Thread: Airliner chat

Yes a nice looking aircraft - and quite a while since boeing had an all new airframe.

A somewhat different approach to the Airbus A380 - Cattletruck

I wonder what extra distance they will get ? Sydney to New York?

With apparently a largely composite structure, it is a very bold step into unfamiliar territory, although probably no more than Airbus' step into fly by wire.

Unfortunately for Boeing, they have picked a poor time (GFC) to be launching a revolutionary new plane. I suspect most customers will prefer to stick with something more familiar, at least until someone more adventurous has a few in trouble free service!

John

I have an email with a PDF that shows the strange shapped super critical wing....and heaps of other shots from around the plane landing gear etc etc..

Ian sent it to me this morning

Despite the high percentage of Carbon Reinforced Plastic they reckon it passes all the lightening test standards. But they said that about the chopper in the North Sea that had it's crp/titanium tail rotor blown off

You are right about the GFC John. However I'd rather be Boeing pushing the most fuel efficient airliner ever than Airbus pushing the biggest airplane in the world. They have to be full or near full or your airline bleeds. I read that an empty 747 costs 75% as much to operate as a full 747

@DB they are already using super critical wings on the 777.

beautiful.. but so damn boring to fly I'll bet

Bring back TEX I say

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

Despite the high percentage of Carbon Reinforced Plastic they reckon it passes all the lightening test standards. But they said that about the chopper in the North Sea that had it's crp/titanium tail rotor blown off

You are right about the GFC John. However I'd rather be Boeing pushing the most fuel efficient airliner ever than Airbus pushing the biggest airplane in the world. They have to be full or near full or your airline bleeds. I read that an empty 747 costs 75% as much to operate as a full 747

@DB they are already using super critical wings on the 777.

oh ok Ian led me to believe that a lof of things on this plain are already tried and tested on the bowings...he said its the stuff on the inside and the materials used if proven will make the plane exceptional.....looking at the photo's I think the wing looks a lot different than a 777....move curve but....when Ian was telling me he made it sound like there was a difference with the wing design..

he is 777 qualified......but I may have just misunderstood what he said

The more i read on that gadget, the more i like it.. Electric brakes, bleedless engines, they have even done away with the windowshades and are using LCD. A real clean sheet design. I love it when a company throws away the norms and starts fresh. Don't think we will see one in australia till 2011...