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Forum: Rumours & News

29th Feb 2024, 18:20

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When you come across the title "Is Airbus hiding an evolution?"

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Posted By tdracer

Makes a lot of sense if you think about it. Four...

Makes a lot of sense if you think about it. Four engine aircraft, so lots of redundancy is something goes seriously wrong and does secondary damage (GE already has a 747-400 based Flying Test Bed -...

Forum: Rumours & News

29th Feb 2024, 00:41

Replies: 41

When you come across the title "Is Airbus hiding an evolution?"

Views: 19,235

Posted By tdracer

OK, have they flown one yet? Because I'm going to...

OK, have they flown one yet? Because I'm going to remain highly skeptical until they do.
I was around the engine side for 40 years, and I've heard many, many proposals from the engine companies that...

Forum: Rumours & News

28th Feb 2024, 20:23

Replies: 41

When you come across the title "Is Airbus hiding an evolution?"

Views: 19,235

Posted By tdracer

You still have the vortices from the fan hitting...

You still have the vortices from the fan hitting that stator (basically the same noise generation mechanism as a siren - and we all know how quiet those are :uhoh:) with no way to attenuate the...

Forum: Rumours & News

28th Feb 2024, 18:43

Replies: 41

When you come across the title "Is Airbus hiding an evolution?"

Views: 19,235

Posted By tdracer

Yea, I saw that - basically the Boeing 7J7...

Yea, I saw that - basically the Boeing 7J7 proposal from 45 years ago (but with the engines moved from the tail to the wing so that the passengers can enjoy that ear splitting sound from the...

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