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I'd love to try the 787 (still need to try the a380!) as the thought of trying new planes like that is very exciting, and usually the whole 'avoid x plane due to x incident' thoughts I find quite silly...but I'll admit, I am avoiding the 787 for now as I simply don't trust it.
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Oh my...
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"Pumped," in advance of receiving third 787, Norwegian Air's CEO says he's still a believer...
http://news.yahoo.com/norwegian-air-...Rjb2xvA2FjNA-- |
Meanwhile, Poland's treasury minister begins to quantify the cost...
http://news.yahoo.com/poland-determi...--finance.html |
http://seattletimes.com/html/busines...repairxml.html
Looks as though it's going to be a long process before the Ethiopian Airlines plane is back in commercial service. Just as well. But does it give you comfort seeing language by the Boeing leaker indicating that the course chosen is because to do it differently, "... would have been even more trouble..."? A different Boeing engineer, who is an expert in composite repairs, said putting in the patch will be complex and difficult. But he said it would have been even more trouble to take the other approach — disconnecting all the wiring, air and fuel systems and then inserting a full fuselage section that would mesh exactly with the section in front of it and the tail behind it. The Boeing engineer with knowledge of the repair preparations said the company will gain valuable experience from this repair of a major composite skin section. “Chances are there’ll be issues along the way as they figure out their expertise,” he said. “It’s all brand new ground.” University of Washington professor Mark Tuttle, director of UW’s Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures, said proving a bonded repair is sound can be difficult. “One issue with adhesive bonding is you can inspect the bond with ultrasonic inspection and find no gaps or voids, but nevertheless the strength of the bond is lower than anticipated,” he said. |
The article has been re-worked with additional spokesmen ringing in...
http://seattletimes.com/html/busines...repairxml.html |
Recycling 787s
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New 787 restriction, or "Fire and (now) Ice" ...
"...Aircraft with the affected engines - GE's GEnx - must not be flown within 50 nautical miles of thunderstorms that may contain ice crystals..." So JAL has taken it off some routes. The article says Boeing says it's a software problem. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/1...0J805W20131123 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25068222 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business...eing-warns.htm http://www.cnbc.com/id/101223041 |
Meanwhile, we see with all the news about the Dreamlifter that landed at the wrong airport that Boeing actually had the wherewithal to fly in a fuselage section, instead of just a patch, for the Ethiopian aircraft that had the fire.
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Originally Posted by Firewind
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Meanwhile, we see with all the news about the Dreamlifter that landed at the wrong airport that Boeing actually had the wherewithal to fly in a fuselage section, instead of just a patch, for the Ethiopian aircraft that had the fire.
Do you have a source/reference? |
https://www.google.com/search?q=Drea...sm=93&ie=UTF-8
...Especially, the Wikipedia entry that follows the stories about the recent mistake. |
Originally Posted by ft101
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I hadn't heard about that and the recent photos I've seen only show a small area covered as if it's being patched.
Do you have a source/reference?
Originally Posted by Firewind
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https://www.google.com/search?q=Drea...sm=93&ie=UTF-8
...Especially, the Wikipedia entry that follows the stories about the recent mistake. |
Originally Posted by ft101
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Your Google link is to Dreamlifter results. I was hoping for a link to something regarding the repair of the Ethiopian Airlines B787 Dreamliner.
Carry on. :) |
Originally Posted by Firewind
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I think I said that it turns out they could have flown in a fuselage section instead of putting a patch on it. :)
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