I said in March last year, Boeing should have a plan B, and come up with a MAX conversion back to NG. The airlines just want new builds. That is now looking more and more likely for the 900 built frames. Salvage what they can and scrap the rest. Keep the engines for a new FBW model. The MAX will nev...
Jump to postWith the issues that the MAX is having, and future big twins getting ever larger fans. Is it not possible to ditch the pylon altogether, and cut-away the wing and make these huge engines an integral part of the wing itself? Possibly with the exhaust split above and below the surface. A common engine...
Jump to postAnother idea perhaps is to provide Flightradar24 (Gold) to all 'military' units, who are stupid enough to shoot at an airliner, lit up like a Christmas tree flying out of an international airport. That includes the Americans. Nobody would equip their missiles with an item identifying itself as a ci...
Jump to postA regional airline is never going to make money all year round on these routes. It should be a requirement of the national carrier (BA), to serve the regions properly. Not just the major cities, leaving the scraps for one failing airline after another. BA gets all the advantages of being a major at ...
Jump to postBoth MH17 and this latest event occurred in countries with no previous history of having shot down an airliner. No risk assessment would have flagged either in advance. However, there is now a good chance that both countries could have a future event, so should be avoided, along with Iraq and Syria....
Jump to postPlan B, back in March last year should have been; Come up with an A320 type long landing gear, and re-position the engines back under the wing. It would likely take much the same time to certify. MCAS would not be needed and it would behave in a normal way in turns. Ironically, the 787 also has some...
Jump to postAnother idea perhaps is to provide Flightradar24 (Gold) to all 'military' units, who are stupid enough to shoot at an airliner, lit up like a Christmas tree flying out of an international airport. That includes the Americans.
Jump to postSurely it would be quicker and easier to provide Flightradar24 to all military units, who are stupid enough to shoot at an airliner, lit up like a Christmas tree flying out of an international airport.
Jump to postAgrajag wrote:Did Boeing make him an offer he couldnt refuse??
The problem with a fire causing problems for the aircraft, is that such a fire would never spread so quickly to result in a situation where the pilot doesn't mayday for help. 1. Aviate 2. Navigate 3. Communicate Whether it was a missile or uncontained engine failure or another cause, the pilots fir...
Jump to postIt also puts into perspective all the comments on here about third-world pilots, 250 hour newbies, training generally, and the pilots were to blame brigade.
Jump to postThis mess goes back much further than 2011. The 737 should have been replaced with a new model after the first A320-200 came out. The 737 nose and fuselage is basically 707/727 vintage from another era. Would it still be acceptable to be building the 707 or 727 in 2020. It would not. Why is it any d...
Jump to postWithin two years, Boeing will have no new planes to build or deliver if nothing changes. The MAX and the 777-X both grounded due to grandfathering issues, and the 787 reaching the end of current production.
Jump to postIs it not possible to add a fuel tank in part of the longer cargo hold to extend the legs? Suitably encased and self contained for safety.
These longer length frames do seem to lose about 20% range. Why can’t the extra length be used to carry more fuel, so the range stays roughly the same?
Rather than try to tunnel and widen (again) the active M25 next to Heathrow, during the 3rd runway expansion, it should be done properly this time. If you look on Google Earth, the M25 curves in towards Heathrow, then out again. This section of the orbital motorway badly needs a bypass in a new tunn...
Jump to postHeathrow Airport has said its project to build a third runway, has been delayed by "at least 12 months" after the aviation regulator rejected its spending plans. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has refused Heathrow's request to lift spending from £650m to £2.4bn before it even gets plan...
Jump to postShould Boeing or Airbus speak to airlines at all? Both have followed their advice in the past and got it completely wrong. Think back to the early A350 (pre XWB), A380, A318, 767-400, 737-700/900, the 777-8/9 and the MAX. The data is already out there and they could simply use real-world flight sche...
Jump to postThis whole 737 MAX fiasco is the culmination of aviation generally, and design and technology in particular going backwards since 1969 (747 & Concorde). Except possibly the 77W. From seats that are far too narrow, crushed together while humans get ever bigger, to window blinds that no longer ope...
Jump to postI think that MCAS should have tripple input redundancy, it has to work during all flights . (emphasis added) I think this is the problem. While the MCAS update would probably have prevented the crashes had it been in place, it does nothing about, and in fact increases the probability of, false nega...
Jump to postIf in March, Boeing decided to put 787 style FBW systems into a new MAX frame they would be half-way through to certification by now.
Jump to postAs I've said for a while they may be better off to ditch MCAS assuming the MAX stalls somewhat normally and implement the mandatory US stall training. Someone mentioned it looked like they were doing stall tests this past weekend - they may be checking to see if this is a feasible path. The negativ...
Jump to postStopping production of the MAX would be Boeing finally admitting there is a serious problem that cannot be fixed.
IMO the grounding just extended into 2022.
I chat with and listen to the actual airline pilots in this forum who have actually logged hours in the MAX or 737 that everyone seems to ignore. I believe the biggest reason other than planes and safety systems growing more reliable/redundant was the advent of crew CRM - which seems to have been l...
Jump to postBA will be able to tell soon. All their new 787-10s are to be built there. Thus far they had avoided CHS.
Jump to post... When the EASA stops being childish and sends over test pilots instead of stonewalling, the 737 MAX will be in the skies immediately two weeks following....... The problem is not that the EASA sends test pilots. The problem is - so far as one hears - that Boeing does not want to allow a test fli...
Jump to postAnother thing to consider is the enormous financing involved once the RTS begins. Can the markets keep pace with the amount of money involved?
Jump to postIf it was so easy and doable on the 787, most airlines would have already done it by now, to move away from RR.
It turns out it is not possible or practical.
Shouldn't the pilots involved insist this aircraft is taken out of service until the source is found? The CAA or AAIB could too (hint) if it reaches them. That may come as a surprise to you, but pilots rarely get to decide which aircraft are taken out of service. A PIC might refuse an aircraft, tha...
Jump to postShouldn't the pilots involved insist this aircraft is taken out of service until the source is found? The CAA or AAIB could too (hint) if it reaches them.
Jump to postEnter the 737 MAX and the 787-8/9 with RR engines
Jump to postBasically, AB built the 747-SP version before the 747-100. Never a good idea.
Jump to postIs the MAX10 exempt from the grounding? It seems to be a different beast.
Jump to postCarbonFibre wrote:G-XWBD apparently badly damaged during painting.
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I wouldn't call nearly two years on the ground temporary either.
Jump to postWithout the huge A380 fleet USP, wouldn't Emirates just become another mediocre airline, just operating big twins like everyone else? If that happened, I can see EK halving in size over the next 20 years. Dubai is losing what it once was already.
Jump to postB788s G-ZBJE and G-ZBJF were engineless as was G-ZBKN last weekend. G-ZBJE only got new engines after being static for an extended period and has now been WFU again. Why would BA ground G-ZBJE for over a year, then put it back into service only to ground it again a few weeks later? Is it a new-gene...
Jump to postDidn’t the BEA Trident Papa India crash near Staines after departing LHR, because the slats were retracted in error Just after gear up?
The captain didn’t notice because he was having a heart attack.
What is happening regarding the MAX simulator? These were already very rare, but presumably non-existent now. At least until a final fix.
When it does come, how real will it be? How do Boeing fix training deficiencies with the MAX when the primary tool available is an iPad?
Contra-rotating variable pitch geared propellers bolted on the back of a turbofan. Oh wait....
Jump to postHow has the A350 version of the Trent avoided all these problems?
Can’t the tech there make its way to the 787 somehow?
How did Boeing get the very short straw from RR?
When the winds permit, LHR should allow landings through the night on the 09s. Just the quiet ones, A350/380, 787, NEO’s and MAX. It makes no sense that most other London airports can operate at night, yet LHR has to cram 1350 flights into just 17 hours. Spread the load and it gives some respite dur...
Jump to postIt should be made law that large national infrastructure projects fall outside of local party politics, and cannot be stopped by a change of government or PM. These projects often take over ten years to complete and need to progress regardless of which numpty group wins a majority. Otherwise no-one ...
Jump to postIf LHR has 480000 movements a year, with an official average delay of 15 minutes each, I make that 5000 days of delays per year, or 120000 hours of stacking, taxiing and queuing with engines at idle.
Way to go Greenies...
The first Boeing 787-10 for BA G-ZBLA is due to enter the FAL at CHS sometime next week.
956 ZC101 G-ZBLA 787-10 British Airways parts-arriving
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One could also say that Ryan Air themselves are a bit exposed to any future economic shock, accounting scandal, and operating just one aircraft type (737). Not a good idea given the MAX saga.
Jump to postI too have defended the dead pilots in the past on here. None of us were there on those two aircraft, having to deal with something very unusual, confusing, alarming, frightening and ultimately deadly. They probably knew quite early on that their actions would not save them. The problem now is to no...
Jump to postClimate Change has always occurred, even before humans were here. We have had Ice Ages before, followed by warming. It is a natural cycle. China & Co are probably not helping, but nor is deforestation, plastic pollution, fossil fuels, population and growth generally. There will always be extreme...
Jump to postAny idea why the AoA failed on both aircraft? Presumably on the same side. What would be the result of a failure on the other side, or would that affect the FO in the same way?
No other a/c models seem to have faulty AoA at this high rate of failure.