No kidding, and all along, I thought this single pilot issue was part of the Biden Inflation Control Act just like the FTX bit coin was part of Joe's monetary reform program

(Written on 11/25/2022)(Permalink)

Good job, staying calm and keeping the airspeed in the green is the first key, then following the instructions from the ground controller led to a successful landing

(Written on 05/13/2022)(Permalink)

Joe Biden's and crew have always said, they know how to make public travel equitable, just bring lots of cash when buying tickets LOL

(Written on 04/22/2022)(Permalink)

As an old Materials Engineer with 50 plus years NDT experience a lot having to do with turbine failures, I said some time ago that the push to design larger and larger engines while cutting materials tolerances, especially on rotating parts in order to achieve better fuel economy would lead to more inflight failures, it looks good on paper, but stress is stress and metal fatigue is ever present in the operating environment

(Written on 04/15/2022)(Permalink)

I am told the 4060 fan blades are solid but still subject to fatigue cracks however unlike the 4077, the cracks emanate from the outer surface and are more easily detectable using NDT FPI or EC methods

(Written on 04/01/2022)(Permalink)

Another Pratt 4077 issue ?

(Written on 04/01/2022)(Permalink)

321 or 737, it's still an aluminum tube flying bus with seats built for midgets, I would take a DC 7 or Constellation any day even if it took longer.

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Boeing is cutting some real discount deals to keep the order books up and the stock price up, with the 787-program losing money and the disaster KC-46 program in the dumps, they have to do something. Gone are the days when Boeing was the premier commercial manufacturer in the world and most of it has to do with poor management starting at the top.

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60%? that 60% is from US companies with plants in China already and the 919 is entering service with Chinese carriers who already have the plane on order. It's just a matter of time until the Chinese offer the 919 at prices half the cost of a 737

(Written on 03/18/2022)(Permalink)

What does Boeing do when China's 919 starts taking sales for the 737 program, and it will. American aerospace companies are stupid to send technology to China, between what the companies have exposed China to and what China has stolen, China has saved billions in R&D

(Written on 03/18/2022)(Permalink)