The Insane Engineering of the 787
Please watch the video and be ready to answer the following questions:
What material engineering went into the structure of the 787 that is unlike airplanes that came before?
How is carbon fibre used when creating the 787?
What does the lack of rivets do to the 787's aerodynamics?
Explain elastic vs plastic strain as an engineering concept.
What advantages do a high aspect ratio provide to the 787
What's a supercritical aerofoil?
What reasons do Boeing have for using a large amount of titanium in the 787?
What role does 3D printing play in manufacturing the 787? How is the Norsk method different than the traditional way of 3D printing metal?
What type of de-icing system does the 787 use? How is this different than most planes?