Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
How does an airplane bank, turn or land safely? It all comes down to actuators, which serve as the aircraft’s hidden muscles! Join Sofia, Elliott, Bess, Sam and Jade as they take you behind the scenes of this key technology in this new episode of Flight Club. Explore these essential mechanisms that make every movement possible, from the flight controls we use today to the innovations shaping the aircraft of the future!
How does an airplane bank, turn or land safely? It all comes down to actuators, which serve as the aircraft’s hidden muscles! Join Sofia, Elliott, Bess, Sam and Jade as they take you behind the scenes of this key technology in this new episode of Flight Club. Explore these essential mechanisms that make every movement possible, from the flight controls we use today to the innovations shaping the aircraft of the future!
