Weight is a bigger factor than you would think. Especially in the case where you take them on the aircraft with you. One could argue that they are less cumbersome and easily stackable as well. Pretty much comes down to personal preference.
Jump to postGood article indeed. Raises a question for me though. Article states that the conversion allowed for the over wing exits to be eliminated but doesn't give much detail on why. How did that work out?
Jump to postI'll admit up front I haven't read the whole post but here's my idea. Develop a sort of "cargo net" to accomplish this task. Relatively easy to put up yet still be cumbersome (time consuming) to remove so if someone did try to get through it, the reaction time would be more than enough to ...
Jump to postIt is a re-engineered DC-9. What would Donald Douglas think of this? I dare to say, that his apropriate reaction should be: "damn, that's what we should have done some 3 deacdes ago, when we designed the MD-90 and MD-95..." To quote Goose in reaction to Mac about Viper - “yea I’m sure he’...
Jump to postSay what you will about the ARJ - 21 being a DC-9 series in Chinese paint - and I more than agree - I will say that IMO, the redesign of the cockpit windshild is a very cool upgrade in appearance to the DC-9 / Mad Dog family. 6438063 Outside of that, I find the rest of it overwhelmingly underwhelmin...
Jump to postSounds like the classic "teething" issues that comes with a new aircraft type. Inconvenient? Absolutely. Fatal decision? Anything but. This is new territory for both companies. From a passenger standoint, the Tecnam is clearly better. (This coming from a huge Cessna fan) Yea, the engine is...
Jump to postCaught myself grinning on that one! (which I really needed today) Nice!
NTSB reporting the aircraft broke apart in mid air. https://mynews4.com/amp/news/local/watch-live-transportation-officials-host-press-on-deadly-nevada-plane-crash This doesn't shock me with the extreme decent rates that have been already reported. PC-12's are a tough bird but not that tough. :sorry...
Jump to postNTSB reporting the aircraft broke apart in mid air. https://mynews4.com/amp/news/local/watch-live-transportation-officials-host-press-on-deadly-nevada-plane-crash This doesn't shock me with the extreme decent rates that have been already reported. PC-12's are a tough bird but not that tough. :sorry:
Jump to postOne thing I noticed from the video, was that there was no mention of pre-flight deicing. I know RNO had been having snow throughout the day, and this aircraft has deicing boots, which looks as though they would be ineffective agains an buildup on the wing surface. Could it have been that his stall ...
Jump to postThe 757 is my second favorite Boeing aircraft only behind the 747-400. I remember my first flight, more specifically the rocket takeoff, on a Delta 757. I was grinning from ear to ear. Still think the best looking "suit" on the seven-five was this one: 6417191 Albeit a little biased being ...
Jump to postThe last 747 delivery flight plan has been filed for N863GT with callsign 5Y747 to KCVG : https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI747/history/20230201/1600Z/KPAE/KCVG The last 747 delivery departure from KPAE : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdlZvm6w79A Meh ! The lamest wing wave ever from its retu...
Jump to post"After I retired from Boeing, I traveled to Asia many times as a company consultant to visit with friends and associates at airlines in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, mainland China, and elsewhere in the Pacific rim. Aviation's a relatively small community, so personal relationships mean ...
Jump to postNot a bad ceremony, glad I watched.
I honestly was under the impression that she would fly out today. I'll try to catch the last Boeing goodbye wave tomorrow, and to see that flight plan completed. That's pretty cool.
Farewell for now, Queen of the Skies.
Not getting sound though, anyone else?
Disregard, had to jump through a couple hoops.
Other media outlets are also making note of this day. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/in-photos-the-assembly-and-flight-of-the-final-boeing-747/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/the-end-of-the-747-the-iconic-boeing-jet-that-transformed-world-travel-and-th...
Jump to postWestWing wrote:The size of the N863GT Joe Sutter decal is visible in this tweet.
This is especially true for a freighter, which for a majority of the time on ground will be parked in some corner of the airport out of clear view from passengers in the terminal. Valid point, but scores of people in the industry will see it and would have been thrilled to catch a glipse of this hi...
Jump to postA housekeeping note. There's only one frame left to deliver. Would it be possible for the moderators to keep this thread open into 2023, just renaming it into "-2022-2023" thread, rather than go through the whole 1)lock 2022 thread 2) open 2023 thread 3) lock 2023 thread upon last deliver...
Jump to posthttps://i.ibb.co/BPxfXZZ/20221206-200543.jpg End of an era I saw the Boeing official photos, and they were nostalgic. Saw a couple others, they were cool. But this one is the one that kicked me in the gut. Why? There's NOTHING behind her. :guilty: The 747 is and always has been my favorite aircraft...
Jump to postNot a criticism by any means, but being a shuttle geek for the entire program, I never noticed the boosters on shuttle launches with that much debris coming out of them after seperation. Could someone enlighten me on what's happening there? Many thanks. Well, just speculation, but it was a night la...
Jump to postNot a criticism by any means, but being a shuttle geek for the entire program, I never noticed the boosters on shuttle launches with that much debris coming out of them after seperation. Could someone enlighten me on what's happening there?
Many thanks.
And if I remember correctly, Chuck Yeager himself at the time call the Tigershark "the best fighter he ever flew".
Jump to posttenHangar wrote:Another view : https://twitter.com/arnau99999/status/1 ... 2785796097
From the video angle, the P-63 was in a banking turn with the B-17 coming into his view from under his nose. He probably didn't see it until the last second. Fighters cannot see what's below their line of sight, along their nose. Viewing the video posted by DLX with the folks in the parking lot, I ...
Jump to postHello all. As we are soon approaching the new 747-8s that will replace the 747-200s, what will then happen to the C-32/757-200 fleet? Is there a timeline on those aircraft needing replacement? Do we think the strategy is to wait until Boeing creates a new aircraft type? It would also make sense tha...
Jump to postLaunchDetected wrote:Where do you put the fuel tanks in such configuration?
Say what you will about the ARJ21, (and I know many have) but If they go through with this based on the DC-9/MD-X0 platform, I really hope they would actually go with the ARJ21 windshield design. 6438063 I envision this look on my fantasy TWA MD-90 fleet. I mean, it just makes it look meaner IMHO. ...
Jump to posthttps://www.yahoo.com/news/disney-resto ... 55974.html
Not a "WOW" story but still kinda cool! I worked a few GI's as a ramp rat back in the day, my God they were loud but a pretty sweet aircraft none the less.
rlwynn wrote:Whats wrong with an MD90? Do not undertand.
Say what you will about the ARJ21, (and I know many have) but If they go through with this based on the DC-9/MD-X0 platform, I really hope they would actually go with the ARJ21 windshield design. 6438063 I envision this look on my fantasy TWA MD-90 fleet. I mean, it just makes it look meaner IMHO.
Jump to postDid Boeing and Cargolux discuss the optionality of a drop tail? Well, they did it with the Dreamlifter, side swing of course. But correct me if I'm wrong as I'm not sure, Dreamlifters cargo area is non presurrized, correct? Then again, any outsized cargo that would NEED the nose loading on a 74F is...
Jump to postcosyr wrote:I remember my wonder visiting it for the first time in 95, when it opened. I thought Stapleton was cool, but the scale of DIA was immense. I did get to run around Stapleton after it closed for a Boy Scout event. That was one of the best days of my life!
Kinda hijacking the subject - (bad choice of words, I know :lol: ) - but arrived at DEN for the first time on the 15th. The airport geek in me was freaking out! Only got to explore B but it was enough. Loved the outdoor deck near B10. I knew DEN was huge to begin with but you don’t get to appreciate...
Jump to post6Echo wrote:And Air India says goodbye to the Queen of the Skies
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india ... 21731.html
Exactly. This comes back to the religious obsession with virginity. Can’t have the women folk out there having sex unless it’s with their husband who will be there to help raise the child. If they have sex with someone who isn’t committed to them, they must be punished by the burden and shame of pr...
Jump to postOkay, been a member of A.net for . . forever, so bare with me to do the right thing rules wiese. I see the Mods may have given me the chance to do so. Marisa Miller https://c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/620/444/951/models-marisa-miller-wallpaper-preview.jpg https://c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/...
Jump to postI am with others in that the seven-five is my favorite narrow body. Only had the opportunity to fly on her once, but damn, what a ride!
Felt a lot like this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2kzmP1Jy_M
Long live the 7-5!!!
Several vids on YouTube on this flight actually.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... a+westray+
Betty had the room eating out of her hand everywhere she went. One of my favorite moments is her gutter humor at the William Shatner roast: https://twitter.com/TommySledge/status/1477003361018859522 Classic! After learning of Betty's passing, I went and did what I think she would have wanted us to ...
Jump to postCitizenJustin wrote:She’s a legend and she will be terribly missed.
Breaking everywhere . . . .
Back in the day, loathed him as a loyal Dolphins fan, but grew to love the man.
Easy on the "BOOMS!" up there though Mr. Madden.
It's been said many times before and it loses feeling with some, but you sir, will be missed.
RIP
Did not work for TWA but defintely worked "around" them. Worked at STL operations from 97 to 15 almost to the day. Had grown up in S. Florida and moved to the area in 93 to work as a ramp rat in STL downtown airport. There I constantly watched the "red and whites" on approach and...
Jump to postI am in agreement with those who say to keep the current livery. It's iconic, represents what the aircraft is all about. I agree in reverse to what Trump said about it, "people have gotten used to it", which is exactly why it should remain. Although, IMHO, a slight tweaking of the livery c...
Jump to postThat is proof of an in-flight breakup, alright. Now was the structural failure induced by mechanical failure of the material or pilot-inducted by G loads post in-flight LOC is a question. Unfortunately, the profile data seems to indicate a "too-quick" reaction to descending below 3000 ft,...
Jump to postNnaeto87 wrote:https://twitter.com/photoJDL/status/1405939508361658371?s=20
This shot gives you a good idea of how long the gear is compared to other 737s
https://twitter.com/tpalazzo/status/1366776250354839556?s=21 Yup it’s getting out there now Take this post with a grain of salt folks as I may be missing something here but I'm gonna say it anyways . . . Been a "Boeing Nut" forever, but all I'm gonna say here is - hello kettle!? Did Boein...
Jump to postMileHFL400 wrote:I think they should concentrate on getting the 777-9 out the door first