MegaWorld: France
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: MegaWorld: Big Science, Big Tech, Big World
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Technology
- Produced By: Exploration Production Inc.
- Year: 2006
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 46m
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MegaWorld: France explores that country's cutting-edge contributions transforming science in the air, on the sea and on land. Highlights include the construction of the massive "wingbox" at the heart of the new Airbus - the largest passenger plane in the world, the French Navy's specialized dive team, and the NH90 Eurocopter, the world's first fly-by-wire helicopter. Also see the Ariane 5 rocket, the strongest rocket on the planet, and the Paul Ricard Race Track, where F1 drivers learn to drive to the max without killing themselves.