have it fly them to their destinations is being developed by our colleagues in silicon valley vahana which is a tilt wing a single person urban air mobility vehicle vahana is 5.7 meters long and 6.2 meters wide its takeoff weight is only 745 kilograms and most importantly it flies autonomously without a pilot obstacles such as birds or other drones are evaded automatically [Music] the pop-up concept is pursuing a different principle it's actually quite simple on the ground the pop-up drives like a normal vehicle but for longer journeys a huge quadrocopter comes along and docks onto the vehicle when the pop-up reaches its destination the journey can be continued by road and the best thing is that the passengers need neither a pilot's nor a driver's license the electric ground aerial vehicle travels fully automatically a commitment available to look at the future work on the future and take the challenge of the tough commitments the aviation industry has taken for sustainable growth frankfurt airport this is another super airliner the a380 today's flight to texas is something special because onboard the workshop for the future flying lab is being held this flying lab flying lab is our open innovation platform for bringing digitalization closer to people it's an opportunity for our guests to experience live on board what the future of aviation will be like and how flying will change in the future in terms of concepts and approach [Music] today will be about presenting new uniforms and partly about new seats too on flight lh-440 that will be going on in every class whether economy or business class the gigantic jet is ideal for this project as it has plenty of space for a mobile studio after takeoff the mobile studio is set up in record time and after a few minutes the workshop starts the presenters introduce the latest visions for the future and the passengers can watch the presentations live on their smartphones and tablets the almost 11 hours of flying time can also be used for extensive tests of future technical products an opportunity for passengers to take an exclusive look at some new ideas a flight into the future so to speak this newly developed seat the so-called smart chair is something really special the aircraft seat of the future can be heated ergonomically adjusted and contains an integrated cushion with individual settings [Music] on display in the so called cocoon the flight attendants can read any special wishes a passenger may have [Music] when lowered the cocoon greatly enhances passenger privacy at the same time its display makes the onboard entertainment system a very different experience during takeoff and landing the seat automatically reports whether all passengers have their seat belts on or not the seat's colored light signals also make boarding leaving the aircraft easier basically it's about technology it's about research and technology it's about investing innovation and it's about people it's about getting and retaining the best talents being able to attract the talents and the technologies of the future to help us build the aircraft of tomorrow a leap forward to the year 2050 what will the super airliners of the future be like transparent walls bioactive seats interactive onboard entertainment and plenty of room for passengers could all become reality very soon this concept plane has already been developed and presented to the public people really saw how the future could look like and also saw all the opportunities of future virtual reality playing golf transparent windows interesting also question about social media will facebook replace actually meeting and the answer is no we need still to meet and make the journey as short as possible door-to-door including airport immigration checking not just the flight but the complete experience there still seems to be a long way to go from the a350 to the concept plane and the airlines are helping to speed up this development it's a continuous process based on our experience in daily scheduled operations and close contact with the manufacturers we help to develop new solutions for future aircraft which can then later be found in our own fleet the right mix of new technologies will determine the future of air travel and generate even better super airliners for the next millennium aviation can look forward to an exciting future

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Length: 46min 23sec (2783 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 27 2020