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width:100%; height: 100%;\">\u003Cspan class=\"Btn--circle isCenter\">\u003Ci class=\"Icon Icon--playBig\">\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>Challenge:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Equip students at four European vocational technical schools to design and build four fully functional, 1:32 scale replicas of Airbus A380 jets as part of the BAC Pro Machining Technician (TU) program.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e2017c36a425cd970b-800wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63542\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e2017c36a425cd970b-800wi.jpg.webp 399w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e2017c36a425cd970b-800wi-224x300.jpg.webp 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Solution:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Leverage SolidWorks Education Edition software to execute every step of the project, from initial design and modeling to testing, simulation, and manufacturing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> Results:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>• Assembled and flew four mini Airbus A380 jets\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>• Drove teamwork across four vocational schools\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>• Supported two-year TU study project\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>• Facilitated cross-institutional collaboration\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e2017d40d2ae3e970c-800wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63543\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e2017d40d2ae3e970c-800wi.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e2017d40d2ae3e970c-800wi-300x216.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003Ca class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F3\u002F6a00d83451706569e2017c36a4265c970b.jpg\" style=\"display: inline;\" data-id=\"63544\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Amazing what students can do when given the opportunity. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Complete case study: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Flycc3a9erenc3a9_casestudy_r3.pdf\" data-id=\"63544\">https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Flycc3a9erenc3a9_casestudy_r3.pdf\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thank you Valerie Lecolle, SolidWorks Education team, for creating this story across 4 countries.  Marie\u003C\u002Fp>","2013-02-07T12:00:00",{"node":34,"__typename":45},{"nicename":35,"description":36,"slug":37,"name":38,"firstName":39,"lastName":40,"avatar":41,"__typename":44},"marie-planchard","Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. 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