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Boeing 787 may not fly this year
Seattle Times ^ | 07/22/09 | Dominic Gates

Posted on 07/22/2009 1:10:26 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway

The structural flaw that delayed the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner is more complex than originally described by the company, and the plane's inaugural takeoff is likely at least four to six months away, say two engineers with knowledge of Boeing's problem.

"It's got to take at least three to four months just to get something installed on an airplane," said a structures engineer who has been briefed on the issue. "It's definitely a costly fix to go and do this work."

(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: 787; aerospace; boeing
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To: AFPhys
AFPHYS - - I looked at the mod, and it appears to weaken the stringer at the inboard joint to provide some give.

Me, I would have done inboard doublers, but that's an aluminum guy talking.

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101 posted on 08/20/2009 8:29:30 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: dalereed

“No, here on FR with those involved in avaition!”

Uh huh.

“Take your union BS and airbust garbage and go stuff it!”

Awww, I must have hit a nerve to get such a childish reply from you.

Can’t refute the fact that the head of the AFL-CIO (to which Boeing’s unions belong to BTW), is a full blown America hating POS with his nose stuck up 0bama’s rear end?

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=2009

Here is the group that your union master sweeney belongs to:

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6428


102 posted on 08/20/2009 2:05:16 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (For those who have had to fight for it, freedom has a flavor the protected shall never know.)
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To: Seaplaner

I understand. These composites have quite different properties from simple metals. I’ve no idea how other configurations would serve in this instance. However, it is clear that this “fix” of routing out the web of the stringer to allow more flex has been investigated before. Certainly adding other structures would have been much more difficult to do in the existing aircraft.

If this doesn’t work, they’ll go back to something that probably requires separating the wing from the body of the aircraft, and what you may suggest may be the result.

I DO believe, though, that this is something that they are kicking themselves for failing to do from the get-go. Something that simply “fell through the cracks.”


103 posted on 08/20/2009 7:51:34 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: dalereed; All

No Playstation for any of you, all weekend.
You’re all grounded, until you can learn to get along.


104 posted on 08/20/2009 8:33:46 PM PDT by baltodog (R.I.P. Balto: 2001(?) - 2005)
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To: baltodog

I gave up playing games over 60 years ago!


105 posted on 08/20/2009 8:51:39 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

The flying public is truly screwed. It’s either crappy computers on Airbus jets, or plastic planes from Boeing.


106 posted on 08/21/2009 9:59:07 PM PDT by DesScorp
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To: DesScorp

The flying public has been screwed ever since airlines started treating us like cattle as opposed to paying customers.


107 posted on 09/07/2009 7:59:07 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (For those who have had to fight for it, freedom has a flavor the protected shall never know.)
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