Kevin's Supersize Salvage

The Airbus A320 is one of the world's most successful planes in the world. They land on every continent and an A320 takes off or lands every 1.6 seconds. But what happens when they are no longer in use?

Science
Released 2014
Broadcaster Channel 4
Key Personnel
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Tom Brisley

CEO & Creative Director

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Kevin McCloud leads a giant upcycling experiment to turn one plane into hundreds of amazing new products

Kevin s Supersize Salvage

The Airbus A320 is one of the world's most successful planes in the world. They land on every continent and an A320 takes off or lands every 1.6 seconds. But what happens when they are no longer in use?

Kevin McCloud tasks three designers with finding a new use for every single piece of an Airbus A320, leaving only an empty hangar behind them. It's a transformation on an unprecedented scale and Kevin's largest recycling project to date. If they can pull it off they'll prove that the sky's not the limit.

Introduction

The Airbus A320 is one of the world's most successful planes in the world. They land on every continent and an A320 takes off or lands every 1.6 seconds. But what happens when they are no longer in use?

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