Re: Five Word Story Thread - Q4 2023

I really love this thread!

Re: aluminium aircraft chocks?

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.

Re: KLM SUD 747s

Good 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?

Re: U.S. to require secondary barrier when the cockpit door is opened during flight

I'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 ...

Re: Indonesias Trans Nusa Airlines takes delivery of first ARJ-21-700

It 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’...

Re: Indonesias Trans Nusa Airlines takes delivery of first ARJ-21-700

Say 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...

Re: Tecnam P2012 Traveller News and Discussion - 2023

Sounds 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...

Re: Prop lands on helipad on top of Burj Dubai hotel

Caught myself grinning on that one! (which I really needed today) Nice!

Re: Medevac PC-12 down in Nevada

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...

Re: Medevac PC-12 down in Nevada

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:

Re: Medevac PC-12 down in Nevada

One 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 ...

Re: 40 years ago today since first BA 757 entered service.

The 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 ...

Re: Boeing 747-8 Production/Deliveries - 2022 - 2023

The 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...

Re: 747 Final Flyaway

"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 ...

Re: 747 Final Flyaway

Not 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.

Re: 747 Final Flyaway

Not getting sound though, anyone else?

Disregard, had to jump through a couple hoops.

Re: 747 Final Flyaway

It's up now.

Re: Boeing 747-8 Production/Deliveries - 2022 - 2023

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...

Re: Boeing 747-8 Production/Deliveries - 2022 - 2023

WestWing wrote:

The size of the N863GT Joe Sutter decal is visible in this tweet.

Re: Boeing 747-8 Production/Deliveries - 2022 - 2023

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...

Re: Boeing 747 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

A 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...

Re: Final Boeing 747 rolls out tonight December 6 2022

https://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...

Re: SLS / Orion - Tests, Launches, & Developments

Not 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...

Re: SLS / Orion - Tests, Launches, & Developments

Not 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.

Re: Smallest Mach 2 fighter

And if I remember correctly, Chuck Yeager himself at the time call the Tigershark "the best fighter he ever flew".

Re: Mid-air collision at Dallas Executive Airshow