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A Timely Stretch (Boeing 747-8)
Air Transport World, December 2005, p.44 ^
| December 2005
| Geoffrey Thomas
Posted on 12/31/2005 10:38:19 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
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To: Mr. Jeeves; djwright
That would be an enhanced 737 with a 787-style wing, which is almost surely already on the drawing board. Looks like Airbus is in for some rough years ahead. No, that would be a totally new airplane based on 787 technology and beyond that would replace the 737.
To: Paleo Conservative
"I wonder if the reloft will transform the wings into supercritical airfoils?"
Wouldn't surprise me a bit, even if I've been out of the Aero Barrio for too long to make this anything but a WAG.
I believe that they also said they were putting the 777 winglets on the -8, TripSeven already has a supercrit wing and if you're going to redesign something, half measures ain't worth spit.
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01/01/2006 7:05:42 PM PST
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Unrepentant VN Vet
(I can't really accept a welcome home until the last MIA does.)
To: Paleo Conservative
If It Ain't Boeing...
I ain't going!
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01/01/2006 7:10:14 PM PST
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VOA
To: Unrepentant VN Vet
777 winglets? Do you mean the raked tips they've only put on the 777-200LR varient?
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01/01/2006 7:16:28 PM PST
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SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: SW6906
From the lead article:
"....The 747-8 has raked wingtips borrowed from the 777-300ER/-200LR program and now sports double-slotted inboard flaps and single-slotted outboard flaps. The outboard wing has been re-lofted and the flap tracks and fairings redesigned. Wheels, tires and brakes from the 777 complete the structural enhancements."
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01/01/2006 7:21:09 PM PST
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Unrepentant VN Vet
(I can't really accept a welcome home until the last MIA does.)
To: Unrepentant VN Vet
Doh! You're right. I just recalled that they put the raked tips on the 777-200LR, not the whole 777 family.
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01/01/2006 7:27:53 PM PST
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SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Happy New Year Paleo.
If it ain't Boeing , I ain't going.
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