This recent Seattle Times article has an excellent illustration of the plug and associated bolts for those who haven't watched Chris Brady's videos: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/ntsb-focus-on-boeing-spirit-assembly-work-after-alaska-airlines-blowout/ https://images.seattle...
Jump to postthe FAA action is expected, and the expansion of temporary ground/inspection is expected IF there is some collation between the planes with loose nuts and bolts. for example: _if they were from the same assembly line _they were going through the same stage during the same period of time _there was a...
Jump to postevery time I see "Bob", it reminds me of the two Bob's from Office Space.
I hope Bob actually has/had the door; can't wait for more info about its condition.
PHAN2OM wrote:How long was CG on the runway?
It would be nice if someone (who has time) puts together a list of aircraft casualties (both confirmed and unconfirmed) from both sides. Thanks!
Jump to postI don't recall seeing this before.
The booster flipped around and headed back to the landing zone (at around 18:00), and the landing was awesome too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBxHrNIzp9w
flyingturtle wrote:
There are two Musk's.
One great engineer and the other is a C-list celebrity.
I can't wait to see full stack BFR's first flight.
Any word from VN? They have a number of early frames as well.
Jump to postTheir goal is to be fuel efficient, which means a late flip. Unless they hit a wall somewhere, they are going to develop the fuel system/engines rather than modify the descent profile. Isn't that opposite to Musk's and SpaceX's philosophy and innovation in general? Don't be too rigid to your plan. ...
Jump to postMay be they should try to flip it at 3 km or higher next time? Do they have anti-slosh baffles in the tanks?
Jump to postI thought something was wrong with the blowers and that the landing burn was about 5s too late.
I wonder if the first Raptor that went out was intentional (at that moment?)
Stitch wrote:That was amazing to watch.
Here is the picture of the three blowers in case you haven't seen it; this was before the test fire.
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spac ... or-engines
The day SpaceX goes public is the day Starship dies, and along with it any aspiration to go to Mars or any of the Sci-Fi inspired projects Musk has in mind. Investors will focus on what makes money, i.e. Flacon 9 / Heavy and Starlink, and push to dump the rest. This is the problem with our current ...
Jump to postFrancoflier wrote:also that the raptor engine was ever so slightly on fire...
I think this is a clear headed, calculated move with Vietjet in their sight.
VN is the gov's poster child, I don't think they will have problem with money.
I am sure that most of you are dead serious and a few are just being silly
Thanks for the comments! I enjoy reading them while sipping my coffee..
Wth.. where is my cup holder?
It is sad to see that some country is trying to keep a 40 years old plane aloft while other countries (Vietnam for an example) is banning planes that are 15 or older.
Jump to postIf the Indian Govt made aviation an even playing field and removed its operating advantages from AI, the airline would not last six months. Forget about AI, lets take a look at TG and VN. Twenty years ago, TG was miles ahead of VN; today, I say that VN is ahead of TG in most aspects. Why is that? T...
Jump to postPreliminary investigation results indicate high altitude climbs at higher thrust settings for engines with certain thrust ratings may be a contributor. This condition, if not corrected, could lead to an uncontained failure of the engine and damage to the aeroplane. Does it mean that those engines r...
Jump to postflyingturtle wrote:WIederling wrote:Still has all the looks of a cheap movie prop
Naaah. Do not ignore the fact that every part was professionally sourced.
4 of 4 malfunction? Any link to photos? How clean/large we're the hole? bt https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wiscnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/46/0466fa4a-f4e8-5cba-a676-99faf99f7660/5d8510f788a21.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 https://www.wiscnews.com/news/world/journalists-...
Jump to postshort version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZcQWf0YaCg
No wonder why people hate Musk so much, he makes it look easy.
Do you want space flights? Here is the EZ button.
So if there is a bird strike on a flight, is it pretty much a given that the a/c is going to just plunge from the sky? There is not even a chance of being able to turn around and make an emergency landing on the runway? I'm surprised that the advanced system on the A320 family couldn't allow this f...
Jump to postClub World https://www.headforpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BA-A350-1-400x225.jpg My guess is that they wanted a nice clean/lean/sophisticated look and it ended up very sterile. I had to read it twice because I thought it was "Cube", because it looked like a row of office cubicles.
Jump to postSFO-DAD? Can DAD handle 380s?
Jump to postI don't know if this is a blessing (i.e. not related to MCAS) or a curse (a lack of processing resources needed to be addressed via software redesign or new hardware). Imho, it actually opens up a different can of worms. The FAA ran into this while testing an "unlikely" scenario, that mak...
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Ishrion wrote:https://twitter.com/VietnamAirlines/status/1140907024017809408
Looks like Vietnam Airlines is at PAS19 for a "special event"...
hkcanadaexpat wrote:MSN 297 (VN#14) out on yet another test flight #AIB08FZ
trent768 wrote:airportugal310 wrote:WesternDC6B wrote:
Even birds are on strike?!? Who knew!
This almost sounds like it could be a line out of Airplane!
Surely you can't be serious!
The fact that it is an Ethiopian Crash Investigation of an Ethiopian Airline and an Ethiopian Crew does not give me a lot of confidence - I'm sure they will do whatever they can to hold themselves blameless. . Using your "logic": The fact that Boeing built the plane and Boeing employees c...
Jump to postI think there is a large group of people that stood shoulder to shoulder with Boeing behind the safe operation of the 737MAX. And now wishes they hadn't. It seems to me much of the "new" information the sudden switch was based on, wasn't so new. Plus there was additional info that made th...
Jump to postAs more info is slowly available to the public, this whole thing starts to look like the infamous Ford Pinto fiasco.
Jump to postIt means a lot of routing & planning headache for a lot of people, not just those at AC Ops.
It could change how they plan for the future as well.
I believe that VN have 10x A350 280t on order, I could be wrong.
But, I won't be surprised when they use one of their 789s for the first flight.
Interesting.. I didn't expect that they would get it until the end this year or 2020.
My guess is that there will be some restriction on this route, it is very likely that it will be cargo heavy.
When will they receive their first 280t bird?
I believe that Thai tried this before and failed.
VN has the same plan and is still working on their CAT 1 & 2nd SGN airport.
I think it will be good for passengers, they will have choices for that $400 round trip ticket.
I read it somewhere earlier this year that they were working on their CAT 1 and SGN-SFO was to be the first from Nam. For some reason, I thought it was SFO. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/05/southeast-asian-airlines-are-looking-to-non-stop-us-flights--despite-profit-challenges.html?fbclid=IwAR1yvLblG...
Jump to postI read it somewhere earlier this year that they were working on their CAT 1 and SGN-SFO was to be the first from Nam.
Jump to postI am not a rotorhead, but I think it would be nice to have a dedicated forum for rotorcraft.
Jump to postIt doesn't mean that they will have and operate all of them at the same time.
Jump to poststop trying to be a wanna be mod. I definitely don't want to be a mod, I just want people to stop posting unsubstantiated garbage, which is what the forum rules are also trying to achieve. And that's exactly what a mod does; or, in your case, a mod wannabe. I don't see anything wrong with people he...
Jump to posta horde of people will be galloping to book their flights with this airline.
Jump to postWith now ACMI capacity being available this "spare requirement" at least for smaller operator might completely drop out and may change the business case for a 2nd-hand A380 purchase or even a new-build A380 purchase due to vastly increased flexibility. Agreed. I believe that HyFly made a ...
Jump to postGiven recent events, let's be positive for once. Let's say that sanctions against North Korea have been lifted, and Dear Leader has given you orders to modernize Air Koryo. Assuming that your comrades are tasked with infrastructure, pilot training..Your sole responsibility is the fleet. What will yo...
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