Rolls-Royce suspends A380 engine production

The Register ^ | October 6, 2006 | Lester Haines

[trashcanbred]

I wonder if Mythbusters ever gave this one a shot...

[Fresh Wind]

Try this one!

[ASA Vet]

You'll end up like that Chevy that had a JATO unit and ended up making a
small crater in the wall of a cliff four miles down the road.

Must be true, I heard it on Paul Harvey.
But then Paul also said a Colt Python is so small it can be hidden in coins and slipped though airports securtiy.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

I have read on other threads that the 797 story is a hoax?

[HEY4QDEMS]

I guess you're right.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/b797.htm

[chiefqc]

It won't work either because of a design flaw.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" No problem. Airbus will replace the Rolls Royce engines with giant rubber bands. " and that is the base model
The high performance model is with squirrels in cages.

[TommyDale]

Either the rubber band model or the high performance squirrel cage version would cause the tails or wings to snap off...

[Prophet in the wilderness]

t's the death rattle of Airbust..( Old Europe ) and its flying white elephant.

Socialism at its finest.

[Pukin Dog]

GE-90, baby.

There is no substitute.

[RightWhale]

The bullets for the 2" Colt Python cost $$$$ each, and have the power of a .25 or maybe a little less. Check with your jeweller if you want the reloading dies.

[jpsb]

747 required major airport upgrades too.

[PAR35]

I'd hate to see the manufacture of those wonderful engines in trouble.

It wouldn't be a first for them. Except last time it was Rolls Royce that had the problems, and the airframe manufacturer who suffered.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

AMEN....
I wonder if the military could use those if Boeing were to build Military 777s ?

[Prophet in the wilderness]

BTW ... GE is using the core architecture of the GE-90 for the GenX engines for the 787 and 747-8I.

[letsgonova19087]

Hahaha...but travel time increases somewhat as well...

[Jorge]

The implications of the A380 WhaleJet(TM) delays are cascading through their suppliers. This will further increase the costs of the program.

Yes, I read an article today that described the A380 problems as an "industrial disaster".

Boeing announced the first orders for it's new 747-8 passenger version today.....

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Phooi, certainly you mean le bands rubbeur.

[JayNorth]

Look on the bright side, mon ami. With no engines, the fuel economy improves substantially, n'est ce pas?

Mais oui, et aussi, without engines that whole "weight" issue may be eliminated. Two birds with one stone. Those French, masterful engineers!