Aircraft Insustry - Flying an Airbus A380 - video of what pilots do when a plane engine blows - by Erica Elkhershi

Airbus A389

Engine failure is not something many of us want to think about when boarding the world's largest passenger airliner, but it is reassuring to know it is a scenario all pilots will have experienced many times before - albeit in a simulator. British Airways uses a £10 million simulator, housed in a hanger on the outskirts of Heathrow, to train the pilots that fly the "superjumbo".

Inside, it is an exact replica of the aircraft’s cockpit, with its countless screens and switches. A wraparound virtual window makes the experience even more realistic. It is the carrier’s 16th simulator (one for every model it flies), and the majority can be experienced by members of the public for a fee.

"The simulator enables training to be done more cost effectively," explains Captain Dewbury. "It also allows us to go through complex failures, which obviously you could never look at on the aeroplane. In this particular video, he demonstrates what pilots would do if an A380 had a single engine failure - an incident that happened for real in 2010.

 Read more: Video: Flying an Airbus A380: what pilots do when a plane engine blows - Telegraph