Posted on 01/26/2020 1:19:22 PM PST by BenLurkin
The world's longest and largest twin-engine airliner, the Boeing 777-9X, has finally taken to the skies for its maiden flight, offering a ray of hope for the troubled US aviation company following months of grim headlines.
After days of abysmal weather, airplane WH-001 took from Paine Field, home of Boeing's wide-body factory, north of Seattle, on Saturday morning.
The flight had been postponed twice earlier in the week because of poor conditions, but as the aircraft taxied past the press viewing area ahead of takeoff, a rainbow appeared -- perhaps offering a positive portent.
When the moment did finally arrive, WH-001 was greeted by a light eight knot tailwind, six miles visibility, and broken clouds at 3,000 feet as it rocketed down runway 34Left at 9:08 a.m. local time.
As Boeing's newest flagship quickly gathered speed, it left a torrent of spray in its wake. After a takeoff roll of just 30 seconds, the behemoth rotated gracefully into the skies.
The relieved and excited crowd erupted into thunderous applause, though it was masked somewhat by the symphony of the roaring engines.
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Embraer
Bombardier
Sukhoi
Mitsubishi
Doesn't matter - they're all unsafe, not maintained properly and flown by ill-trained pilots without basic airmanship skills because computers do it all for them.
Anywhere I need to go in this great nation I can drive where at least I am partly in control of my destiny. Anywhere else I'm not interested in.
You should take a statistics class.
>> >>I’ll never step foot on another Boeing aircraft again. Not this kid.<<
>>So, you are an Airbus EU diversity inspired (and mostly FRENCH) designed and executed plane guy/gal?
>>Got it!
As long as Boeing keeps hiring $9 H1B and H4EAD Indian scabs instead of Americans, can’t trust the safety of Boeing
they won’t do that.
“supermax”
Looks like they “borrowed” the door design from Airbus.
A340’s have 4 engines.
They stopped building them in 2011.
Don’t think any Gulfstreams have 3.
Dassault Falcons have 3.
Had a Japanese statistics prof in college. He said WWII was a perfect example of how you value things. For example, if your plane got shot up. British valued the aircraft so they would try to land it. Americans valued the pilot, so they would bail out. Japanese didn’t value either so they would crash it into something of value.
Stats plus econ and History.
Sounds like a good Professor.
Just get me to where it says on the ticket...to quote Seinfeld.
No more 3 engine planes in production. The only reason they existed because the FAA required 3 engines for crossing oceans.
I won’t even bother to waste time pointing out your “examples” are ERJ or lesser.
If you want puddle jumpers to stay within the NA continent and spend 15 hours coast to coast, enjoy (Mitsubshi, really).
>>Doesn’t matter - they’re all unsafe, not maintained properly and flown by ill-trained pilots without basic airmanship skills because computers do it all for them.
Anywhere I need to go in this great nation I can drive where at least I am partly in control of my destiny. Anywhere else I’m not interested in.<<
Just so we know you have decided your fears have cut off all but where you can drive from your home.
Hawaii, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia — none exist in your fear-based orthodoxy.
As was pointed out, our car travel is a LOT more dangerous than a plane flight.
Damn, are you in the kitchen grabbing a table-leg in fear?
I was the only student in the class without one of those new-fanglled calculators. I used a versalog slide rule. Still have it.
Would be great if one could see what the thing looks like.
WRONG!
A 2-engine aircraft has to meet the same minimum rate of climb requirements with one engine inop as a 3 or 4 engine a/c does. Which means the sole operating engine when a 2-engine jet is one engine inop has to produce at least as much thrust as a 3 or 4 engine jet does with only 2 or 3 engines (respectively) operating.
It's a good thing people who build airplanes aren't as stupid as you take them for.
Dude.
Post #2
Maintenance is the airlines' responsibility as is the interior.
Back in the 70’s I had a buddy who’s father was an engineer at Boeing.
In the summer my buddy had a job at Boeing cleaning up stuff AND walking the runway after every aircrafts maiden flight.
He said it was unbelievable what fell out of every plane...6” nuts 1/8” wide, a 3’ long wrench 1/4” wide and a myriad of other stuff.
I can’t imagine all the stuff that falls out of an Airbus!
Little Airliner tidbit: The Airplane manufacturer does not make the interior or the in-flight entertainment systems.
The airline purchasing the aircraft selects the interior and in-flight intertainment systems separately, and the manufacturer takes delivery from third party interior makers and simply installs what the customer purchased.
>>Little Airliner tidbit: The Airplane manufacturer does not make the interior or the in-flight entertainment systems.<<
IF E/S are part of the “purchased package” — you can tell the systems by the airframe. Perhaps the Airbus people outsource the package but I guarantee it is sold to the airline as a configuration.
But I only have 3 million air miles. What the heck do I know?
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