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09-09-2024 | 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Grumble

Superhornet has folding wings, lives and operates in a salt air environment, and sees 7.5 G’s on a regular basis. Never had one fail on me, never even heard of one failing.

Not a Boeing fan boy, but it’s not exactly a complicated system and they’ve been building them for decades.

Boeing went with the Vought Corsair folding wing design since it was older and “proven”

09-09-2024 | 03:14 PM

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Boeing went with the Vought Corsair folding wing design since it was older and “proven”

The reality is they inherited it all from the Hornet program, they didn’t really go with anything.

Regardless, point is it works and isn’t a new thing.

09-09-2024 | 03:33 PM

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The reality is they inherited it all from the Hornet program, they didn’t really go with anything.

Regardless, point is it works and isn’t a new thing.

So was the 737 before they fiddled with the low speed protection and managed to (indirectly) kill a few hindered people.

09-09-2024 | 07:09 PM

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The reality is they inherited it all from the Hornet program...

The Hornet program?! You talking about the folding wings? The F-4 had folding wings long before the Hornet was around.

09-10-2024 | 03:55 AM

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Not important, but interesting...... According to a brief search, the first plane with folding wings was in 1935 and the first operational ejection seat was in 1942.

09-10-2024 | 04:51 AM

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Any aircraft that can handle the aerodynamic consequences of flying on a single GE9X can manage the worst conceivable failure of a misbehaving, 10% span wingtip

09-10-2024 | 07:31 AM

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Not important, but interesting...... According to a brief search, the first plane with folding wings was in 1935 and the first operational ejection seat was in 1942.

Imagine being the first guy to have to pull that ejection handle....

09-10-2024 | 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by F15andMD11

The Hornet program?! You talking about the folding wings? The F-4 had folding wings long before the Hornet was around.

And wasn’t built by Boeing… which was the point.

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So was the 737 before they fiddled with the low speed protection and managed to (indirectly) kill a few hindered people.

I’d love to hear how 11’ of wingtip could result in something so catastrophic. It’s 10% of the span, less than 2% of total area, and isn’t a lifting surface.

Point being, in all the ways they Boeing can screw up an airplane, this doesn’t register as something even remotely akin to MCAS.

Im more curious in how an airplane that went from idea to carrying passengers in less than 5 years, can take 13+ (and counting) to just get a refresh and some new motors. McDonnell-Boeing can and has screwed up way more than just some folding wing tips.

09-15-2024 | 09:46 AM

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Rumor has it United is close to securing 13 used 777-300ER due to extended 787 delivery delays.

Any rumor as to if we'd be putting these anywhere but SFO?

09-15-2024 | 09:50 AM

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I work at TK too, and heard the exact same thing plus used 787-8s from the same carrier. I'm shocked they couldn't find any non -er -300s. Can you imagine that cattle car?

I heard the 787-8s were coming from a different Asian carrier... But that WAS in a hotel van, so who knows?