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A Plane That Could Change The Game
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| July 30, 3:59 pm ET
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Posted on 07/31/2004 4:14:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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More good news for American inudstry and the economy.
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posted on
07/31/2004 4:14:44 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/31/2004 4:16:44 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: BenLurkin
"Its composite fuselage won't require checking for cracks..."
Ummm...do me a favor. Check for cracks, anyway.
To: Harpo Speaks
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posted on
07/31/2004 4:19:06 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("A republic, if we can revive it")
To: Harpo Speaks
Ummm...do me a favor. Check for cracks, anyway.
Very funny!!!
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posted on
07/31/2004 4:24:45 PM PDT
by
Heff
("Liberty is not America's gift to the world, it's the Almighty's gift to humanity" GW Bush 4/12/04)
To: Harpo Speaks
They will, NDI will not go away.
To: Gunrunner2
I'm sorry. . .NDI = Non Destructive Inspection. Done with sound, x-ray, thermal, and a few other methods that this non-engineer mind can't understand.
Point is, composities are strong and light and with the new technology, easily maintained and repaired.
To: Harpo Speaks
That's true. If they fly one into Fairbanks in February they might find cracks all over it like our cars' plastic seatcovers and trim.
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posted on
07/31/2004 6:23:04 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and establish property rights)
To: RightWhale
Yeah. . .but keep in mind these composites have been around a long time on our fighter jets, flying at altitudes up to 50,000 feet, and it gets awfully cold up there. . .not counting the wind-chill at Mach 1.
;-)
To: BenLurkin
John Kerry will probably buy planes from France (Airbus).
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posted on
07/31/2004 6:34:42 PM PDT
by
reg45
To: Gunrunner2
That's true. Wind chill is a different problem. Parts of the airframe could be exposed to extreme low pressure that might suck heat down to way below.
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posted on
07/31/2004 7:36:28 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and establish property rights)
To: BenLurkin
>>Airbus says it will respond with an improved or new A330<<
What will the improvement be? It actually stays airborne?
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posted on
07/31/2004 7:38:50 PM PDT
by
1L
To: BenLurkin
Ah! a new tag line!
(maybe under the wire for Taglinus Freerepublicus...)
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posted on
07/31/2004 7:42:40 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Nothing like a near-death experience to change bad habits...)
To: Gunrunner2
Point is, composities are strong and light and with the new technology, easily maintained and repaired. And subject to catastrophic failure...
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posted on
07/31/2004 7:43:40 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Nothing like a near-death experience to change bad habits...)
To: 1L
What will the improvement be? It actually stays airborne?The composite tail won't fall off...
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posted on
07/31/2004 7:44:39 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Nothing like a near-death experience to change bad habits...)
To: 1L
>>Airbus says it will respond with an improved or new A330<<
What will the improvement be? It actually stays airborne? The new Airbus has a special feature whereby it will automatically dump it's waste products when confronted with turbulence.
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posted on
07/31/2004 8:27:18 PM PDT
by
MCH
To: 1L
1. Lighter weight = lower fuel costs (engines don't have to work as hard to move the aircraft which means less fuel used)
2. Lower maintenance costs (cost of carbon repairs versus cost of metal which corrodes, cracks, etc. more often than carbon will deteriorate)
Fuel and labor are the big ticket items that you pay for when you fly. Cutting them back might reduce costs, or increase profits which will create jobs, security, etc.
To: BenLurkin
I seem to recall reading that the 7E7 is still significantly overweight, such that Boeing might have to take some contractual penalties for it if they can't get it down further.
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posted on
07/31/2004 8:37:57 PM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: null and void
Well, I'm not gonna support that contention, after all, we have jets made of composites flying in combat, under severe g-loadings and with holes shot in them and they don't fall apart (it's the slicing and dicing of electronics that usually does it. . .i.e., F-16's). Past performance of composites is rather good these days. At any rate, we shall soon see, won't we.
Cheers.
To: mvpel
The article you're referring to was regerding the weight of the new Airbus A380 being 14 tons over design.
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