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Wow, so this is a simulator. I've never seen any simulator like this at the video arcade.

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Well, it's not exactly like the arcade. This is U.S. Airways' new Airbus A320 simulator.

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We use it to train our pilots on our new Airbus aircraft.

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In fact, we can simulate anything that the real aircraft can do.

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I'm one of the treehouse detectives, and we're trying to win a contest.

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But first, we need to know more about the force of thrust. Can you help us?

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Well, I hope I can.

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We learned that we need to know more about thrust.

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Well, thrust is one of the forces acting on the aircraft in flight,

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produced by the engines, which propel the aircraft through the air.

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Why does our plane bank to the left?

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The movement of the ailerons creates drag,

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and this drag tends to move the nose away from the direction of the turn.

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We compensate for this with the rudder.

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Wow, the Airbus must be really heavy.

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The Airbus is quite heavy. It can weigh up to 205,000 pounds. It's 100 tons.

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It can carry 169 people, 50,000 pounds of fuel, and 16,800 pounds of cargo.

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With all this weight, the Airbus must need a lot of thrust.

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You're right. The Airbus has an incredible amount of thrust.

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In fact, each engine can produce up to 32,000 pounds of thrust.

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That is a lot of thrust. I think we need to know about thrust and weight.

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Well, you're right. There's great experiments you can perform

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that will help you to understand that relationship better.

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That's a good idea. I'll see what I can find.

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Thanks for letting me see the simulator.

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You're welcome, Dick. Good luck on your contest.