UA (CO) First 787 Rolls out of the Boeing Factory
Oct 22, 2012, 1:42 am
#106
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Oct 22, 2012, 4:09 am
#107
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Not being so dehydrated after a TPAC flight is a huge leap.
Booked 12/3 IAH-ORD, 2/5 IAH-LAX-NRT, 2/28 NRT-LAX
Oct 22, 2012, 6:10 am
#108
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Once the novelty wears off, for the typical passenger - it's all about the interior. JL's J seat was not very comfortable IMO, and the people in Y didn't look too happy either. And JL's plane is 8-across in Y (18.5" width); UA's is 9-across (17.3" width). [Repeat: It's all about the interior.]
Oct 22, 2012, 7:30 am
#109
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As of now they only took delivery of 1 787 right? They would need at least two more to fly these scheduled routes on 11/4. Hope things work out for those who booked IAH-ORD, IAH-EWR or IAH-SFO. I have a seat on 3/31 DEN-NRT so i'm not too worried.
Oct 22, 2012, 7:37 am
#110
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The second one had its test flight the other day at the Boeing plant.
Oct 22, 2012, 4:28 pm
#111
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It should be delivered next week:
Oct 23, 2012, 1:54 pm
#112
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The other passenger benefit of the 787 is the new routes that weren't previously profitable ... I think that's actually the best benefit. While inside the plane the passenger might not notice much difference, I absolutely buy in to the hype that for the industry as a whole, this plane and the next-gen aircraft coming soon will be game-changers.
Oct 24, 2012, 3:51 pm
#113
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When aloft, the air pressure in most commercial aircraft is equivalent to the air pressure you would experience being on land at 8,000 feet above sea level. That's relatively thin air and thus a little harder to breathe. It's perfectly safe for most people but some say it's not as comfortable as thicker air. To address this preference, the 787 will be pressurized to the equivalent of being on land at 6,000 feet above sea level.
You might wonder why airplanes aren't pressurized to the comfortable equivalent of sea level. They're not because having all that air pressure inside the aircraft with very little of it outside would stress the structure of the plane like a balloon, possibly catastrophically.
RNE, sure that basement-dwelling aeronautical aficionados will correct my layman's treatise.
You might wonder why airplanes aren't pressurized to the comfortable equivalent of sea level. They're not because having all that air pressure inside the aircraft with very little of it outside would stress the structure of the plane like a balloon, possibly catastrophically.
RNE, sure that basement-dwelling aeronautical aficionados will correct my layman's treatise.
Nov 1, 2012, 12:40 pm
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windows
I have heard that it takes about 2 minutes to dim the windows and that they are not opaque at their darkest setting. While the electronic dimmer concept might sound neat, it does not seem like a good idea in practice. It only takes me 2 seconds to pull down the plastic window covers and they are actually opaque.
Anybody know about these issues?
Anybody know about these issues?
Nov 2, 2012, 7:05 am
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I have heard that it takes about 2 minutes to dim the windows and that they are not opaque at their darkest setting. While the electronic dimmer concept might sound neat, it does not seem like a good idea in practice. It only takes me 2 seconds to pull down the plastic window covers and they are actually opaque.
Anybody know about these issues?
Anybody know about these issues?
Nov 2, 2012, 9:04 am
#119
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I have heard that it takes about 2 minutes to dim the windows and that they are not opaque at their darkest setting. While the electronic dimmer concept might sound neat, it does not seem like a good idea in practice. It only takes me 2 seconds to pull down the plastic window covers and they are actually opaque.
Anybody know about these issues?
Anybody know about these issues?
Nov 2, 2012, 9:05 am
#120
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I have heard that it takes about 2 minutes to dim the windows and that they are not opaque at their darkest setting. While the electronic dimmer concept might sound neat, it does not seem like a good idea in practice. It only takes me 2 seconds to pull down the plastic window covers and they are actually opaque.
Anybody know about these issues?
Anybody know about these issues?