New BA B747-8F
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"Quoting B777LRF (Reply 15):
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the chief Boeing salesperson publicly state the A380 was "too quite"?
Yeah, that'll work..."
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And having had up to 11 hours in the back of poxy RAF Herc's at various times, believe me, I HATE that pervasive, unending drone
davepoth said:
I know these have changed massively since the first one flew, but I'm a bit bored of the shape. You'd think they'd facelift it a bit and put some ugly chrome on the front just so we know it's a new one. 
I sort of know what you mean, but its a design that still works today unlike this ugly duckling 747
Does British airways own "global supply systems" does anybody know.
I live in flight line of stansted and they go over daily, from India,Frankfurt and Atlanta.
Yet come up as "British airways" on my flight tracker thingy on iPad.
As a side note, anybody know what cargo would come over from India daily, goes over mine just before 8am everyday.
Love to know what's in em.
I live in flight line of stansted and they go over daily, from India,Frankfurt and Atlanta.
Yet come up as "British airways" on my flight tracker thingy on iPad.
As a side note, anybody know what cargo would come over from India daily, goes over mine just before 8am everyday.
Love to know what's in em.
Wheelrepairit said:
Does British airways own "global supply systems" does anybody know.
I live in flight line of stansted and they go over daily, from India,Frankfurt and Atlanta.
Yet come up as "British airways" on my flight tracker thingy on iPad.
As a side note, anybody know what cargo would come over from India daily, goes over mine just before 8am everyday.
Love to know what's in em.
http://www.gssair.co.uk/I live in flight line of stansted and they go over daily, from India,Frankfurt and Atlanta.
Yet come up as "British airways" on my flight tracker thingy on iPad.
As a side note, anybody know what cargo would come over from India daily, goes over mine just before 8am everyday.
Love to know what's in em.
Subcontract hauler. Most likely thing to be coming from India is Pharmaceuticals.
navier_stokes said:
Max_Torque said:
navier_stokes said:
Yes, albeit with a large performance shortfall (allegedly)!
Pity, for me BA and RR are a perfect match.....I think the engines will be great, once tweaked. It's always the same old story regarding initial performance spec shortfalls, as the first aircraft are always overweight, underpowered etc. Some airlines refuse to be launch customers for new aircraft now, after having their fingers burnt. That said, after a while, modifications to the engine and airframe iron out these issues. I must say, operating the big RR Trents, and the obscenely powerful GE115B engines on a daily basis, the GEs win hands down from my perspective. Spool-up time ofnthe dual rotor and sheer brutishness trump the RR.
My main issue with the 748 is that they have designed it to be a 'differences' version of the 744. This means that it only requires shortened 'differences only' training for current 744 pilots and engineers rather than a fresh type course. Sounds great, because of reduced training costs, but the restriction on creating and aircraft as diffent rather than new, is that it must maintain 70% commonality with the 744. So, they shot themselves in the foot from step one in the design phase.
I was hoping for it to be technically along the lines of a 4 engined 777, but instead, it has far too much old technology, ancient plumming and many outdated systems in order to meet the commonality requirements. Deep inside the nitty gritty of the systems, the 777-300ER is far more advanced, still. The technology exists to have created a monster, but they chose not to, hoping that the operators would enjoy the short term financial gain in saving. The order book speaks for itself. As a freighter, it will sell, because brute power is key, but in the passenger world, I think it's opportunities are limited, particularly to slot-limited destinations, especially with the sun rising over a new 777 variant.
JaybirdUK said:
davepoth said:
I know these have changed massively since the first one flew, but I'm a bit bored of the shape. You'd think they'd facelift it a bit and put some ugly chrome on the front just so we know it's a new one.
I sort of know what you mean, but its a design that still works today unlike this ugly duckling 747Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff