Jets at Heathrow terminal 4
In Airport Live, Kate Humble, Dallas Campbell and Anita Rani go airside at Heathrow, the world's busiest international hub airport.
In the final episode, Kate Humble sees if she has got what it takes to be an air traffic controller and Anita Rani finds out how tomorrow's planes might offer a quieter future.
Dallas Campbell, whose father used to fly 747s, is at the controls of a flight simulator to see if he can land an A380, the biggest passenger jet in the sky.
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Catch Airport Live on Thursday 20 June at 8pm on BBC Two. For more information and iPlayer links, visit the Airport Live pages on the BBC website.
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