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| djway |
| quote: | Originally posted by Chookie
So how's the weather over there helen:) |
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| S_madis |
talk about hijack!lol
Hope your having a blast Helen, looks like I'll be doing Europe next year so will be definitely stopping by the UK. |
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| gumble |
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| MrSquirrel |
| quote: | Originally posted by lethal
MrS just to clarify my opinion i prefer Boeings to Airbus - their higher quality and much more reliable and (from all reports) are about 100 times better in the customer service department - ie service to the airlines...
But when you can make a product with similar characteristics for much cheaper of course the airlines are gonna go for it! So in that respect Airbus are doing things right....
I also agree that the A380 wont have AS big an effect as the 747 did but remember that was 40 years ago when the 747 was introduced - and just the fact that this thing will fly is amazing (it will be the largest aircraft to ever fly!). and it will cover a very big market, hopefully reducing congestion at the BIG airports around the world.
Also, Airbus is part of the EADS (European Aircraft, Space and Defense Coinsortium) but i dont tihnk it gets funding from the governments - im pretty sure its a standalone company!
And i agree the 777 is awesome!!! Did you know that the engines on a 777 are the diameter of the original 747 fuselage!!! :eyes:
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Airbus is apprently giving huge discounts to get people to order them. I was not aware of it till a did some minor research after seeing your comment on them being "cheap".
The PW4000 - 112 (112 inch fan diameter) and the GE -90-115B (115 inch fan diameter) are both enormous engines, yet they are still nowhere near the size of the 747 fuse. CLICK ME for an explanation.
The EngineAlliance (GE & P-W collaboration) GP7000 series engines for the afore maligned by me A380 will be the largest fans ever built with an internal fan diameter of 116.7 inches (2.96 m), but it will operate at a lower thrust output (77,000 lbs) than the PW4000-112 (98,000 lbs) or the GE-90-115 (115,300 lbs). The Rolls-Royce engines being currently tested for use on the A380, the Trent 900, is also a 116 inch fan and will produce about 76,000 lbs of thrust.
The GE engine actually holds the record for sustained thrust tests at over 122,000 lbs in a ground based test.
To think, I quite possibly would be working on one of these engine programs had I not fell behind in vector calc and changed my major from Aeonautical Engineering to theatre in college.
Sigh.
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| djway |
Are you happy with your chosen path in life?
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