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Forum: Rumours & News

24th Sep 2014, 15:40

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

You do know that 2 Tesla's have had battery fires...

You do know that 2 Tesla's have had battery fires in-service, right?

Forum: Rumours & News

23rd Sep 2014, 17:43

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

The reference to "self regulating" is grossly...

The reference to "self regulating" is grossly misleading - one could even say deceiving - of the actual Boeing/FAA relationship. In fact the Al-J program was loaded with statements that, while not...

Forum: Rumours & News

12th Sep 2014, 00:02

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

They actually messed that up - the saying is...

They actually messed that up - the saying is "Quality is King, but Schedule is GOD". Except that is nothing new - we were making that joke at least 25 years ago (and I bet it pre-dates that - it's...

Forum: Rumours & News

11th Sep 2014, 22:37

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

Boeing responds

Boeing press release:

Forum: Rumours & News

11th Sep 2014, 14:28

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

Given the listed news organizations have been...

Given the listed news organizations have been producing sensationalist crap for over 30 years, those guys must be close to retirement...

When I was young and naive I thought TV news was gospel -...

Forum: Rumours & News

5th Sep 2014, 02:22

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

EEngr, dispatch reliability remains an area of...

EEngr, dispatch reliability remains an area of concern - it's gotten better (over 98% last time I checked) but the target is over 99% so there is still work to do.

I see the 21.3 reports for all...

Forum: Rumours & News

3rd Sep 2014, 21:44

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

If operators start basing their purchase...

If operators start basing their purchase decisions on TV Network hit pieces put together by people who barely know the difference between an airplane and a hair dryer, then the whole industry had...

Forum: Rumours & News

27th May 2014, 02:38

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

You obviously have not spent any time actually...

You obviously have not spent any time actually dealing with the FAA :*

Forum: Rumours & News

27th Mar 2014, 22:39

Replies: 2,185

FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

Sounds like - I was referring specifically to the...

Sounds like - I was referring specifically to the PW4000/112" engine on the 777 (which surged right after rotation on it's first flight test).
I take it you're talking the F-111. A different kettle...

Forum: Rumours & News

26th Mar 2014, 22:01

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

And didn't that original intake profile change...

And didn't that original intake profile change shape :rolleyes:

Nope. The engine in question had a pre-production inlet (i.e. not produced using the production tooling), but the design inlet...

Forum: Rumours & News

26th Mar 2014, 16:24

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

On rotation, the face of the...

On rotation, the face of the unprecedentedly-large fan and nacelle intake was tilted to the airflow, which caused unexpected changes to the engine.

Nothing should have been unexpected. .. surge...

Forum: Rumours & News

15th Jan 2014, 15:57

Replies: 2,185

FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By tdracer

There may actually be some good news here. The...

There may actually be some good news here.
The previous events involved complete meltdowns of the batteries - leaving little evidence of the original failure mode.

This failure was isolated to...

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