Isaac Newton will wave his invisible hand in the not too distant future, this thread is not done yet. His hand is every bit as good a Adam Smith's. At the moment I am reading all about the business school at INSEAD. This is where a lot of these RR managers get trained. Certain people in a certain condition as Adam said..Smith.
However, the issues raised in the last few posts about the safety of the public need clarifying. Should the A388 encounter an engine problem... here is the performance capability of the machine at the various weights. It is clear from this information that it is a VERY capable machine running on three engines only. My thanks to
Trent 972 over on the Oz site.
Derg,
Basic figures @ ISA conditions
@500 Tonnes - 3 Eng max FL300+
@430 Tonnes - 3 Eng max FL350+
@400 Tonnes - 3 Eng max FL360+
@370 Tonnes - 3 Eng max FL380+
The 380 is always comfortable with terrain clearance on 3 engines, even over the Himalayas, no risk bro.
this was posted on Feb 20 2011.