777x - Jumbo Killer

[fatboy b]

Interesting if this turns out to be true.....

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-10/bo...

[Eric Mc]

The 747 has had a fantastic 44 year run. It can't go on forever.

[Hugo a Gogo]

looks much too small

[anonymous-user]

I'm sure it's a fantastic aircraft but it's a bit dull that the future in larger passenger aircraft seems to be Airbus and Boeing making similar looking twin jets.

Aircraft Top trumps and aircraft recognition books must be struggling.

[brenflys777]

A lardy triple with folding wingtips.. We might finally have a plane to put on those aircraft carriers! :-)

[Engineer1]

Isn't alot of this about which future model of air travel you subscribe to, Airbus have got hub and spokes the A380 flyng between hubs the smaller aircraft flying the spokes, Boeing are looking more point to point.

[anonymous-user]

Engineer1 said:

Isn't alot of this about which future model of air travel you subscribe to, Airbus have got hub and spokes the A380 flyng between hubs the smaller aircraft flying the spokes, Boeing are looking more point to point.

A350 A330? Despite any statements from Airbus, In reality Airbus aren't really subscribing to any different model at all. They have pined their future to the long twin jets too. The A380 is a bit of a white elephant, orders for them have stalled completely.

[Sir Fergie]

Forgive me lads - but if you need to push bigger more powerful engines on big twin jets - would we end up with a 787 style nightmare if your running bigger and more powerful engines.

[Eric Mc]

Why?

The 787 issue is nothing to do with the power of the engines.

[thehawk]

This could do very well for Boeing. I think the A380 is not selling as well as Airbus predicted and there are many routes that just don't need that size aircraft. It's certainly the workhorse for all the routes that I fly. MEL/LAX/SIN/BKK

[2fast748]

Don't folding wings add a whole layer of complexity/weight/cost that is unnecessary on a passenger plane?

[Eric Mc]

I thought that folding wings had been an option on the 777 from the very beginning.

[eccles]

Nice bit of weight outboard to help with wing flex.

[davepoth]

Eric Mc said:

The 747 has had a fantastic 44 year run. It can't go on forever.

To be fair to Boeing, more or less the only thing it retains from the original -100 is the general concept. They've redesigned the fuselage, the wings, the control surfaces, the engines, the interior and the cockpit. Truly a flying Trigger's Broom.

[anonymous-user]

2fast748 said:

Don't folding wings add a whole layer of complexity/weight/cost that is unnecessary on a passenger plane?

Well, it is necessary if you want wings bigger than the allowed span at airports.

It's the only solution that would work.

[anonymous-user]

el stovey said:

A350 A330? Despite any statements from Airbus, In reality Airbus aren't really subscribing to any different model at all. They have pined their future to the long twin jets too. The A380 is a bit of a white elephant, orders for them have stalled completely.

Add to that the fact that the A380 break even point just keeps getting further away.

[anonymous-user]

eccles said:

Nice bit of weight outboard to help with wing flex.

Hmm, that position will be a point of contraflexure as the wings bending stiffness will be greatly reduced at the joint. That'll be a nasty one to sort out, and the gusts won't care about that relatively small increase in weight, so the inertia loading will just increase inboard of the joint and they'll still be using load alleviation measures to control wing bend.

[HoHoHo]

2fast748 said:

Don't folding wings add a whole layer of complexity/weight/cost that is unnecessary on a passenger plane?

Not necessarily.....



Boeing have already made a call to Screwfix for a next day delivery

[Scuffers]

thehawk said:

This could do very well for Boeing. I think the A380 is not selling as well as Airbus predicted and there are many routes that just don't need that size aircraft. It's certainly the workhorse for all the routes that I fly. MEL/LAX/SIN/BKK

longhaul, the A380 is still the best bus out there, from a passengers perspective, wins hands down over anything.

[creampuff]

Scuffers said:

longhaul, the A380 is still the best bus out there, from a passengers perspective, wins hands down over anything.

Hmmm, I think they suck.