SciShow
The World’s Biggest Aircraft Can Fly for a Week
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a... peach emoji? The Airlander 10 is the world's biggest currently operational aircraft, and though it won't be setting any speed records, it may hold the key to greener, more sustainable commercial and...
TED Talks
TED: Meet methane, the invisible climate villain | Marcelo Mena
A landfill on fire doesn't only emit a horrid stench — it has devastating consequences for the environment, too. The culprit is methane, an often underestimated greenhouse gas produced in large part by food systems, organic waste and...
SciShow
Boom Boom Thump: How to Make Quieter Supersonic Planes
Supersonic jets like the Concorde face concerns over safety, high carbon output, and cost. They also make loud sonic booms so loud that only transoceanic flights are legal. Now one NASA program is trying to make a quiet supersonic plane...
SciShow
Should We Put Wind Turbines on Kites?
The future of wind energy is solarpunk. At least according to some manufacturers who want to put wind turbines on kites, blimps, or just generally up in the air where wind can generate green energy and fight climate change more efficiently.
SciShow
A Surprisingly Simple Secret to Supersonic Flight
Making a faster plane takes more than building better engines and structures. To go supersonic, engineers had to solve hundreds of problems -- including ditching one of the biggest assumptions in aerodynamics!
SciShow
5 More Strange Flying Machines
In our last list of strange aircraft, we stuck to covering the weirdest jets to take to the sky, but there are plenty of other types of bizarre flying machines out there! In this episode, Hank will tell you about five other unlikely...
SciShow
5 Bizarre Aircraft That Pushed the Boundaries of Engineering
You might think most planes look the same, but here are five of the most bizarre aircraft that, no matter their appearance, still managed to fly.
Curated Video
USA: CALIFORNIA: 1940'S FIGHTER PLANES COMMEMORATE END OF WWII
English/Nat
Over one hundred 1940s fighter planes are making an 18-day tour of the United States to commemorate the end of World War Two.
On Monday, the vintage aircraft took off from California on their grand journey which will ...
Curated Video
WRAP Airport, cleanup of oil spill, destruction, voxpops, bridge being repaired
1. Wide of Middle East Airlines plane landing on Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport
2. Various of plane moving across tarmac
3. Pilots greeting from cockpit's window
4. Lebanese soldiers
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mohammed...
Curated Video
WRAP:Concorde granted air worthiness certificate in France & UK
Heathrow, London
1. Wide shot Concorde on tarmac
2. Various man cleaning
3. Reinforced fuel tanks
4. Pan from fuel tanks to wheels
5. Cockpit
6. Front view of Concorde
7. People coming down steps
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike...
Crash Course
To The Moon & Mars - Aerospace Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #34
This week we’re exploring aerospace engineering and its two main fields: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. We’ll explore life & buoyancy, propulsion systems, and the challenges of managing the human body in space.
SciShow
Where Are All the Electric Airplanes
Clean, renewable energy is becoming more and more common in our everyday lives. But, as our cars and buildings become more green, tens of thousands of airplanes fly every day using petroleum-based fuel, and there's seemingly no end in...
TED Talks
TED: The science behind a climate headline | Rachel Pike
In 4 minutes, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of the massive scientific effort behind the bold headlines on climate change, with her team -- one of thousands who contributed -- taking a risky flight over the rainforest...
SciShow
What the Wright Brothers Should Actually Be Famous For
For the pioneers of human aviation, one of the trickiest problems was figuring out how to steer the early craft. Then, the Wright Brothers changed everything by using bike parts and watching birds.
MinutePhysics
How Airplanes Are Made
Behind-the-Scenes of an Airbus A350 being built! Thanks to the folks at Airbus for bringing me to France, Germany, & the UK to visit their headquarters and facilities and see so much incredible engineering. As you can probably tell from...
Crash Course
Mechanical Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #3
Today we continue our tour through the major fields of engineering with a look at mechanical engineering, beginning with the steam engine. We’ll discuss aircraft, the development of aerospace engineering, and take a look into the future...
TED Talks
TED: 3 ways to make flying more climate-friendly | Ryah Whalen
Air travel opens our eyes to the world, but it also comes at a high cost to the environment. Piloting us into a future of green aviation, innovator Ryah Whalen shares three ways to lower the industry's carbon footprint through smarter...
TED Talks
TED: Photos of Africa, taken from a flying lawn chair | George Steinmetz
George Steinmetz's spectacular photos show Africa from the air, taken from the world's slowest, lightest aircraft. Join Steinmetz to discover the surprising historical, ecological and sociopolitical patterns that emerge when you go low...
SciShow
5 More Strange Flying Machines
In our last list of strange aircraft, we stuck to covering the weirdest jets to take to the sky, but there are plenty of other types of bizarre flying machines out there! In this episode, Hank will tell you about five other unlikely...
SciShow
5 Bizarre Aircraft That Pushed the Boundaries of Engineering
You might think most planes look the same, but here are five of the most bizarre aircraft that, no matter their appearance, still managed to fly. Chapters SR-71 BLACKBIRD 1:20 GRUMMAN X-29 3:01 AERO SPACELINES 377PG 5:14 BOEING...
TED Talks
TED: How germs travel on planes -- and how we can stop them | Raymond Wang
Raymond Wang is only 17 years old, but he's already helping to build a healthier future. using fluid dynamics, he created computational simulations of how air moves on airplanes, and what he found is disturbing -- when a person sneezes...
TED Talks
TED: How autonomous flying taxis could change the way you travel | Rodin Lyasoff
Flight is about to get a lot more personal, says aviation entrepreneur Rodin Lyasoff. In this visionary talk, he imagines a new golden age of air travel in which small, autonomous air taxis allow us to bypass traffic jams and...
TED Talks
TED: Meet the dazzling flying machines of the future | Raffaello D'Andrea
When you hear the word "drone," you probably think of something either very useful or very scary. But could they have aesthetic value? Autonomous systems expert Raffaello D'Andrea develops flying machines, and his latest projects are...
SciShow
Electric Airplanes for the Future!
Hank tells us the outcome of the 2011 Green Flight Challenge and tells us why electric airplanes are the future of air travel.