British Airways Boeing 747-400 in D-Check
What it is
An Engineering Giants documentary episode following a British Airways Boeing 747-400 through a D-check, the heaviest maintenance inspection, in Cardiff. The aircraft is stripped down and inspected nearly everywhere.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a great look at how thoroughly airliners are inspected and rebuilt, and cited in aviation maintenance discussions.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2012, last 2017
What HN commenters said
“The BBC has a great documentary on a BA 747-400 D-check that has been posted on Youtube”
BBC documentary on a 747-400 D-check, the heaviest maintenance inspection.
maximilianburke, 2012-10 · Recommendation · in “Discovery Channel's Inside a Jet Crash”
“Another favorite aviation-related one, though more pop-sci-oriented, is this look at a 747 going through a D ("heavy maintenance") check”
Pop-sci look at a 747 taken apart and reassembled in heavy maintenance.
ubernostrum, 2016-09 · Recommendation · in “Rolls-Royce’s single-crystal turbine blade casting foundry”
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Topics: boeing 747, d-check, british airways, heavy maintenance, aviation
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