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."
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Me, I would have done inboard doublers, but that's an aluminum guy talking.
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“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
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.”
No Playstation for any of you, all weekend.
You’re all grounded, until you can learn to get along.
I gave up playing games over 60 years ago!
The flying public is truly screwed. It’s either crappy computers on Airbus jets, or plastic planes from Boeing.
The flying public has been screwed ever since airlines started treating us like cattle as opposed to paying customers.
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