Aircraft Boneyard Insights

Aircraft Boneyard Insights

Assessment

Interactive Video

Other

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Lucas Foster

FREE Resource

The video covers the final flight of an aircraft from Alaska to New Mexico, where it will be retired. The narrator shares their experience on the flight, highlighting the absence of other passengers and the unique opportunity to explore the plane. The journey ends at an aviation boneyard, where the plane will be dismantled for parts. The video also explores the boneyard, showcasing the fate of retired aircraft and the process of harvesting parts.

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final destination of the aircraft after its last flight?

New York

California

New Mexico

Texas

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many times has the aircraft been in the air before its retirement?

41,000 times

10,000 times

20,000 times

30,000 times

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was unique about the narrator's experience on the last commercial flight?

The flight was delayed

There were no other passengers

The plane was full of passengers

The plane had a mechanical issue

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the aviation boneyard described as?

A playground for aircraft enthusiasts

A place for new aircraft

A museum for old planes

A repair center for damaged planes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many American planes are currently in the boneyard?

50

75

150

103

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the planes in the boneyard?

They are used for pilot training

They are displayed in a museum

They are repaired and flown again

They are stripped for parts or crushed

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the narrator compare the first plane crush to?

A first flight

A first relationship

A first job

A first car