777x first flight
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Those engines are as big as my wife's ass / purse....
Those engines are as big as my wife's ass / purse....
k! DanL said:
Blib said:
Thanks! I know nothing about this. Why/are the wing tips "hinged" ?
ETA: They just answered my question.
Share with the class? ETA: They just answered my question.
Edited by Blib on Friday 24th January 18:26
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Blib said:
This is unusual in as much as the pilots will lower the wing tips manually for this flight. In normal circumstances and in service, the winglets will deploy at 50mph
Ooh look at me! I'm like EricMc!!!
Is that right? I thought the wingtips extend by pilot command for take off and then fold automatically below 50kts on landing?Ooh look at me! I'm like EricMc!!!
El stovey said:
Blib said:
This is unusual in as much as the pilots will lower the wing tips manually for this flight. In normal circumstances and in service, the winglets will deploy at 50mph
Ooh look at me! I'm like EricMc!!!
Is that right? I thought the wingtips extend by pilot command for take off and then fold automatically below 50kts on landing?Ooh look at me! I'm like EricMc!!!
El stovey said:
Deployment time is 20 seconds apparently.
Just for anyone confused, the wing is flat (Longer) in flight and the wings fold up (making them shorter) at the ends on the ground so it can park in normal parking stands.
Just reading an overview document Boeing sent me in early 2019, yep 20 seconds to locked but only 6 seconds of actual movement.Just for anyone confused, the wing is flat (Longer) in flight and the wings fold up (making them shorter) at the ends on the ground so it can park in normal parking stands.
LHRFlightman said:
El stovey said:
Deployment time is 20 seconds apparently.
Just for anyone confused, the wing is flat (Longer) in flight and the wings fold up (making them shorter) at the ends on the ground so it can park in normal parking stands.
Just reading an overview document Boeing sent me in early 2019, yep 20 seconds to locked but only 6 seconds of actual movement.Just for anyone confused, the wing is flat (Longer) in flight and the wings fold up (making them shorter) at the ends on the ground so it can park in normal parking stands.
Looks like the weather is just south of the field.
El stovey said:
LHRFlightman said:
El stovey said:
Deployment time is 20 seconds apparently.
Just for anyone confused, the wing is flat (Longer) in flight and the wings fold up (making them shorter) at the ends on the ground so it can park in normal parking stands.
Just reading an overview document Boeing sent me in early 2019, yep 20 seconds to locked but only 6 seconds of actual movement.Just for anyone confused, the wing is flat (Longer) in flight and the wings fold up (making them shorter) at the ends on the ground so it can park in normal parking stands.
Looks like the weather is just south of the field.
Any idea what the minima is for this flight? Gusting at 27k earlier. I'm surprised they haven't scrubbed it.
El stovey said:
Blib said:
This is unusual in as much as the pilots will lower the wing tips manually for this flight. In normal circumstances and in service, the winglets will deploy at 50mph
Ooh look at me! I'm like EricMc!!!
Is that right? I thought the wingtips extend by pilot command for take off and then fold automatically below 50kts on landing?Ooh look at me! I'm like EricMc!!!
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