Don't let learning about airplanes be a drag. An instructional video explains how advances in technology led to planes that can fly higher, resulting in less drag, less fuel, and the need for a pressurized cabin. It also explains why square windows went out of fashion.

Concepts

airplanes, planes, air pressure

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide pupils with cloze notes to fill in during the video
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should have experience with physics concepts like drag and stress
• It is helpful if individuals have seen the "Material Properties 101" video in the Real Engineering playlist 
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video is incredibly short but informative
• Explanations are clear and concise
  

Cons

• None