Dr. Zalka Csenge VirágSo I caught the recruiting tram again and made more photos for all you dorks 😄
(This is a tram that runs in Budapest that has clear paneling so you can see the inner workings. They use it to recruit engineers and mechanics for public transport.)
Airplanista 🇺🇦@TarkabarkaHolgy Thx for this Zalka, I had no idea a tram needed that much wiring, equipment and tech to zoom down the tracks. Brilliant idea to recruit enginers and spark new career aspirations for young kids. I love Budapest.
Wildduck@Av8rdan @TarkabarkaHolgy I don't remember exactly if it was for a 2000's or a super recent double deck train but I heard that on average, for each meter of length there was 1 km of cables.
I wouldn't be surprised that the same is true for a modern liner airplane ? 😊
I wouldn't be surprised that the same is true for a modern liner airplane ? 😊
@Wildduck @TarkabarkaHolgy
Quick Google for the answer:
"A narrow-body airliner such as the Boeing 737NG has as much as 40 miles of wiring. The wide-body Boeing 747 has 150 miles of wires, but the “Queen of the Skies” is topped by the double-decker Airbus A380, which has over 320 miles of cables.”
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