Aviation BS and Photo Thread

Just calling it ugly is being nice.

 

It does look a little strange

 

It really is ugly IMO. It's proportions just aren't right.

I'm hopeful the the 777x & A350 can kill it.

Really it's not been a good program for Airbus. Of course BA, LH & AF took some but other than the ME3 & SIA they've got little interest. The ME3 carriers get SO MUCH government support they're basically a state run/owned operator. The three EU airlines were supporting their home builder.

 

I was doing some reading today about the process that they have to use to build it. It looks like a logistics nightmare.

 

It's huge. Of course Boeing does it too. In Boeings case it helps sales & in some cases lowers labor cost by avoiding unions.

 

1.7 in the P210 today

 

It was more the fact that they cant get a large number of the components in their Beluga and have to move it by barge or road convoy. I'd hate to be behind one of those things

 

Boeing does it. They move complete fuselage sections by air and train a great distance.

 

You may remember this story.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rails-sending-huge-plane-fuselages-river.html

 

I hadn't seen that before but it's very interesting. And 42 planes a month! Boeing has 737 production down to a science.

 

There are four up-armored air tractors on GSA right now:

https://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucalsrh/?sl=91QSCI17031104

bet they've got a chemtrail switch

 

i always feel those things would make great air racers if all the spraying stuff was removed

 

...^^^... My old buddy (he mentored me) who worked at old Lockheed Company and he was some type flight structural test engineer and he used to tell me ... "how out of round and distorted" ... the C5's frame and skin would get after certain flights.

I wonder if that happens with the 380?

I know the SR-71 changes shapes and old Concorde was 10"+ longer after an ocean flight when it landed.

 

I'm not exactly sure what this means but it doesn't sound good.

 

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They form back into shape after they sit from what he said.

Some of the guys here can add to this I would think

 

Yeah so far I like it but it's just training no real world low vis flying yet

 

G1000's make everything so easy man! It's amazing

 

Referring to the fuselage?

 

Yes. Framework and skin from what I remember.

This guy was a super pro at this and Lockheed kept him working until 70 yo on call until he was 81 years old.

This guy could feel the airplane in his body he said. All of his life and his only civilian job ever was Lockheed.

Lockheed and US Marines and being a country preacher was his entire life.

 

Wow, that's impressive!