Hi folks,
In about a month time I have to present to my class at school. It must be in English (I am native Dutch). It can be about anything I want to be (preferably something you like/you are comfortable with). I was planning to do my presentation about the history of commercial aviation. It should remain interesting to the audience so I cannot talk too specific about certain subjects (I'm in high school, no aviation related school. Students are 15-17 years old).
I was wondering if any of you could share some facts about the history of commercial aviation. For example, how the 747 made flying cheaper and more accessible, how speed was important during the 50's and 60's (and how now price is priority), the 'battle' between Europe's Concorde and the US' 747 (speed vs quantity, how the 747 won that). That sort of stuff.
Generally, nobody gives a damn about aviation so I should really try my best to present something interesting to the average joe. ;D That's why I could use your help!
Images and videos are also very welcome seeing as it will be a PowerPoint presentation. Surely I will use this (http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/travel-ads-1950s/10) (once again, thanks so much for posting this!).
Feedback is welcome, perhaps suggestions for a different subject is fine as well (as long as it's about aviation), if you think this is a subject that is boring...
Ilyushin
You could talk about rail vs air.
The 380 vs smaller more fuel efficient planes
Talk about airport capacity in thr 21st century.
Heck, talk about runway 36L at schiphol.
talk about how it is all about moving ppl and freight... no more pianos and lounges
Quote from: swiftus27 on April 13, 2011, 08:03:37 PM
You could talk about rail vs air.
The 380 vs smaller more fuel efficient planes
Talk about airport capacity in thr 21st century.
Heck, talk about runway 36L at schiphol.
talk about how it is all about moving ppl and freight... no more pianos and lounges
I doubt people would care about airport capacity and the Polderbaan, but I'll consider the other ones yes, those are good ones, thanks a lot! :)
Pax = self loading cargo. ;D That would make a fun conclusion...
lol whats so interesting about runway 36L at schipol??? just curious
Quote from: J. Oates on April 13, 2011, 08:12:39 PM
lol whats so interesting about runway 36L at schipol??? just curious
Other than that it has a freaking taxi time of 3 months, nothing I guess.
Ilyushin I see your point... Many people are not so interested in Aviation, its an either LOVE or Don't Care thing unfortunately. I would focus on funny sides of it... like cheap airlines and additional charges ( you could make a few jokes about that) Or if your wanting to keep it serious you probably going to have to focus on holidays to sunny places, I don't think you could make an interesting presentation to students that aren't interested in aviation, I've tried many times haha :) good luck mate !
Quote from: J. Oates on April 13, 2011, 08:16:49 PM
Ilyushin I see your point... Many people are not so interested in Aviation, its an either LOVE or Don't Care thing unfortunately. I would focus on funny sides of it... like cheap airlines and additional charges ( you could make a few jokes about that) Or if your wanting to keep it serious you probably going to have to focus on holidays to sunny places, I don't think you could make an interesting presentation to students that aren't interested in aviation, I've tried many times haha :) good luck mate !
Thanks for the help and support ;D
I tried it before, it was about the safety of aviation, how we learned from crashes etc ::)
Nobody gives a crap. :P
Have you ever watched Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections? Maybe such a concept makes stuff a little more interesting to the "general public". You could even use short clips from the episode where he explains the Airbus A380 in your presentation. Everyone likes a piano being smashed. ;)
research the history of Boeing, its a good story and a lot of history involved with it,
Thanks, very helpful. Good advise. Will surely do something with that!
Also I bet people will be impressed by the Tu-114 - flying at jet speed with propellers. ;D
Explain counter rotating props on the 114...
36l is a feat of engineering. How much concrete went into it?
Quote from: swiftus27 on April 13, 2011, 08:50:53 PM
Explain counter rotating props on the 114...
36l is a feat of engineering. How much concrete went into it?
People don't care about contra rotating propellers. And it's off topic. :P
Then try to find as much facts as you can about the "affiliation" between pilots and flight attendants (as is always assumed by the general public), and present these in a nice way. :laugh:
Most people don't know the Concorde was the 2nd Super-Sonic Transport (SST) built--the Tu-144 was before the Concorde.
I'm in high school too so I know what your going through. Unfortunately unless it has gore or funny in it, they're not gonna care anyways. Make some comparisons of fuel economy of old planes. Show a picture of the black smoke that spilled out of the engines of DC-8 at takeoff. Then you could crack a joke about that. Then how they evolved into a more efficient mode of transport than driving. Although its not the most interesting thing, fuel mileage is something people can relate to and somewhat know about.
Good luck man!
-Scott
Quote from: LemonButt on April 13, 2011, 09:51:17 PM
Most people don't know the Concorde was the 2nd Super-Sonic Transport (SST) built--the Tu-144 was before the Concorde.
It may have been built first but the concordski was rushed out too early and it crashed at the paris air show because of it
Quote from: LemonButt on April 13, 2011, 09:51:17 PM
Most people don't know the Concorde was the 2nd Super-Sonic Transport (SST) built--the Tu-144 was before the Concorde.
Still it was stolen and spied out technology... proved by several investigations...
Jona L.
Quote from: Jona L. on April 14, 2011, 06:14:41 PM
Still it was stolen and spied out technology... proved by several investigations...
Jona L.
Just like a few other
Russian Soviet airliners. ;D
Quote from: Ilyushin on April 14, 2011, 06:16:48 PM
Just like a few other Russian Soviet airliners. ;D
Guess why I dislike them :P
that, and their fuel and maintenance bills....
Quote from: Jona L. on April 14, 2011, 06:21:19 PM
Guess why I dislike them :P
Because they're Soviet?
Quote from: Jona L. on April 14, 2011, 06:21:19 PM
Guess why I dislike them :P
that, and their fuel and maintenance bills....
Well they have a low acquiring price to compensate. :)
And stolen designs or not - the Il-62 still looks better than the VC-10, etc. But that's a matter of opinion, of course.
Quote from: Frogiton on April 14, 2011, 04:51:04 AM
I'm in high school too so I know what your going through. Unfortunately unless it has gore or funny in it, they're not gonna care anyways. Make some comparisons of fuel economy of old planes. Show a picture of the black smoke that spilled out of the engines of DC-8 at takeoff. Then you could crack a joke about that. Then how they evolved into a more efficient mode of transport than driving. Although its not the most interesting thing, fuel mileage is something people can relate to and somewhat know about.
Good luck man!
-Scott
Fuel economy sounds good, they will be amazed I guess. Thanks for the advise mate.
Ilyushin
Since this is English class..
Advise is a verb. You advise someone
Advice is a noun. You offer advice to someone
Quote from: swiftus27 on April 14, 2011, 07:42:50 PM
Since this is English class..
Advise is a verb. You advise someone
Advice is a noun. You offer advice to someone
/care. My English is perfectly understandable, better than some Americans, even...
I was just trying to help, man. It is like saying aircrafts... aircraft is one of those few words that is singular and plural
Quote from: swiftus27 on April 14, 2011, 08:15:06 PM
I was just trying to help, man. It is like saying aircrafts... aircraft is one of those few words that is singular and plural
Well, sorry then... I didn't mean to be harsh. I just don't really like to be corrected on my English (neither on my Dutch) because people who do that (especially in real life) just sound like annoying perfectionists. :P
If it weren't a thread entitled english presentation, id never correct it. If and when you are done with your powerpoint, I can check it over if you want me to
Quote from: swiftus27 on April 14, 2011, 09:35:02 PM
If it weren't a thread entitled english presentation, id never correct it. If and when you are done with your powerpoint, I can check it over if you want me to
Yeah sure, but the powerpoint won't have lots of sentences... mainly images and videos. I can't have a paper to peek at so I have to know my presentation by heart and I can only use the powerpoint as a form of support.
Quote from: swiftus27 on April 14, 2011, 09:35:02 PM
If it weren't a thread entitled english presentation, id never correct it. If and when you are done with your powerpoint, I can check it over if you want me to
Since this is English class..
"I would" is always abbreviated to I'd (with a capital I), not id.
Regarding grammar, you should have said: "I'd never have corrected it", since your sentence refers to a past event which has already happened, instead of an event which still has to happen.
I'm on my cell phone. It picks and chooses what it wants to capitalize for me. Ball busters here today. I've been published in the past. Yes, I do know how to properly use contractions and indefinite articles
Quote from: Jona L. on April 15, 2011, 11:14:07 PM
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That's what I thought when you told me that, yup. ;D
Quote from: Ilyushin on April 16, 2011, 11:52:30 AM
That's what I thought when you told me that, yup. ;D
he he ;D
but true! I'd never board a russian plane or a plane being built in a former soviet country or flown by an airline from one of the named countries.. (so no Wizzair, Aeroflot, or whatever)
But I don't wanna sound to racist, so I better drop off by here....
Jona L.
Isn't Wizzair a Hungarian airline flying 320s?
And Aeroflot flies A320, A330, B777, and A350/B787 in the future as well.
Edit: And upcoming Russian aircraft like the Irkut MS-21 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irkut_MS-21) look like they are firm competitors to Western built aircraft either.
Quote from: Quinoky on April 16, 2011, 02:39:23 PM
And Aeroflot flies A320, A330, B777, and A350/B787 in the future as well.
Edit: And upcoming Russian aircraft like the Irkut MS-21 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irkut_MS-21) look like they are firm competitors to Western built aircraft either.
Aeroflot has flown the B777 from 1998 to 2005 and got rid of them, but they got new ones on order now. ;D
Can't wait to see those beauties in the Aeroflot livery.
I'd love to fly in a Sukhoi Superjet 100. It looks like a safe plane and a decent competitor to western RJs, and it would be an interesting experience to fly in a good russian bird.
Spent an hour creating the powerpoint now... Started at the 1910s, I'm about to begin with the 1950s now. Now it gets interesting for me. ;D
Quote from: swiftus27 on April 13, 2011, 08:03:37 PM
You could talk about rail vs air.
I wouldn't do that in a continent with over 8.000 miles of dedicated High speed Rail lines with speeds up to 220 miles per hour... Where trunk aviation routes were forced out of competition in favour of High Speed trains like the TGV and ICE.
Quote from: Maarten Otto on May 06, 2011, 10:22:45 AM
I wouldn't do that in a continent with over 8.000 miles of dedicated High speed Rail lines with speeds up to 220 miles per hour... Where trunk aviation routes were forced out of competition in favour of High Speed trains like the TGV and ICE.
But that indeed could provide an interesting presentation - after all, the common understanding is that air travel is the fastest (and most convenient) way of travel.
Paris to Brussels (City centre to City centre) in just 1h30 can't be done using planes...
Made this short video yesterday afternoon while trainspotting along the Ligne a Grande Vitesse Nord Europe (Near Lille)
- TGV to Lille: http://www.youtube.com/user/MaartenOtto?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/8h45FzKTc9k
- Eurostar to London: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-mAnx0tzx4&feature=player_profilepage
As far as i remembered, Scandinavian Airlines was the first airline to take the short cut over the north pole on their way to America and Tokyo, which resulted in shaving off a lot of flight time and kilometres.
Quote from: Ilyushin on April 14, 2011, 09:21:35 PM
Well, sorry then... I didn't mean to be harsh. I just don't really like to be corrected on my English (neither on my Dutch) because people who do that (especially in real life) just sound like annoying perfectionists. :P
True that , my sister is pretty annoying when it comes to that.
Tomorrow is the big day... not sure whether to think like ;D or like :'(
Quote from: Ilyushin on May 26, 2011, 05:22:42 PM
Tomorrow is the big day... not sure whether to think like ;D or like :'(
Good Luck Ilyushin. BTW It's not an exam project is it?
Edit: This might sound gay or stupid, but unlike other danish students i don't dope myself with a lot of calming drugs, i listen to this right up to my presentations and exams :) Works pretty well for me :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqmwsxFOK4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqmwsxFOK4)
Once i forgot my earphones so i couldn't listen to it, and then my presentation totally went wrong :(
Nah, the subject of my exam project next year will be 'How do airplanes fly?' ;D
Quote from: Ilyushin on May 26, 2011, 05:56:06 PM
Nah, the subject of my exam project next year will be 'How do airplanes fly?' ;D
Hehe cool. Just curious now. What are you studying? ???
Quote from: MRFREAK on May 26, 2011, 05:59:21 PM
Hehe cool. Just curious now. What are you studying? ???
I'm 16, just high school. ;)
For all the haters on AWS, I'll include a beautiful Ilyushin Il-62 dedication video at the end of my presentation. <3 <3 <3 :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Oh okay :)
But about the Ilyushin Il-62 dedication video. Are you trying to make people scared of flying?!?!?!?! :laugh:
Quote from: MRFREAK on May 26, 2011, 06:55:32 PM
Oh okay :)
But about the Ilyushin Il-62 dedication video. Are you trying to make people scared of flying?!?!?!?! :laugh:
Grr >:(...!!
:P
I'll do the presentation without use of paper again.. :) makes me proud of myself lol
And hopefully that will do a good thing to my mark :P
I just did the presentation in front of the mirror twice and it took like 15 minutes each... we're supposed to talk 10 mins max.. so I scrapped some stuff from my powerpoint. >:(
Nah. Russian planes is kinda charming.
But i must say, we are totally different. When i have made my powerpoint i usually just check that everything is, as it should be, once. After that when i make presentation, i use the powerpoint as a list of hints for myself what i am going to talk about. I usually go over the time, so people who has to make a presentation after me usually gets angry at me. :'(
I usually get confused when i read my stuff and practice my presantation over and over again and get bad marks. :-[
As my idol the german bikerider Jens Voigt says; "geniouses controls chaos, only dumb people needs everything organized" :laugh:
Quote from: MRFREAK on May 26, 2011, 05:55:18 PM
Edit: This might sound gay or stupid, but unlike other danish students i don't dope myself with a lot of calming drugs, i listen to this right up to my presentations and exams :) Works pretty well for me :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqmwsxFOK4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqmwsxFOK4)
Once i forgot my earphones so i couldn't listen to it, and then my presentation totally went wrong :(
That's beautiful!
Quote from: MRFREAK on May 26, 2011, 07:31:58 PM
Nah. Russian planes is kinda charming.
But i must say, we are totally different. When i have made my powerpoint i usually just check that everything is, as it should be, once. After that when i make presentation, i use the powerpoint as a list of hints for myself what i am going to talk about. I usually go over the time, so people who has to make a presentation after me usually gets angry at me. :'(
I usually get confused when i read my stuff and practice my presantation over and over again and get bad marks. :-[
As my idol the german bikerider Jens Voigt says; "geniouses controls chaos, only dumb people needs everything organized" :laugh:
Yes I use my powerpoint as a 'back up' too. But many students who I have seen presenting now already use a paper as support with basically everything they'll have to say on it, and some almost read all of their presentation from a paper. And I'll do it without one, using only my powerpoint :)
I'll definitely go over time too...
And that quote sounds pretty logical ;D
Quote from: Ilyushin on May 26, 2011, 05:22:42 PMTomorrow is the big day... not sure whether to think like ;D or like :'(
Good luck! ;D
Quote from: Ilyushin on May 26, 2011, 05:56:06 PMNah, the subject of my exam project next year will be 'How do airplanes fly?' ;D
That subject sounds familiar to me :laugh:
Quote from: Ilyushin on May 26, 2011, 07:13:04 PMI just did the presentation in front of the mirror twice and it took like 15 minutes each... we're supposed to talk 10 mins max.. so I scrapped some stuff from my powerpoint. >:(
For my 'flight controls' project, we had to do a presentation in which we had to talk 8 minutes max. each (we were a group of 7 guys). When I'd prepared, my part took about 6 minutes. At the real presentation I was talking for 15 minutes and still not finished, so the teacher interrupted by saying he wanted to be home for dinner :-[ Luckily, I got a good mark for the presentation ;D
Quote from: MRFREAK on May 26, 2011, 05:55:18 PM
This might sound gay or stupid, but unlike other danish students i don't dope myself with a lot of calming drugs, i listen to this right up to my presentations and exams :) Works pretty well for me :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqmwsxFOK4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqmwsxFOK4)
Once i forgot my earphones so i couldn't listen to it, and then my presentation totally went wrong :(
If you like Japanese themed music try these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKwT4y3rkOE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKwT4y3rkOE)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8aNKi1z_g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8aNKi1z_g)
I like this better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdyC1BrQd6g
Quote from: Ilyushin on May 26, 2011, 08:37:50 PM
And some almost read all of their presentation from a paper.
My old teacher could kill students who did that, just using her eyes. (She's so effin' evil!)
Quote from: alexgv1 on May 26, 2011, 08:58:20 PM
If you like Japanese themed music try these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKwT4y3rkOE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKwT4y3rkOE)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8aNKi1z_g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT8aNKi1z_g)
That sounds awesome! especially the first one :)
Quote from: Quinoky on May 26, 2011, 09:49:19 PM
I like this better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdyC1BrQd6g
The male singer is so friggin' badass! :laugh:
This one is pretty neat aswell :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RElxmGzsiI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RElxmGzsiI)
Quote from: Quinoky on May 26, 2011, 09:49:19 PM
I like this better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdyC1BrQd6g
I love this movie (in Tamil, it's funnier than the English "translation")
It went well, but the movies on my PowerPoint did not work :'((((( I hate this!
Hehe... I'm in maths class now, posting from my phone.
Quote from: Ilyushin on May 27, 2011, 10:56:59 AM
but the movies on my PowerPoint did not work :'((((( I hate this!
What a bummer... :-\
Quote from: Ilyushin on May 27, 2011, 10:56:59 AMIt went well, but the movies on my PowerPoint did not work :'((((( I hate this!
If you save the powerpoint presentation on a USB stick or something, you need to save the original video on the same USB stick to allow the movie to be played when you show your presentation ;)
Quote from: TK1244 on May 27, 2011, 09:37:56 PM
If you save the powerpoint presentation on a USB stick or something, you need to save the original video on the same USB stick to allow the movie to be played when you show your presentation ;)
Now that mention it, you're right :)
gah