G'day Bryan. l can't see any new SST A/C being developed in the short term. With the current enconomic crisis in some parts of the world, and Boeing's major investments in there current fleet, l feel that it will be at least another 20 years before we see any further developments. But who knows what...
Jump to postG'day... Oh Yeah..................l agree that the fan wine of the RB's sound great, but do not forget that the RR's are 10 years ahead of any other jet engine type in any class. ( ln my opinion ). This l mean by there weight, power, and most importantly, there hot end life.. See yah... Will...
Jump to postG'day All... Aviator_ua, you are quite right in saying that the L1011 was a great plane. lt was well designed with lots of good ideas that we are still seeing come out as new in the new Boeing's and Airbus's. l personally think that the L1011 suffered with lower than expected sales due to the earlie...
Jump to postG'day Ian.. This is a very good idea you have, l should find it to be no problem in attending. I'm planning a trip to the U.K around easter, so l could fly via LAX to England from Australia. Please keep me informed as to any final plans regarding date and location. All the best... Will...
Jump to postFACT....If you are 20 min's into your flight, and you have a engine failure. No matter what type, i.e, B747. "YOU RETURN", to have it fixed.
See yah...
Will..