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Posted by Jerry/MT on January 26, 2007 at 18:33:22 from (206.183.116.129):
In Reply to: ot planes posted by ken in texas on January 26, 2007 at 09:47:08:
I used to be real interested. I was so interested that I spent over 34 years working as a Propulsion Engineer for Boeing. Worked on the 707,727,737original,SST,YC-14,757,7J7,777,HSCT, 737 New Generation. Retired as Chief Engineer for Propulsion Research and Preliminary Design for Commercial Airplanes. I was fortunate to participate in the "shinning times" in commercial aviation when each new program made a big inpact in the industry in terms of airplane capability, payload-range, fuel burn, noise, etc. Commercial aviation flight technology is about as good as it's gonna' get until some big breakthrough in aerodynamics and/or propulsion and/or structural capability occurs. i.e. we'll be flying at M=0.83 +/- and airplanes will pretty much all look the same. The focus now is on the manufacturing technolgy,i.e. how to build 'em cheaper. The new 787 will use composites for the majority of the primary stucture, which is a first in the industry. And me? Hell, I'm raisn' cows and keepin' old tractors running! And lovin' every minute of it!
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