Richard Hammond's National Geographic Engineering Connections - (S01E01) Airbus A380: The Airbus A380 is scheduled for its maiden flight in less than 12 months, and the team in Toulouse, France knows the entire world will be watching. While they slowly assemble the massive fuselage sections and giant wings, production snafus threaten to ground the entire project = and the pressure faced by the team begins to show.As the pieces are joined together like a giant jigsaw puzzle, dramatic tests are carried out on the Rolls Royce engines that will power the A390 and the landing gear that must support its enormous weight. Genres: Documentary

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