Why Boeing's 787, the Dreamliner, is under review
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Source: AP
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner had a nightmare of a week, capped off Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to review everything about the new airplane, including its entire design and manufacturing process.
Government officials were quick to say that the jet is safe _ nearly 50 of them are in the skies. However, a fire Monday and a subsequent spate of technical problems stirred serious concerns.
None of the eight airlines using the plane plans to stop flying it during the government's inquiry, and passengers flying the 787 don't appear to be worried about their safety. But the extensive review raised a host of questions:
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darkangel218
Most people have no clue what materials their aircraft is made up on, so no need to feel bad about it
, it is more about a nerdy thing to know what materials the aircraft is made up on
.. Have never been flying the mighty A380, but it have been at Oslo ENGM sometimes - first time I saw it - was under 01L at Gardermoen, I was right under her path - and the aircraft was flying right over my car... It was, to put it bluntly, a impressive sight - not to say, how silent the aircraft is compared to other who is similar in size... The mighty Boeing 747-400 is loudly as hell compared to the A380 aircraft....
Diclotican
davidpdx
Yes, I'm talking about the Airbus - who is made in many european nations - and basically is made in the whole of Europe, bit for bit
The company was in fact 40 year last year - on the ruins of the european aircraft industry (british, french italian and so one) a bigger, better company was made possible. And today Airbus is definitely coming out of the shadows of Boeing in their own right... They even have a double decker aircraft:
The 787 have had their share of problems with parts being late, and not be up to specks - something that have given the 787 a lot more trouble than needed.. I believe it to be a great aircraft when the growing pains is cleared out - but in the meantime it is a expensive aircraft for Boeing... And the 747-800 is not exactly selling great either to be honest..
Diclotican
As for other Airbus aircraft programmes, production of the A380 takes place in different sites across Europe. Each site produces completely equipped sections, which are transported to final assembly .
Most A380 sections are transported to Toulouse by sea, river and road. A number of smaller components, such as the vertical fin produced in Stade or the nose section produced in Meaulte, France, are carried in Airbus’ Beluga fleet... - http://www.airbus.com/company/aircraft-manufacture/how-is-an-aircraft-built/transport-of-major-aircraft-sections/
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... Starting in Hamburg-Finkenwerder on the River Elbe, the ship loads the front and rear sections of the fuselage, from where they are shipped to the United Kingdom.[4] The wings, which are manufactured at Filton in Bristol and Broughton, Flintshire in North Wales, are transported by barge to Mostyn docks, where the ship adds them to its cargo. In Saint-Nazaire in western France, the ship trades the fuselage sections from Hamburg for larger, assembled sections, some of which include the nose. The ship unloads in Bordeaux. Afterwards, the ship picks up the belly and tail sections by Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA in Cádiz in southern Spain, and delivers them to Bordeaux. From there, the A380 parts are transported by barge to Langon, and by the oversize road convoys of the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit from there to the assembly hall in Toulouse.[7]
After assembly, the aircraft are flown to Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) to be furnished and painted... - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ville_de_Bordeaux
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