Tonight BBC Jumbo Jet Stripdown

Discodog

http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/rfv5z/engineering-giants--series-1---1-engineering-giants-jumbo-jet-strip-down

The inner workings of some of the world's biggest machines. Engineer-turned-comedian Tom Wrigglesworth and mechanical engineer Rob Bell watch as a 14-year-old Boeing 747 jumbo jet is taken apart and reassembled in an aircraft hangar in Cardiff, and learn what its component parts reveal about how it works. They also visit an aeroplane salvage centre in the Cotswolds to discover what happens to aircraft at the end of their working lives.

Lapin

According to that article there are 20,000 constituent parts to a 747.

I read somewhere during the week that there are 6 million parts.

Anyway, this looks good this evening, cheers for the heads up OP !

b757

Lapin wrote: »

According to that article there are 20,000 constituent parts to a 747.

I read somewhere during the week that there are 6 million parts.

Anyway, this looks good this evening, cheers for the heads up OP !

20,000 main parts.. 6 million including fasteners, etc..

I take it you read the 6 million parts in the "Irish Daily Stars" 5 little facts? :P

Lapin

b757 wrote: »

I take it you read the 6 million parts in the "Irish Daily Stars" 5 little facts? :P

Have you the answer to 14 down in the crossword ?

Lapin

Really enjoying this programme.

Some serious stats involved.

b757

Lapin wrote: »

Really enjoying this programme.

Some serious stats involved.

Wonder when its on next..? Sky plus won't record because 2 programs are recording already..

Am looking forward to it.

The 747 is a great plane, pity 747-8i sales aren't too good..

neris

Good programme. Very interesting to see the extent they go to for safety alone.

Zonda999

Great programme, makes me all the more excited about flying on a BA 744 to New York in three weeks time!

b757 wrote: »

The 747 is a great plane, pity 747-8i sales aren't too good..

It is. If you look at the depth of knowledge of the 747 in the Cardiff maintenance facility too, it would make you wonder about BA's (and many other worldwide airlines) switch from 747's to A380's. So basically all that 747 knowledge is gone when BA no longer operate 747's in about 10 years time

Did anyone catch the reg of the 747 featured by the way?

Foggy43

Zonda999 wrote: »

Did anyone catch the reg of the 747 featured by the way?

G-CIVX

Lustrum

Great shout OP, was very interesting! It's amazing to see things like the inside of a fuel tank, not to mention the 1st class beds!

The aircraft was G-CIVX

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=G-CIVX

Oscar Bravo

A great programme on Victor Xray.

RadioRetro

Enjoyed that immensely, and I'll be watching again on iPlayer just to make sure I haven't missed anything.

Plowman

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coylemj

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The series is called Engineering Giants, the first episode which is called Jumbo Jet strip-down and which was shown on Sunday evening will be repeated as follows..

BBC HD Mon 16th 22:30
BBC2 NI Thu 19th 23:20
BBC2 Wales Thu 19th 23:50

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01l40c5/broadcasts/upcoming

cabla

Great show. Really enjoyed that. Crazy amount of fuel it takes, enough to fill 3,500 cars!!!

A320

Ha the presenter thought the center fuel tank was cramped,its like a hotel compared to a 737 classic!!!