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Legendary 747 designer Sutter dies age 95
ATWOnline | Air Transport World ^
| August 30, 2016
| Guy Norris
Posted on 08/31/2016 9:19:54 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar
President Trump will be flying the 747-8, the newest version of the tried and true 747 Platform if he is Reelected in 2020.
The new Plane is supposed to be delivered to the Air Force in 2018 but may not be in service until 2020 or later..
The two current AF-1 747-200’s are due to be retired then.
Apparently, Obama wore them out.
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:01:01 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Hillary Clinton has killed FIVE* more People than Three Mile Island. *revised...)
To: CaptainAmiigaf; Mears
I have my Granddad's Waltham pocket watch, made in 1900. Still works. My Mom had it cleaned and sent it to me about 20 years ago. I like to wind it and listen to it tick.
Wonder if any of my G-Shocks will still be working in 100 years...
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:08:39 AM PDT
by
real saxophonist
( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
To: Kickass Conservative
The VC-25s have been in service since 1990, GHW Bush, Slick Willy, GW Bush, and 0b0la have worn them out ...
After 0b0la, Trump will probably have them fumigated.
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:10:59 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(Hillary Clinton: corrupt unreliable negligent traitor)
To: EveningStar
The ever-popular (and cool) landing at St. Maarten's airport.
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:14:43 AM PDT
by
Cecily
To: CaptainAmiigaf
Here is a picture of Paine Field where Boeing makes the 747. If you look at the runway at the bottom, please notice the enlarged taxiway connecting to the runway. I was the design Civil Engineer on that project and Boeing asked Paine Field to construct this new taxiway for their 747-XXX plane. We had to lengthen the runway by 538 feet to accommodate the taxiway. However, at the time of design and construction it was not designated as a runway lengthening project because the FAA would have required massive documentation and public process to formalize the new length. The threshold markings shown in the current picture were actually located at the next taxi way just above the new one. Paine Field has since formally lengthened the run way as shown. The jet blast calculations were awesome to make sure the plane wouldn't damage the nearby buildings or other aircraft when it turned that corner
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:15:01 AM PDT
by
shotgun
To: Cecily
I know it's bad but I always think of two flies mating when I see this....
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:23:10 AM PDT
by
China Clipper
( Animals? I LOVE animals. See? There's one there, right next to the potatoes!)
To: RegulatorCountry
What was odd to me about sitting in the nose, (row 2) was the sensation when taxiing. You are in front of the nose gear and it really messed with my proprioception.
Upstairs I was seated in the front row left (Row 60, Sear A) on a British Airways 747. Upstairs the the A and K seats face the rear. (Actually, downstairs in Business class they do too.) They only had 20 seats up there, so it felt like a private jet.
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:26:16 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
To: EveningStar
At 3pm Smithsonian Channel has a show called
747: The Jumbo Revolution. Very good show for AV Geeks.
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:27:59 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
To: CaptainAmiigaf
Not nearly that old and it was fairly inexpensive but I bought an Elgin pocket watch in 1966. It cost $38 and was no longer made in the U.S..
It was Swiss and 17 jewels. It still works fine and I suspect will keep doing so for a long time.
Oh yes, it took me a year or more to adjust just right but it kept near perfect time for a long time. I suspect it still would but I no longer use it and just wind it every years or so.
A jeweler told me it should be cleaned but he wanted more to clean it than I originally paid for the watch.
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:28:28 AM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: All
And that is Eastern Time.
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:28:38 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:37:14 AM PDT
by
headstamp 2
(Fear is the mind killer.)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:45:46 AM PDT
by
ltc8k6
To: ltc8k6
Yikes! That's just wrong ...
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posted on
08/31/2016 11:57:05 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(Hillary Clinton: corrupt unreliable negligent traitor)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
08/31/2016 12:03:46 PM PDT
by
ltc8k6
To: the OlLine Rebel
I remember my first ride in a 747.
It seemed like we were seated in a big living room. Then it took off !
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posted on
08/31/2016 12:05:31 PM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: ltc8k6
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No space between the "<" and the "img".
No space between the end of the link and the ">".
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posted on
08/31/2016 12:11:53 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(Hillary Clinton: corrupt unreliable negligent traitor)
To: NorthMountain
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posted on
08/31/2016 12:14:42 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(Hillary Clinton: corrupt unreliable negligent traitor)
To: yarddog
One thing to remember about the cost of purchase related to the cost of repair.
What was the cost of a gallon of regular in 1969 compared to today? How about a house then and one now?
Pretty soon we will all be millionaires and a hamburger with mustard/onions and a coke will be $9750.00 PLUS tax.
It is all relative.
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posted on
08/31/2016 12:15:48 PM PDT
by
CaptainAmiigaf
(New York Times: "We print the news as it fits our views.")
To: EveningStar
May he rest in peace.
I have his book on the 747 design and construction. Highly recommended!
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posted on
08/31/2016 12:17:45 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: NorthMountain
Engine testing for the 1 of 4 engines that is different.
If it runs, fine - they can test at altitude and in clouds/snow/rain freezing sleet.
If it fails, the other three can get the plane back.
For the bigger engines, you have to have a big plane to allow the engine to be tested at full power.
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posted on
08/31/2016 12:20:58 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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