With UA now set to retire its 747s very soon as their brand new 777-300ERs come into service, this leaves Delta as the last U.S. carrier operating 747s. From what I can tell they had A350s on order but no -1000 models and no 777-300ERs on order. What does Delta plan to replace their 747s with? They ...
Jump to postI've been wondering about this for some time. Why does Chicago, a world class city, not get any A380s when there is easily enough traffic to accomodate them? Lufthansa, British Airways, and Air France don't fly the A380s into ORD. Yet LAX, DFW, JFK, MIA, SFO, IAH, and IAD all get the A380.
Jump to postHard to believe it was that long ago I still remember it so well. RIP
Jump to postIs AA planning on replacing the 777-200ER with the A330? Their -200s are getting old.
Jump to postSo a propeller has four stages correct? Off, idle, feather, flight mode. My question is what exactly happens during the feathering process...does the engine just speed up rotation or do the propeller blades adjust into a different position? Same thing for flight mode? Thanks.
Jump to postIf you've ever watched a video of the ATR-72-500 starting up, you'll notice the left engine gradually spins its way up to running idle, while the right engine immediately goes from off to idle in a second...why is this? I've noticed they can also just run the right engine gradually up to idle. This ...
Jump to postI am assuming the 787 will replace the 757 on international routes?
Jump to postIs it because of the new A319s and A321s entering the fleet? Is the 757 destined for retirement? Also, why didn't AA order the A320? And why do the A319 and A321 not both have IAE engines instead of just the A321 having them?
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/JoePatroni707" class="quote" target="_blank">JoePatroni707</a> (<a href="#103" class="quote">Reply 103</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> <...
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Jump to postYou're nuts. American and U.S. Airways will NOT do well as separate companies. They are nothing against Delta and United without this merger. American failed in the form it's in now. There's no reason to expect that to change.
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I just think that it's a load of crap that government would allow <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> and <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> to merge, <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> and <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> ...
Jump to postDoes AA plan to paint the 757 and 767-200 in the new colorscheme? If so, when?
Jump to postThen I guess my question would be why we have gone down on the amounts of people and cargo that can be transported across the Atlantic? At one time, it was largely 747s flying people overseas...now we've downgraded to mostly twin jets that can't carry as many people/cargo.
Jump to postAnd also, why are the climb rates so poor for quads?
Jump to postIs it because of drag? Thrust to weight ratios? Why?
Jump to postApproximately when will AA paint the MD-80 and 757 in their new scheme. Also, is the 762 going to receive it?
Jump to postI'm sorry, but I just feel that I have to put this question up...my personal view is that no, it's not. No missile was detected on the radar, there was evidence of background power harmonics on the CVR, no evidence of pitting, cratering, or hot gas-washing on the metal. In contrast to this evidence,...
Jump to postThe question remains....could the external tank have been counted as payload to LEO, since it was attached to the shuttle all the way to MECO? And if the external tank were counted, would the shuttle surpass the Saturn V in payload?
Jump to postHi there. I had a question regarding the external tank. I know there were possible plans to reuse them in earth orbit that never materialized. Could the space shuttle actually have burned into earth orbit with the external tank still attached to it without any modifications, and a full payload in it...
Jump to postHi. I was wondering about the wings of the 747 classics, as well as its ability to climb fully loaded. I was told that the wings of the 747 classic by comparison to the -400 were much heavier and that a longer takeoff roll was required as a result. What I don't know about the 747 at all for any of i...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Blackprojects" class="quote" target="_blank">Blackprojects</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> My ...
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Jump to postSo the blow-in doors were not to help the engine suck in more air?
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Jump to postI can't imagine why the 747-8I might not end up doing a little better in the future...it is slightly more flexible than the A380, which is always going to be severely restricted in terms of which routes it can support. Not to mention, I would imagine the 747-8I is more fuel efficient than the A380 d...
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Jump to postLet's hope this doesn't result in a repeat of the JAL 747 crash in the early-to-mid 1980s, can't remember exactly when it happened. I believe it killed over 500 people...deadliest single aircraft accident in history. Is this 777 going to be written off? If so, I think it's only going to be the secon...
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Jump to postJust when I thought space travel was getting expensive...I'm starting to understand why it's not such a big priority after looking at the price tag on this, and military is clearly a higher priority than space.
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Jump to postI read that one of the reason the S-IC fell out of favor for the shuttle was not only expenses and lack of reusability, but also for wet weight savings.
Jump to postLook both ways before you cross the runway I guess..what were these people doing on a runway to begin with?
Jump to postWell, we definitely know at the minimum this person needs to go to AA...if you feel compelled to attack somebody when you are denied a drink, I'd say it's a fairly good sign you might be an alcoholic.
Jump to postFirst off, these are things I've read that I'm not 100% sure ring true. I am posting this to get answers from more informed people. Basically, apart from the S-<acronym title="Indian Airlines">IC</acronym> not being able to be reused, I was wondering what the advantages of each were over each other....
Jump to postWait...i'm confused is this the same People Express as in the 1980s?
Jump to postThis is the first time I've heard of the 787-10...I'm assuming it's a stretched 787-9?
Jump to postI just hope at some point that space becomes the number one priority again for this country before other nations start taking the lead ahead of us, particularly China.
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