They say it will have the MTOW of the -1000. Will it also have the landing gear thereof?
Jump to postTinPecker wrote:My opinion, we're giving up up seat of the pants skills to autonomy.
Just found a payload diagram for A380 on the Internet. It says maximum passenger payload is 52 tons. But Airbus claimed that max pax capacity is 893 passengers. That 58kg per person. Even Asian elementary students weigh more. How did they plan to achieve this capacity with such a tiny payload?
Jump to postSeem to be the most elusive number. I found a figure of 83 tons. Is that correct? If it's really the payload, then how can it take 893 passengers and luggage?
Jump to postUkraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Sunday that the only An-225 aircraft had been destroyed. There is a tiny little detail. Very few people know that there were actually TWO An-225s. One flying example that we all know. And one unfinished frame. The latter was stored at the "Ant...
Jump to postLabQuest wrote:How about you go on strike. That's the only way they will do anything.
You say that, but we as a moderating team haven't spoken directly to a developer in at least four years. We used to be in regular contact with a dedicated dev, but we don't have one anymore and haven't for many years. There will be no changes requiring their input for the foreseeable future. If you...
Jump to postMaybe rephrasing the question might help. If you are flying from one foreign country to the other OVER THE TERRITORY OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY, does Chicago convention specify that you need to physically LAND?
Jump to postADent wrote:You can buy a ticket SYD-DME and DME-CDG, but I don’t think it automatically means you can buy a ticket SYD-DME-CDG.
MIflyer12 wrote:Airbus would be suing, either to make Qatar take the aircraft, or for damages.
Maybe Airbus cancelled the jets after getting signals from QR that they don’t need them? Much more likely Airbus is sending a signal to Al Baker: "if you don't stop bashing our company on every corner, this is what your future will look like, an airline with only one supplier and at its mercy ...
Jump to postI was reading the Chicago convention the other day (we all deal with COVID fatigue in our own unique ways!), and here's a tiny detail that I cannot find, maybe because it's not there. I will give an exact example so that it's clearer what I mean. Let's say, Russia has 3rd and 4th freedom agreements ...
Jump to postThanks. Just a thought. If so many people are interested in those particular topics, it may be all the more reason to separate it into a dedicated forum section. I'm sure it's not such a big deal for "developers" to do that.
Jump to postThe entire first page of that section of the forum is clogged with "Aviation at... [airport code]", "Deliveries of... [name of airliner model]", "Traffic at...", and so on. Maybe spin those off to a separate section so they don't interfere with the actual forum threads?...
Jump to postAir France seems to have stopped offering La Premier on their flights to Tokyo. It was only four seats, and those were VERY good seats. The Premier cabin felt like a private jet, a very big one. It looks like it is now only offered on flights to the US. I wonder why?
Jump to postThis would be even more fun if the title read "Police divers pull pilot from plane moments before train crash".
Jump to postIt should not be a safety of flight issue - takeoff is a critical phase where all crew need to pay attention to multiple cues, ready to act by the moment. The ALT and FD settings should be immaterial to execution of a proper takeoff. I think most instructors would say all that matters is proper spe...
Jump to postQuick question. Hope someone will answer before our ever-vigilant admins delete (queue GASP!) criticism of Boeing. What kind of an engineer would design a flight director that allows setting take-off power with altitude on zero? No dings? No warnings? Seriously? Again some invisible abbreviation ind...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:As Mathias Rust showed us, getting into Russia isn’t hard, getting out not so much.
The head of Ilyushin said it's true. The designer of the 747 said it's true. YOU are the only person here saying it's not true. Think about that. I'm the only person on an American forum who doesn't believe Joe Sutter got a big bottle of vodka for educating Russians about underwing engine placement...
Jump to postSorry, I just couldn't sit on the sidelines and not comment on some of the posts. People are forgetting that the bombers will arrive in the target area around 6-8 hours after the first ICBM warhead has impacted their target. Everyone is writing about the threats and how the B-2 hasn't been tested. ...
Jump to postBreech you've really made quite a name for yourself on a.net with these hot takes about what is/is not believable over the past month (here and military). Not sure why you are so convinced of your pre-conceptions/beliefs but we tend not to call people liars here just because we disagree on any give...
Jump to post"Best bet" ≠ only options. Bombers are part of the triad but are at the highest risk. With modern air defenses, subsonic heavy bombers are sitting ducks. Unless you have air supremacy or there's a dire national emergency, they won't be the first choice. I don't think there are any good ch...
Jump to postAre you sure you don't know? A few posts up you seemed certain it was impossible as you waved the BS flag at the whole idea. Your source apparently being that you were alive during the Cold War and you've seen too many James Bond movies, then you mocked the well-known (in aviation news circles) 40-...
Jump to postOh, come on! Trade shows! Dinners! Courses! Congresses! Alumni meet ups! Friends of friends! There are a gazillion ways you could meet and in all friendliness have 2 glasses of wine and be all nerdy. You’ll know, more or less, where to stop of course, depending on your business. Have you ever read ...
Jump to postFor starters, the B-2 can penetrate contested airspace. In your own words, "I'd hate to see the look on the B-2 pilots and planning staff when you inform them what their airplane is actually capable of" penetrating contested airspace. Even before B-2 was built, there were huge doubts abou...
Jump to postI'd venture to say that a modified A-330/350 or B-777/787 can serve as a multipurpose aircraft with decent heavy-bombing and long range capability. Just adapt some wing pylons and one or two rotary launchers in the belly for air launched cruise missiles and/or other stand-off weapons. Will not surv...
Jump to postN965UW wrote:Nowadays, if you need to launch nuclear weapons, an ICBM or SLBM is your best bet.
Because a higher-wing aircraft has a fuselage lower to the ground which alleviates those loading problems. This is one reason why most every military airlifter that's not derived from a commercial aircraft (where height isn't really an issue) is high-winged. Aren't the side and the back how militar...
Jump to postOh man, I'd hate to see the look on the B-2 pilots and planning staff when you inform them what their airplane is actually capable of or can really go. Or the look on the B-52 crew member's faces when you tell them their aircraft is perfect for a near-peer conflict the B-2 is totally useless for. O...
Jump to postThe Sutter/Boeing engineers trading «secrets» or rather exchanging ideas with similar and friendly collegaues from the east is quite widely covered in his biography. Which is a great read for numerous reasons. These kind of exchanges weren’t as uncommon as many people think. It happened in a lot of...
Jump to postPersonally I like the idea of a high winged, four turbofan design, that can replace the B-52 as heavy distant ammo dispenser and the C-5 heavy airlifter on the same basic frame. For stealth attacks I would prefer a smaller, midsized and more agile plane in larger numbers. While I agree in general, ...
Jump to postB-2? Come on, people! It costs like a ballistic missile submarine and only carries 18 tons of payload. Its "stealth" technology was conclusively debunked by Zoltan Dani. An absolutely unsustainable program. In fact, it was such a huge success that they only made 21 of them. It doesn't real...
Jump to postI can't recall hearing of any flutter issues, or electronic fixes for them, on the original 747. Do you have a source? The 747 may be a heavy aircraft by modern standards, but for the time it was very much cutting edge. One could argue it was overengineered, but that was on purpose. Nothing like it...
Jump to postProbably how to optimize detailed design elements like positioning, outboard mounts to reduce flutter, etc. and some specifics. Boeing had early issues with the twist and counterweights on the 747, and Airbus later struggled on the 340 before adding the plastron. The Russians were probably aware of...
Jump to postThe two designs flying now are Tu-95 and B-52. Both flew in 1950s and have been upgraded with multiple "crutches" over the years. Both do a relatively good job. But I wonder what would a heavy "strategic" bomber look like if it was designed today? Two engines? Four? Range? Payloa...
Jump to postmach144 wrote:Source about Sutter's involvement in Il-86 design from the other side of the 'iron curtain':
Joe Sutter, father of the B-747, has helped Ilyushin a little bit... https://www.flightglobal.com/boeing-747-designer-sutter-dies-at-95/121585.article "His preference for mounting engines underneath the wings would have a lasting impact on the industry beyond Boeing. Meeting Ilyushin designers...
Jump to postRead something interesting on the Internet: "The A310 has been commonly marketed as an introduction to wide-body operations for airlines based in developing countries." Why was that? What was so "simple" about A310? And what would be today's "entry-level" widebody airpl...
Jump to postIn a nutshell, the temperatures for storing the Pfizer vaccine are way, way too cold to be sustained by portable machines in any form of transportation. We are talking about liquid nitrogen temperatures, produced in factories by industrial processes, not like plugging in your home refrigerator to t...
Jump to postIt actually retracts forwards! If it's this video you were watching, the viewpoint is looking towards the front of the A340. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15z48XuoJfE You're absolutely right. It actually is the video I watched. AND I noticed how I mixed up front and back of the plane. And then I ...
Jump to postIf you wanna see some REALLY confused landing gear, check out A340. Side ones tilted back, middle one tilted forward. That's only on the A340 500/600 - prior versions only had a twin wheel centre gear. I suspect the reason for the forward tilting middle bogie is - as it's forward retracting - to al...
Jump to postNot sure if it adds to the discussion but I'll add my USD0.02. Il-86 suffered from an identity crisis. Initially it was envisaged as the Soviet A300 to deliver millions of tourists from Moscow airports to the Black Sea - a route with perpetual undercapacity. But then two things were realized. One, t...
Jump to postIf you wanna see some REALLY confused landing gear, check out A340. Side ones tilted back, middle one tilted forward.
Jump to postHa! Now I can hear it :-) Thanks to both of you. If you could say what words are precisely "КШ" it would be a cherry on top, but that explains all anyway. I supposed it might be some kind of trimming set to "posadka" mode but did not know there are different gears in 124/225 ste...
Jump to postHello, can anyone fly An-225 here? ;-) OK, seriously, what is it in the landing checklist of Mriya after "Flaps, slats - 35, 17"? I can't find anyone recognizing the words, it must be some abbreviation or strictly jargon. Ruslan has it too, I think. Not jargon, they are reading the landin...
Jump to postIt sure looks like I can add but not remove photos from my album. Another unfortunate oversight?
Jump to postOh, please, please, please, Air France, buy an Antonov-2 and name it François Hollande.
Jump to postI guess Switzerland just love to see their national airline go bancrupt time and time again. After all, in a quiet and trouble-free country like that what else do you talk about at lunch?
Jump to postFor it to be really representative of Krakow, it should read: "Come to Krakow and see hordes of piss drunk Brits acting like total idiots and puking in the streets"..... That would go great with the ASMIR concept as well... I think if they used that line they'd get sued by Ryanair for cop...
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