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To: FtrPilot
It's essentially turned into what happened to the Lockheed L-188 Electra--a design fault caused a number of serious crashes. Lockheed had to modify at great expense the L-188's already in service and on the production line the engine nacelles to stop a peculiar engine vibration that caused those crashes. Interestingly, while Lockheed failed with the L-188, the P-3 Orion derived from the L-188 went on to great success with the US Navy. I wouldn't be surprised that a derivative of the 737 MAX (but with a different wing) becomes the next-generation version of the P-8 Poseidon ASW plane.
5 posted on 05/06/2019 7:41:33 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: RayChuang88
I wouldn't be surprised that a derivative of the 737 MAX (but with a different wing) becomes the next-generation version of the P-8 Poseidon ASW plane.

Maybe they can take a clue from Honda Aviation...No 1 in small corporate jets

And Honda also makes their own engines

Hint...engines mounted Above and behind the wing

Not below and in front of the wing.

6 posted on 05/06/2019 7:58:41 AM PDT by spokeshave (If anything, Trump is guilty of attempting to obstruct injustice.)
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