How a Jet Airliner Works

Take a thorough look inside a modern jet passenger aircraft. Electronics, hydraulics, flight control surfaces, fuel system, water and waste, lighting, and more!

How a Jet Airliner Works

Take a thorough look inside a modern jet passenger aircraft. Electronics, hydraulics, flight control surfaces, fuel system, water and waste, lighting, and more!

 

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:15 Airframe

03:43 Windows

04:17 Doors

05:30 Wings and flight control surfaces

06:30 Secondary flight control surfaces

08:10 Landing gear

10:16 Engines

11:04 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)

12:14 Fuel

15:21 Air management

16:20 Anti-ice and fog

16:55 Electrical

17:58 Hydraulics

19:52 Water and waste

21:19 Emergency systems

23:46 Crew areas

24:36 External lighting and antennas