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FAA to allow supersonic overflight of land soon?

The FAA seems to be moving forward towards allowing supersonic overflight of land. This article mentions Boom Technology and Lockheed Martin, but not Gulfstream, which has been working on quiet supersonic technology for years, and keeps filing patents in the area. https://airlinerwatch.com/faa-paves...

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Re: Pilot refuses to fly packed airplane because passenger labelled his personal WIFI ‘Jihadist Cell London 1’

Overreacting much? Have we become really that sensitive and that a inappropriately named network name is now a security threat? Geez! Imagine the disruptions at major airports if all it takes is someone inappropriately naming their personal wifi's. I don't even have to be in a terminal to do that. ...

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Re: A Tweet from Trump about the new Air Force One: "Cancel order!"

c933103 wrote:

Space seems to be a issue, the A380 were actually being considered as they're larger if i remembered correctly

The A380 seems like a good solution if his ego needs to ride along...

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Re: Where? (Tu-104-- says 1959, in USA)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperie ... -timeline/

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RE: China To Build 58 New Airports

A lot of China's recently-built airports are almost completely idle: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ch...ture-insight-idUSKBN0N02AT20150410

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RE: HAM To Be Named After Helmut Schmidt In 2016

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/skairbus" class="quote" target="_blank">skairbus</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>a leader presided over the reunification o...

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RE: AA To End PHL-TLV

Let LY fly it and show that the route can be profitable. Why should NASDAQ:AAL shareholders subsidize the route?

[Edited 2015-08-20 19:41:45]

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RE: Supersonic Business Jets?

At NASA's Moffett open house last October, I spoke to a NASA guy who worked on quietening sonic booms. I asked him about their collaboration with Gulfstream, and he said "They used to work with us, but they've gotten really quiet. The same guys still show up at all the conferences, but they're reall...

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RE: Biz Jet At DL Tech Ops?

Delta is offering upgrades to DPJ for some of their top-level elite fliers:

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/28/priva...r-perk-for-a-few-delta-fliers.html

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RE: Jet Engines And Big Data

The article says that the ENTIRE FLEET will be streaming 12PB/year: "The combined fleet will stream 12 petabytes – equivalent to 12 million gigabytes – to servers on the ground every year." So that's ( 12,000,000 <acronym title="ABX Air (USA)">GB</acronym> / year ) / ( 365 * 24 * 3600 seconds / year...

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RE: Destination: Sangster Intl. Jamaican Thread 54.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/guyanam" class="quote" target="_blank">guyanam</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Montego Bay - Donald Sangste...

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Boeing To Cut Titanium Usage On 787

"[Titanium] accounts for about US$17 million of the cost of the US$260 million plane." Wow -- the article says Ti makes up 15% of the 787's 259,000 lbs -- so call that 40,000 lbs -- and also that aerospace titanium costs US$20 - US$25 per pound. So that's $1MM, at the high end of the price range. By...

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RE: Should Gulfstream Work On A G 700 Trijet?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bunumuring" class="quote" target="_blank">bunumuring</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>what about a potential Gulfstream SSBJ...

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RE: Isis Training To Fly Captured Fighter Aircraft

I wonder if the "Airplane Repo" guys couldn't shoot an episode or two "stealing" some of these jets, and "getting them out to safety"...

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RE: Gulfstream Launches G500 And G600

Are these really "total clean-sheet" designs, as Gulfstream has said, or are they based on the G650, e.g., are they "just" shortened G650s?

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RE: LHR-AUS Getting Upgraded.

Pardon my ignorance: is there enough information to tell if this is a 3-class or a 4-class jet? Asked another way, are <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> adding First to <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="OLD: Austin - Robert Muel...

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RE: Air China Reveals 747-8i Cabin

I like the position of First Class! I really dislike sitting on top of (or even in front of) the nose gear while taxiing -- the sideways motion during "sharp" turns is really weird.

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RE: North Korean Air Force One

Those pilots look older than those ancient planes! (Here is the full video of that event, including lots of shots of Dear Leader, etc.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfVZKXrk_ZU Note the dirt on the runway around 5:30, and also how closely the peons are standing to the very narrow runway as Dear L...

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Article On Restoration Of Fire-damaged B-2

Interesting article in the L.A. Times describing the restoration of 88-0332 "Spirit of Washington" after it was severely damaged by fire in Guam: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-c1-rebuilding-billion-dollar-bomber-20140320-dto,0,285088.htmlstory" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com...

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Interview With SR-71 Pilot

I really enjoyed reading this interview with <acronym title="Swissair">SR</acronym>-71 pilot Rick McCrary, and thought you guys might enjoy it, too. Sure, it's slightly "glitzy" in places, but overall, worth a read: <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2014/3/7/5447310/sr-71-blackbird-pilot-interview" t...

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RE: Will AF Buy The 777X?

Does it come with dirt-proof Teflon coating that obviates the need for washing the jets?

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Weird Plane Over Manhattan Wed Night - What Is It?

Flightradar24.com shows a weird plane criss-crossing over lower Manhattan tonight (until about midnight PST) at FL200 and around 200kts, with "No Callsign". The only "Registration" info available was A3E5AA, which I assume is its <acronym title="Dallas - Addison (ADS), USA - Texas">ADS</acronym>-B <...

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RE: Will The A340 Have An Afterlife As A Freighter?

So maybe there's a future in markets that don't care about the fuel burn all that much, because they don't fly that frequently, and the initial cost of the frame is more important... i.e., private jets. <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="1...

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RE: ANA: Faulty Wiring On 787 Engine Fire Extinguishrs

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Speedbored" class="quote" target="_blank">Speedbored</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>"An electrical wiring problem" doesn't...

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Yahoo Article About A.net Coverage Of OZ214

"Six minutes after Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed while attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday and rescue crews were frantically triaging the accident, a man with the handle "FlyDeltaJets" posted the news to Airliners.net, an online colloquium for all things aerona...

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Airbus CEO: "787 Used Rivets From Walmart"

Wow, zinger from EADS CEO Tom Enders at their shareholders' meeting in Amsterdam today. Referring to the 787 at rollout: "(The A350) did not have rivets from Wal-Mart; it was a real aircraft with real rivets and everything else is real as well," Enders said. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2...

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RE: Overweight Passenger Kicked Out Of Plane

Perhaps airlines should have sample seats in the terminal (at the gate, or even before security), similar to those contraptions they have for carry-on bags ("If your bag does not fit into this frame, it has to be gate-checked."). Passengers who do not fit into the seat in the terminal without spilli...

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RE: When Will Airbus Offer The A319 NEO ACJ?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cuban8" class="quote" target="_blank">cuban8</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>selling more planes to airlines compared to se...

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RE: Chances That Southwest Will Be Acquired?

At a market cap of only $8.5bn, the State of California should buy <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> instead of spending $70bn+ on High Speed Rail ("HSR") to connect San Francisco to <acronym title="Lan Chile">LA</acronym>. California could save about $60bn buying <acronym title...

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RE: Google Plans To Build New Hangar At SJC

Bummer -- they could practically bike from their homes to Moffett, now they have to take 101, which sucks when there's traffic.

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Dreamlifter At Moffett Today (Jan 25) -- Right Now

Apparently, there is a Dreamlifter at Moffett (<acronym title="Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (NAS) (NUQ / KNUQ), USA - California">NUQ</acronym>) right now -- scheduled to depart in about an hour and a half! Anyone close enough to get pix? <a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI26...

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RE: Dell's Flight Dept. From Global Express To 787.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>why would you want a private jet...

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RE: Sofia 747 Received Major Avionics+Cockpit Upgrade

How far does that upgrade go? Is this still a 3-man cockpit, where the LCDs have simply replaced the analog dials?

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Video: 4 1/2 Hours Of Landings At SAN In 26 Secs

Very well done composite of all landings at <acronym title="San Diego - International / Lindbergh Field (SAN / KSAN), USA - California">SAN</acronym> this past Saturday (Dec 1, 2012), from 10:30am - 3:00pm: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhgYrY8fN-0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/w...

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RE: To Di World...Jamaican Thread 45..

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airjamaica" class="quote" target="_blank">airjamaica</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>I am certain many travellers from th...

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RE: Is The 747-100 Extinct In N America?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cxh" class="quote" target="_blank">cxh</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Would you consider a 747SP a 747-100?</i></font></td...

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RE: A New 747-400 That Sits And Waits

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/817Dreamliiner" class="quote" target="_blank">817Dreamliiner</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Its a freighter.</i></font></t...

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RE: What Is The Secret Of LH?

How much of <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym>'s profits come from the airline's passenger ops, versus cargo, LSG (LSG-SkyChefs -- world's largest catering company, IIRC), <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> Technik, etc.? <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" cla...

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RE: 'Tis The Season - Caribbean Aviation Thread 103

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BW424" class="quote" target="_blank">BW424</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Dear Santa,</i></font></td></tr></table> Dear Sa...

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RE: British Airways Rolls Out "Know Me" Via Ipads

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/vhtje" class="quote" target="_blank">vhtje</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>It implies that most of the data in the "Know ...

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RE: EVA Air Sale Price For B744C...!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/qantas744er" class="quote" target="_blank">qantas744er</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>if they are going in for ... D check...

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RE: An-225 No. 2 To Be Completed

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KC135Hydraulics" class="quote" target="_blank">KC135Hydraulics</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>What possible use would the ...

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RE: Curiosity Goes To Mars

Here are NASA's latest photos of the tungsten ballast(s) hitting the surface of Mars:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia16015.html

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RE: Hercules Landing / Takeoff From Carrier ( Video )

Speaking of unusual things landing on and taking off from carriers: they did it with a U2, too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8HMPMYL19E

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RE: Curiosity Goes To Mars

Some of the details of this entire operation were just amazing. Did anyone else notice fairly early during EDL, they jettisoned a 168kg block of tungsten to shift the center of gravity of the landing package (I forget if this was before or after they jettisoned the heat shield)? So, they shlepped a ...

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RE: Hercules Landing / Takeoff From Carrier ( Video )

Here's the entire-length version of that video, a little larger than a postage stamp. <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> They go into some of the details of "minor" modifications that had to be made, like remov...

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RE: B747 Cargo W/passenger Upper Cabin

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MD11Engineer" class="quote" target="_blank">MD11Engineer</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>Our upper deck has been cut off ju...

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RE: Lego Model Of Trent 1000 At Farnborough

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/sturmovik" class="quote" target="_blank">sturmovik</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>The blade-out test should be interesti...

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RE: Lego Model Of Trent 1000 At Farnborough

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Revelation" class="quote" target="_blank">Revelation</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>See also: Farnborough 2012 Engine Orde...

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Lego Model Of Trent 1000 At Farnborough

Rolls Royce are showing a "working" Lego model of the Trent 1000 engine at Farnborough this year! It is apparently the most complicated machine ever built from Legos: 152,455 pieces, 307 kg, 2m long, and it spins! <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5924749/152455+piece-rolls+royce-engine-is-the-most-comple...

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