hehe story of my life....i'm the queen of bad timing!!

check ur pm's btw

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Just got home from another day of flying and got the PM that MR.S's artwork is making it's way through google...and yup, I had it custom made by him about 14 months ago...glad you like it ...all the better....

Oh...and since you were talking bout 'em... The DHC-8 is a real man's airplane...


....Jets are for Hot Tubs

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So how's the weather over there helen

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Originally posted by Chookie So how's the weather over there helen

werd!

--djway

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talk about hijack!lol

Hope your having a blast Helen, looks like I'll be doing Europe next year so will be definitely stopping by the UK.

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hahahahaha @ TA love

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Originally posted by lethal MrS just to clarify my opinion i prefer Boeings to Airbus - their higher quality and much more reliable and (from all reports) are about 100 times better in the customer service department - ie service to the airlines... But when you can make a product with similar characteristics for much cheaper of course the airlines are gonna go for it! So in that respect Airbus are doing things right.... I also agree that the A380 wont have AS big an effect as the 747 did but remember that was 40 years ago when the 747 was introduced - and just the fact that this thing will fly is amazing (it will be the largest aircraft to ever fly!). and it will cover a very big market, hopefully reducing congestion at the BIG airports around the world. Also, Airbus is part of the EADS (European Aircraft, Space and Defense Coinsortium) but i dont tihnk it gets funding from the governments - im pretty sure its a standalone company! And i agree the 777 is awesome!!! Did you know that the engines on a 777 are the diameter of the original 747 fuselage!!! (now whos rambling!! )

Airbus is apprently giving huge discounts to get people to order them. I was not aware of it till a did some minor research after seeing your comment on them being "cheap".

The PW4000 - 112 (112 inch fan diameter) and the GE -90-115B (115 inch fan diameter) are both enormous engines, yet they are still nowhere near the size of the 747 fuse. CLICK ME for an explanation.

The EngineAlliance (GE & P-W collaboration) GP7000 series engines for the afore maligned by me A380 will be the largest fans ever built with an internal fan diameter of 116.7 inches (2.96 m), but it will operate at a lower thrust output (77,000 lbs) than the PW4000-112 (98,000 lbs) or the GE-90-115 (115,300 lbs). The Rolls-Royce engines being currently tested for use on the A380, the Trent 900, is also a 116 inch fan and will produce about 76,000 lbs of thrust.

The GE engine actually holds the record for sustained thrust tests at over 122,000 lbs in a ground based test.

To think, I quite possibly would be working on one of these engine programs had I not fell behind in vector calc and changed my major from Aeonautical Engineering to theatre in college.

Sigh.

MrS

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-"Reality" is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes.

Are you happy with your chosen path in life?

--djway

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Originally posted by djway Are you happy with your chosen path in life? --djway

I could be happier, but I do generally enjoy what I do. I get to build things and then tell people when they ask me how I did this effect or that "Oh it is easy, it's magic."

I will be much happier with my path in life if I am able to get a job down in Australia and move down there.

But alas, I need to pay off my vacation down there first

Oh ya...back on one of the topics. Hope you enjoy living in the UK, Helen (though I have never met you hehe). Enjoy the weather.

MrS

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-"Reality" is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes.

Just to clarify, the 777 GE engine is not the size of the CURRENT 747 (thats just silly ), but the original 747-100 series, had a smaller fuselage size and thats what the new series 777 engines equal! Unfortunately i havent been able to find any sites with data on the 747-100 fuselage to back this up but if you disagree go talk 2 my propulsion lecturer - its his statement!!!

Anyway all of the engine manufacturers have said that this is as large as the engines are gonna get because to go larger you start losing efficency and adding to weight BIG TIME!

Oh and Wade just for you mate: Some facts about 747's.

A 747-400 with maximum fuel (ie doing the Melbourne - Los Angeles route) weighs over 400 tonnes.
Of this 130 tonnes is fuel! Thats the same capacity as roughly 100 road tankers, just to fill the bastard for one flight!! You will find that at ALL airports there are underground pipelines directly from the refinery to provide the fuel for the aircraft - theres just not enough trucks in the world to fill all the aircraft flying atm!
Another 20 tonnes is lead weights located in the ailerons and elevators (the control surfaces that allow the plane to pitch (ie rotate up and down) and roll (ie rotate along its axis)). These lead weights are their to counterbalance the control surfaces and prevent them from flapping and destabilising the aircraft. 20 tonnes is a lot of extra weight but you have to remember how big these surfaces are - there fucking massive!! So if you can invent a way to get rid of that 20 tonnes, you will be a billionaire over night (im working on it!) cause every aircraft would upgrade immediately cause thats an extra 20 tonnes of cargo you could carry or prolly around 15 tonnes less fuel youd have to carry!! Oh and hydraulics and the like dont work (its been tried and failed MISERABLY!!!)....
And one more useless fact - The tail of a 747 is as tall as a 20-storey building! (or is it 22? MrS?)

Arent i just full of facts atm?

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my knowledge of domestic aircraft;


virgin blue = cute hostesses

qantas = first beer free

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Oh the dilemma!!! Decisions, Decisions, Decisions???

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