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Boeing Dreamliner 'coming to life' (Part 1 of 3)
Seattle PI ^
| 27 June 2006
| James Wallace
Posted on 06/27/2006 12:39:17 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
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I love it when a plane comes together!
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:39:19 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: Aeronaut
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:39:58 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Yo-Yo
The other day I was coming off a drop when my $4000 composite mountain bike cracked.
Never seen that happen with an aluminum one.
I hope this doesn't happen to Boeing.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:42:35 PM PDT
by
ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
(To those who believe the world was safer with Saddam, get treatment for that!)
To: Yo-Yo
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:42:42 PM PDT
by
Cinnamon
To: Yo-Yo
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:44:08 PM PDT
by
Moose4
(Dirka dirka Mohammed jihad.)
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:44:44 PM PDT
by
Moose4
(Dirka dirka Mohammed jihad.)
To: Yo-Yo
"Dreamliner"? Sounds like something from a 1930's car ad.
To: Yo-Yo
One fuselage built in four places in three different countries?
Doesn't sound good.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:45:16 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: Yo-Yo
Sounds to me like the first couple of 787s made should be used to freight 787 parts.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:45:39 PM PDT
by
RonF
To: Yo-Yo
This airplane looks as though it will kick Airbus square in the a$$ ! Good for Boeing, and good for us!
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:51:38 PM PDT
by
geezerwheezer
(get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
It may have been a defect. I have seen Aluminum frames crack under stress, mainly at the welds, which are a weakness in Aluminum frames. Composite is much stronger and lighter. I would take your bike to the shop and complain like hell, that really shouldn't have happened.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:52:38 PM PDT
by
phoenix0468
(http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
To: Shermy
I was thinking the same thing, I hope the whole thing was designed strictly in metric so that everyone is on the same "screen" so to speak.
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posted on
06/27/2006 12:53:32 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
To: geezerwheezer
Honestly, the 747 is still doing that. If you've read news lately on sales the 747 still beats Airbus. At least the last news I have read.
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06/27/2006 12:53:44 PM PDT
by
phoenix0468
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To: Yo-Yo
What's up with the "fixed trailing edge" highlighted at a couple points in this piece? The trailing edge of the wing can't be fixed, can it? I've heard of spoilerons for roll control but I don't see how this airplane could land and take off at any kind of reasonable speed without flaps.
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06/27/2006 1:04:05 PM PDT
by
Turbopilot
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To: Yo-Yo
Interesting.
Boeing's HQ left Seattle partially over traffic congestion in the Puget Sound area (Renton to Everett).
Most every thing in the 787 will be flown to Everett, skipping I-5.
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06/27/2006 1:06:36 PM PDT
by
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06/27/2006 1:33:03 PM PDT
by
SC Swamp Fox
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
Sounds like your bike had a manufacturing defect, or was simply not designed to handle the stress you placed on it.
Aluminum frames can crack.
I suspect that the plane's wings will be designed and manufactured to handle the stresses they will need to withstand, and will be routinely inspected to catch possible problems before the become dangerous problems.
Mountain bikes just don't have the same kind of critical design, manufacturing, and maintenance requirements. Even obscenely expensive mountain bikes.
Sorry to hear about your bike though. Is the manufacturer fixing it under warranty?
To: Turbopilot
What's up with the "fixed trailing edge"
It's the part of the trailing edge that's not part of the primary load-carrying structure. There are fixed pieces which hold the actuators for the flaps, the flap tracks, etc.
The distinction is really about purpose - load-carrying or not - since it's not realy obvious when you look at a simple sketch. However, the next time you fly, look out the window. You can see the wing box pretty clearly, plus the parts that move. All the rest is 'fixed trailing edge.'
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posted on
06/27/2006 1:41:25 PM PDT
by
Gorjus
To: Yo-Yo
I was at the Boeing store in Seattle the other day and picked up some cool 787 magnets (I collect them).
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posted on
06/27/2006 2:11:15 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(The Left created, embraces and feeds "The Culture of Hate." Make it part of the political lexicon!)
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