Thirty Eight South
20th Jun 2007, 20:32
Boeing 747-8 needs wake vortex tests according to Flt Int
Boeing’s new 747-8 widebody (http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/747-8_facts.html)will need to undergo trials to determine aircraft separation for wake turbulence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_turbulence)avoidance.
add to that the cost problem with Boeing's alleged EASA 787 certification costs (red herring award) and it's an interesting turn up for the books. The trouble with using a competitors certification criteria ambiguities, is that it can bite you on the arse:ipso facto in this case. Oh dear.
Boeing’s new 747-8 widebody (http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/747-8_facts.html)will need to undergo trials to determine aircraft separation for wake turbulence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_turbulence)avoidance.
add to that the cost problem with Boeing's alleged EASA 787 certification costs (red herring award) and it's an interesting turn up for the books. The trouble with using a competitors certification criteria ambiguities, is that it can bite you on the arse:ipso facto in this case. Oh dear.