In the sense I'm using it, similar performance means ability to perform roughly the same missions. From this perspective, MTOW is irrelevant; what actually matters in terms of how it performs as a commercial vehicle is useful load, in which the differences between the two were minimal. That said, I...
Jump to postIn the sense I'm using it, similar performance means ability to perform roughly the same missions. From this perspective, MTOW is irrelevant; what actually matters in terms of how it performs as a commercial vehicle is useful load, in which the differences between the two were minimal. That said, I ...
Jump to postI imagine the VC-25 has flown into some unusual locations that should be considered?
Jump to postHas there ever been a case where four engines were chosen when two engines could have done the job? Depending on how one interprets that question, A340? It was designed as essentially a four-engined A330 in a pre-ETOPS era. That latter bit is why I say it depends on how you interpret the question, ...
Jump to postSeriously, you think that's how big business works? They want to teach Boeing a lesson....? I mean, if that lesson is "work out your engineering and quality control issues that have thrown a serious wrench in our own plans or risk losing your most important non-government customer," then ...
Jump to postThat's not my point--air pressure affects wing performance in a way that favors colder, lower-elevation locations (like coastal Norway) over places like Phoenix. It's not about power sources, it's about being able to safely fly at all given the power-to-weight ratio of batteries.
Jump to postThe link is broken, and presumably it's in Norwegian which I can't read, but I'm curious if the developers are considering how local climate might be impacting their success? Just because a plane with a battery massive enough to power a plausibly-economically-feasible flight can get off the ground a...
Jump to postAA747123 wrote:The problem with voting by mail is overwhelming voter fraud.
I would expect the Constitution loving portion of his base to be ready for open revolt if Trump even tried something like canceling the election. Your faith in the adherence to democratic norms of Trump supporters greatly exceeds my own. Perhaps my faith is misplaced. We have seen populations throu...
Jump to postbmartino99 wrote:I would expect the Constitution loving portion of his base
Ok, so a bit tongue-in-cheek, but not entirely wrong either. Trump will issue an executive order under the Defense Production Act to force meat packing facilities to stay open. Several of them have closed already due to a viral outbreak among their employees The Labor Dept. will also issue guidance...
Jump to postonce again, what was some of those people thinking when they were still bringing a handful number of suitcases out of the aircraft. You really can't blame them, they're not exactly trained professionals. They panicked, and panicky people tend to do things (however ill-advised) that bring them psych...
Jump to postAaronPGH wrote:Why on earth are any of you trying to downplay COVID right now? Error on the side of caution, for the sake of your family and neighbors.
The best argument you can make at this point is that maybe "subsidy" isn't strictly speaking the most ideal word to use for this. OK then, call it an incentive, bonus, etc. Whatever it is, it is definitely the case in this particular situation that the fact that it was paid out more quickl...
Jump to postPerhaps another possible trigger if the rumour turns out to be correct. IATA input at CORSIA workshops is scenic flights using commercial aircraft will be classified as 'unproductive' flights, having adverse effects on an airline and country's emissions calculations. Then they should shut down the ...
Jump to postWe just spent $230,000 to repaint our Global 5000 in white plus 3 color stripes and custom tail logo. Took 3+ weeks to complete. You got robbed. 767 full strip and paint should be between 100-200K. Typical 747-400 will run around 150-300K How much of that is economies of scale, though? Are there st...
Jump to postI recall reading somewhere that at least in the US, smoking was legally permitted (though of course carriers could make their own, stricter rules) in the cockpit for some time after it was banned in the cabin, presumably on the grounds that the danger from a pilot experiencing withdrawal symptoms ou...
Jump to postThe simple fix should be the hire a real, certified flight attendant for this position. Which seems to be what they're doing. So, because the UK can’t handle it, Emirates needs to hire an overqualified person to clean the showers? At your office, do you also hire MBAs to do janitorial services? No,...
Jump to postSo, today is the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a month meant to celebrate achievements made by the Latin American community in the US. The CFO of my company sent out a message and on the internal networking site, SJWs (Social Justice Warriors) began complaining about the message becaus...
Jump to postDogman wrote:You claimed that Liberals have a single-issue platform.
Yeah, it reminds of the "Brexit party won!" narrative post-UK EU Parliament elections this summer. Sure, they won more seats than any other single party, but...if you combine all the parties that oppose their single-issue platform, they outnumbered Brexit+Tories who share their position o...
Jump to postYeah, it reminds of the "Brexit party won!" narrative post-UK EU Parliament elections this summer. Sure, they won more seats than any other single party, but...if you combine all the parties that oppose their single-issue platform, they outnumbered Brexit+Tories who share their position on...
Jump to postLittleSprocket wrote:The funny thing about mishandling classified information is that it doesn’t have to be deliberate to be prosecuted for it.
I don't think anyone ever said she deliberately sent classified info. The issue is that many people believe that sending classified info, whether deliberate or not, is a crime Many people believe the earth is flat. Many people believe vaccines cause autism. Who cares what the willfully-uninformed t...
Jump to postSupposing that Trump does not win 2020, there is potential for a bar fight here and there. Outside of that, this whole thread is a ridiculous attempt to reinforce the "enlightened liberal" need to caricaturize the other side as uneducated mouth-breathing racists. It's not a caricature if ...
Jump to postWow. Looks like the QUID PRO QUO is looking more and more likely, and it is causing a shift in the Republicans that actually are honorable enough to attend their committee hearings. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/24/politics/republicans-donald-trump-taylor-testimony/index.html n a closed-door depositi...
Jump to postjetwet1 wrote:Can we please not bring politics into this thread?????
airboss787 wrote:Banning widebody aircraft will only worsen the problem don't you think?
anrec80 wrote:winginit wrote:Fact: Donald Trump pressured the President of the Ukraine to investigate a political opponent
The only problem is that Ukrainian President himself stated that there were no pressure.
Did I just hear Trump PUBLICLY ask China to investigate his political rival? Good God. The man has no clue what is and isn't legal in US government. He thinks he's running a business.... not the Executive Branch. And people will say that it's precisely that why they voted for him...because the coun...
Jump to postAn arcane system designed to preserve white supremacy does not legitimately overrule the democratic will of the American people just because it happens to be written down on a special piece of parchment. We were able to get the Constitution cleansed a bit by ending Slavery and, eventually, addressi...
Jump to postWhat would America and the world look like if Hillary Clinton became the 45th President of the United States in the 2016 Presidential Election. She, legitimately, is. An arcane system designed to preserve white supremacy does not legitimately overrule the democratic will of the American people just...
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Jump to postNo. If a Southwest 737 has an emergency, a United 737 pilot (for example) absolutely canNOT fly it. The cockpits have completely different layouts and instrumentation, and the UA 737 pilot would be unfamiliar with SW's setup. It is physically impossible for anyone other than a Southwest 737 pilot t...
Jump to postMidwestindy wrote:WN IND-LAX-95.4%; LAX-IND-95.2%
Does anyone have a sense of how much traffic the DCI Championship Week brings? Not enough for any upguages, but it is usually noticeable in the terminal. Keep in mind a lot of the attendees arrive in buses, considering its hard/expensive for groups of sometimes 100+ to travel together and with equi...
Jump to postairportugal310 wrote:I don't get the fascination with Fox here...as if CNN is any better?
Does anyone have a sense of how much traffic the DCI Championship Week brings?
Jump to postcasinterest wrote:Anyone ever seen the move : "Wag the Dog"?
Go watch it. That is all you need to know.
With NK having shot a few missiles the other day, and China not blinking, it's clear for all to see that Trump doesn't know what he's doing. If he's allowed to start a war with Iran, there is no way he will be the only one taking the blame for it. All those who let him do it, and led him to do it, ...
Jump to postJohn Bolton is still angry that the Iranian people had the sheer unmitigated gall to support Mossadegh's party, making him PM. He sees an opportunity to punish them for that once again. It's not that he's too stupid to connect the dots between the US's past attempts to punish Iran for Mossadegh and ...
Jump to postTo everyone so triggered by this event, while I don't actually support Alabama's bill, I like that it passed. Alabama is their own state who chose to impose this upon themselves as they are overwhelmingly pro-life. That doesn't give them the right to impose it upon the individuals in their state wh...
Jump to postCobaltScar wrote:we can all come up with another solution to secure the boarde
anrec80 wrote:c933103 wrote:Sometimes people are buying travel insurances robotically and doesn't realize some expenses are not covered
Yepp - health insurance here is complex. One extremely important thing to watch out for - pre-existing conditions
Nobody alive today was a slave in this country, and nobody alive in this country today ever owned a slave. 100% irrelevant, and in fact that argument is so laughably idiotic that it's difficult to believe that anyone would seriously make it. If my great-great-great grandfather stole a ring from you...
Jump to postHe's not a Christian. Opposition to human love and sex between consenting adults is a form of Satan-worship, and those engaged in it are going to spend all eternity in Hell if they don't repent.
Jump to postAfter WW11 the US tax rates were up to 90% and fairly high for companies. In the 60s rates were lowered to a high of 60% and companies a little lower. That is the kind of taxes needed to support an advanced society - its infrastructure, science and educational needs. We now live in the ME Generatio...
Jump to postNot only is it against the law So what if it's against the law? There's nothing wrong with it. Helping slaves to escape was against the law too. Sometimes, those breaking the law are in the right and those making and enforcing it are in the wrong. This is one of those situations. but it's also incr...
Jump to postThe defense budget's problems are far more about the incredible problems created by the Defense Acquisition Regulations and the general conduct of the defense procurement process than about pork belly projects. Our defense procurement process guarantees that we spend far more than is necessary to g...
Jump to postI know this won't be popular with politicians and has almost zero chance of happening, but cut the military budget and re-allocate those funds to infrastructure. It's well known that the US defense budget is higher than the next several highest spending countries combined. Yet somehow it's a sacred...
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