A350, I hope that Airbus get it right
With Boeing's Dreamliner woes, I hope that Airbus get their next generation of planes right.
The A350 is making steady progress, here is a timeline to keep an eye on. http://www.a350xwb.com/#timeline/8387 Production video.. http://videos.airbus.com/video/a5eab2edd1es.html |
The satellite communications system on that plane is something I've helped develop (& the A380) :D
Not sure if any of our kit finds its way onto Dreamliners. |
So if they go off course when flying do they blame you? :lol1:
Seriously though, Airbus is a success story, they certainly know how to put planes together out of parts that come from several countries. I see the Beluga flying over my town regularly on the way to the Airbus wing manufacturing plant at Broughton, that plane itself is a design marvel. The A380 wings are also made there but are too big for the Beluga, so they did this.. http://www.portofmostyn.co.uk/airbus...-facility.html Here you can see a wing waiting for shipment http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=53.1929...33023&t=h&z=16 |
Originally Posted by Oldun
(Post 10948822)
So if they go off course when flying do they blame you? :lol1:
IIRC though the system we do for the A350 also handles the cockpit communications when out of range of any ground based infrastructure (i.e. UHF/VHF). It's separated from the passenger stuff and has dual redundancy, fail-over modes etc. Realistically it not often used in flight, once out of range (i.e. over an ocean) things stay quiet until nearing the destination airport, only if it things start to go tits up does it really come into play. Then you really need it to work properly :eek: |
I would certainly not like to be operating that aircraft. Sounds like they have been taking too many shortcuts in the design.
Les |
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 10949088)
I would certainly not like to be operating that aircraft. Sounds like they have been taking too many shortcuts in the design.
Les |
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 10949088)
I would certainly not like to be operating that aircraft. Sounds like they have been taking too many shortcuts in the design.
Les |
Originally Posted by cster
(Post 10949145)
Surely not knowing if you art going to make it is half the fun. :thumb:
Les ;) |
Originally Posted by Oldun
(Post 10949163)
Dreamliner or A350?
Les :) |
That'll be the Boeing Nightmareliner then.
This is what is left of a battery on a Dreamliner. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...attery-010.jpg |
Bit of a horror story I reckon!
Les |
Another step forward for Airbus production.
The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted the Type Certificate to the Rolls-Royce TrentXWB, that means that the engine can now be used on the new A350. Extract from the article in my link.. "The TrentXWB is the largest and most powerful commercial aircraft engine Rolls has built. It’s diameter is equivalent to the fuselage size of an A320 airliner" :eek: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...-approval.html |
Ha, ill have to fwd that to mate, he used to service rolls rocye airplane motors - all over the world
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