New X-Plane Flies at Calif. Air Base

My Way ^ | Jul 27, 12:23 AM (ET) | unknown

[CarrotAndStick]

[BurbankKarl]

This is the picture that Boeing put out.

[Bender2]

Boeing Bump...

[TalonDJ]

Beoing looked at this design really hard a few years ago when they were thinking what to build next. They settled instead on the 787 design.

[Boundless]

> Boeing looked at this design really hard a few years
> ago when they were thinking what to build next.
> They settled instead on the 787 design.

If it can meet the promised numbers, it’s apt to show
up first as a mil transport and/or tanker (much as
novel new a/c types did back before and after WW-II).

Apart from being “too different” for the average
paying passenger, there are some real pax issues to
work through, like can you do an evac to FAA specs,
and will too many people be unwilling to sit so far
from a window or an exit?

[JRios1968]

Ding!

[Zuben Elgenubi]

PING

[NoBullZone]

Fill up those empty spaces with military grade explosives and, voila! Remote kamikazee plane at your disposal - now where exacptly doe Imanutjob hang his hat? Hum? With any luck we could shoot the video of him looking up to see it coming and make MILLIONS! And that’s just the Israeli rights!

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Kewl! Boeing uses JetCat engines. I'll bet they're P200's.

[Kevmo]

for your aero ping

[GBA]

Or cargo. With no windows, passengers are going to be puking more in that airplane than in any other yet, especially if it has any yaw problems in turbulence or weather.

[MediaMole]

They could have emergency exits that go up or down from the center of the aircraft. Another thought would be rear exits, since the engines are on top. Neither is a perfect solution, but emergency exits are pretty ineffective once the airframe has suffered significant damage.

The safety briefing I got on a USAF flight made the most sense. “If you see any large opening in the fuselage, climb out through the hole as quickly as you can. ...and try to drag any unconscious victims out with you.”

[Liberty Valance]

[-YYZ-]

Wonder what kind, and size, of servos they’re using? That’s one heck of an RC plane.

[inkling]

Dang... so much for getting a window seat.

[itches]

500 pound?

someone forgot a couple zeros

[itches]

500 pound?

someone forgot a couple zeros

[Chode]

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Wonder what kind, and size, of servos they’re using? That’s one heck of an RC plane.

I'd imagine something at least 1/4-scale or larger.

Yeah, at 500Lbs. RTF, I'll bet it flattens the tires a bit. :)