Not sure if routine harbor patrol is the responsibility of NATO. Anyway, I believe Norway has underwater sensors in their waterways. That was how they detected the sardines that they thought were Russian subs. :duck: The US is developing a variety of underwater UAV and it is part of NATO. But I get...
Jump to postAnd who has those assets in NATO?
Jump to postWith the US, UK, Norway, the North Atlantic should be well covered. The area of need would probably be the Mediterranean and Black Sea approaches. The only P-8A presence in the south would be the US deployment in Sigonella in Italy. It would be nice to have a NATO P-8A contingent there as well. P-8...
Jump to postWhat ASW capability or overland ISR capability would a Do228 provide? What would be the deployment timeframes to any NATO nation outside the Baltic? Hopefully none. All it needs to do is SAR near the German coast and humanitarian missions in the Med. Why? I mean, that would certainly be one view of...
Jump to postacecrackshot wrote:seahawk wrote:I would be fine with Do228.
What ASW capability or overland ISR capability would a Do228 provide? What would be the deployment timeframes to any NATO nation outside the Baltic?
This most not make it through parliament. The SPD must block it.
Jump to postAnd the pity is that AZ is an OK and probably inexpensive vaccine that could save a lot of lives where the others may be too expensive. But after all the failings and bad publicity (much self induced) a lot of very low income nations will find it is politically impossible to use it. But only if AZ ...
Jump to postEuropean solution would be in the interest of the taxpayer and would fill the needs much better. The European solution, A320 MPA, is still on the table. The Atlantique has too much risk. The P-8A will also pressure the the French to commit to on time delivery of the MPA. bt That is why the stop-gap...
Jump to postThe P-8 will bring brownie points with the US administration so it will be bought, even though a European solution would be in the interest of the taxpayer and would fill the needs much better.
Jump to postOf course it's always better to operate fewer types, but they have operated many types in the past. Seems to me a really good offer on price and delivery could have won some business.. No, LH has evaluated the A330NEO 2 times now and first time they went for the A350 and second time they went for t...
Jump to postIts amazing to me, that there are still educated people that want to separate White Supremacy and the institution of Slavery, that has been going on for thousands of years. In what little I was taught in Public Schools, the reason for the US Civil War was given "to end slavery," yet there...
Jump to postSokes wrote:seahawk wrote:
And then there are more ways to exploit the poor than just slavery.
England prohibited slavery early, at least in Britain itself. Did it stop the industrial revolution?
Or maybe it was having the empire with access to resources and spare manpower. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zc92xnb/revision/4 https://historyofyesterday.com/how-slavery-fueled-the-industrial-revolution-a0190a9b48a1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833 There are and wer...
Jump to postOr maybe it was having the empire with access to resources and spare manpower.
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https://historyofyesterday.com/how-slav ... 190a9b48a1
Call me cynical but when they are at the program level of the Loyal Wingman design, they are still quite a bit away from going into commercial airplane production with that. I give them that the production line for the 3-4 protoypes is in itself a prototype for a future series production and highly...
Jump to postYou all still don't get it. You have to think of Deferred Costs as Pre-Paid costs and that is why they are an asset. The same as if they bought a piece of equipment and they depreciate it over time. The value of the asset would decline. You will notice though that there was no corresponding debt in...
Jump to postImho one can not deny that slavery allowed the industrial revolution because available arable land worked by cheap labour freed the local population from working the local fields and made them available to work in the industry. Again: Why did the industrialization happen in the North instead of the...
Jump to postYou can not deny the economic impact of slavery and the impact it had for the economic development of the USA. The cotton produced in the South kept the mills in New England running. But also shipping companies and railroads were making good money, as well as banks. https://www.history.com/news/sla...
Jump to postYou can not deny the economic impact of slavery and the impact it had for the economic development of the USA. The cotton produced in the South kept the mills in New England running. But also shipping companies and railroads were making good money, as well as banks. https://www.history.com/news/sla...
Jump to postYou can not deny the economic impact of slavery and the impact it had for the economic development of the USA. The cotton produced in the South kept the mills in New England running. But also shipping companies and railroads were making good money, as well as banks. https://www.history.com/news/slav...
Jump to postIt is highly unlikely Boeing could ever get to 50-50 with the MAX versus the NEO and the A220. The only way 50-50 works, is with a new narrowbody and the MAX, or just a new narrowbody, which would be further down the road. If it is 50-50 in the below 150t MTOW, and not strictly single aisle, then i...
Jump to postAnother quarter, another set of comments from Boeing's CEO about their next airplane program: Calhoun responded by citing “an awful lot of fantastic work in our defense programs,” and said there are plans to transfer that to the commercial side and significantly change how Boeing’s next new airplan...
Jump to postTWA772LR wrote:Smells like Calhoun is ready to replace the 737 with the NSA in a big family raining from CS/E2 size to (hypothetical) A322 size and capabilities.
In the end AZ over promised by a lot. If you look at the combined orders, they barely delivered 30% of what was promised so far. And in the end it is in the best interest of the EU to get out of the contract, so that it can order additional doses from other supplier without having to take AZ doses i...
Jump to postSigning delivery contracts you do not intend to hold, can not go unchallenged, especially in such an important field where lives actually depend on it.
Jump to postThey do not need to buy the MAX, but maybe Boeing would be pressuring CFM to grant a licence if DL would buy the MAX. For the NEOs CFM and DL did not reach an agreement and Airbus has no incentive to pressure CFM, as they would be working against PW in that case, which would not be in their own inte...
Jump to postSeahawk, I agree with your timeline. What amazes me is the UK rate remains ahead of the EU. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-covid-vaccination-doses-per-capita?tab=chart&country=FRA~DEU~IND~TUR~USA~GBR~European+Union~NLD The EU seems to have supply. I'm a bit confused as to how the EU w...
Jump to postI think Delta will get the licence to work on the LEAP, I see no reason why CFM/Safran should refuse them. Lufthansa did get the licence while flying the P&W only on their A320neo family frames. No 737MAX on order at Lufthansa. Lufthansa ordered both engine options on the A320NEO. https://www.l...
Jump to postI think Q3 is possible with the mRNA solutions alone. Fall vaccination for 70%+ in July is not possible anyway, as the waiting time for the second shot with AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) will put this into August anyway.
Jump to postI am almost certain Delta is still steaming pissed at Boeing over the A220 disaster that came back and slapped them in the face over. That was just insanity, and no doubt still lingers on the minds of the top execs at Delta. Boeing tried to strongarm Delta , Bombardier, and Airbus. Then, take a loo...
Jump to postWishful thinking. Given DL's size, any MAX order would have to be sizeable, otherwise it wouldn't make economic sense. DL has enough planes on order to satisfy its fleet renewal needs for the next 5+ years. Any opportunity for DL to accelerate retirement of the 319, 320, 738 & 757 / 753 largely...
Jump to postGetting an engine MRO licence for the LEAP would be very interesting for Delta TechOps. If that means buying 737-8MAX to get it, it would be an interesting proposition. Surely it is still possible the GE/CFM won´t give them the licence and that this would make the MAX uninteresting for DL, but it i...
Jump to postNot July but 3Q/21 which would end in September.
Jump to postCompletely agree Here in Spain I don’t see myself getting a jab before winter Why winter? At current vaccination spead you would get a jab no later than September. And after the increase in April, vaccine rollout will be increased again in May and again in June, hence you will get a jab by July (wo...
Jump to postReally? ...give us some examples of what that risk could plausibly be. There is a need to have flexibility considering DL's history of three main trends with their fleet (made even more pronounced post NW merger): 1. opportunistic fleet additions, 2. a tradition of flying the smallest/nimblest viab...
Jump to postThe AZ/JJ clotting is not just clotting it is a thrombosis (with thrombocytopenia) included venous thrombosis in unusual sites such as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and splanchnic vein thrombosis.
Jump to postIt seems like a big 737-8MAX and 797 (NMA) order is imminent. DL has avoided filling this segments with Airbuses and it would be very risky to depend on Airbus only. Is Southwest taking a risk for running the 737 only or genius? Or are you saying Airbus only is a risk, i.e. NK, F9 You can not compa...
Jump to postIt seems like a big 737-8MAX and 797 (NMA) order is imminent. DL has avoided filling this segments with Airbuses and it would be very risky to depend on Airbus only.
Jump to postI don’t think so. Even with the age restrictions, A faster delivery of AZ would have saved more lives. But a higher occurrence of deadly side effects would have reduced the willingness of the population to get vaccinated. In addition the protection of the AZ vaccine is lower without offering the si...
Jump to postMaybe it was a blessing in disguise. I don’t think so. Even with the age restrictions, A faster delivery of AZ would have saved more lives. But a higher occurrence of deadly side effects would have reduced the willingness of the population to get vaccinated. In addition the protection of the AZ vac...
Jump to postCaptaincurious wrote:If airbus rewing the A320 and launch A322, do they have to build a new system like 737 Max 10 does after the Max debacle? Or rewing is simply a rewing?
Maybe it was a blessing in disguise.
Jump to postThe Champions League reform was enough for their need. With the new 5 year coefficient, big clubs will play CL, even if they only qualified for the Euro League, if they played CL in the last 5 years. In the end it means that some low key club could be fourth in the league and still not play CL becau...
Jump to postAccess to the internet all over the world is a much bigger revolution than the TV, because the user now controls the media he consumes.
Jump to postWhy is it trolling? This is exactly the same idea as the NFL, NBA and NHL. It takes not much fantasy to see those 15 clubs having farm teams in the national leagues and create something like the draft. And once you do not have to qualify for the participation in your national league, it makes it eas...
Jump to postI seriously doubt this. The appetite for additional capacity is limited and 258 seats is just not economic. (extra FA for 8 seats)
Jump to postReposting a comment I put on the Airbus thread: If the 5 years of fantastic profits from 2014-2019 didn't generate the 322 or the NMA program launches, what makes anyone think that Covid weakened airlines will pull the trigger now? Indeed. Seems Boeing has their hands full with 737 and 787 producti...
Jump to postGreat idea as it would make football much more in line with big trademarks like the NHL and the NBA. It would also free team brands from the chains of being linked to one city, they could become global. Imagine clubs based all around the globe and with the best players in one league. Arsenal Dubai h...
Jump to postI think "fully digital" is way more about how the product is designed (CAD/PLM toolset, digital twin, Model based Systems Engineering - MBSE) than about how the aircraft is controlled in flight. How do Boeing leverage MANUFACTURING cost and schedule advantages out of digital design tools ...
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