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On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 12:55 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > I heard a rumor that an updated SR71 was working its way through the the > skunk works. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 11/18/2020 12:38 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > Actually I meant a totally new design for the high efficiency market. > 100% ground up new design. > > > > I don’t know that much about commercial aircraft, but I don’t think the > 777 was a rehash of anything, it was a new design, and well received. > > > > But on the other hand, the military is really good at putting bandaids on > old planes. Good lord, look at the B52. I wish the SR71 Blackbird was > still flying. Yeah, strap some more efficient engines on that. > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2020 2:03 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Covid is over > > > > Yeah. I looked at what they had to do to the 737 to get the more efficient > engines strapped on. The big issue was (at least) that the larger diameter > required that they be forward-mounted further in order to get them to clear > the ground. Might have been simpler to re-design the landing gear to > provide more ground clearance, but what do I know? > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 11/18/2020 11:58 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > Can you imagine if Boeing had instead designed a totally new plane, which > was just getting certified now, instead of sticking band aids on an aging > design to meet competition from Airbus? That’s what Boeing used to do. > They lost their way, and in the process, forgot how to design and build a > quality product. > > > > There’s no way they could have anticipated a pandemic when they took the > quick route with the Max, and it doubles their pain that they would have > had time to bring out a new, better design for that market, and the pilots > are going to have to be retrained anyway. But as a former Boeing > shareholder, I think it was still a bad decision from a company that forgot > why it existed. > > > > It’s also sad to see the 747 stop flying. It was designed for a different > era with different economics, but it was still a great plane. I always > tried to book a 747 when I was flying overseas, and it also seemed to be > the pinnacle of every pilot’s career to captain a 747. Hey, remember when > a commercial airline pilot was a well paid highly respected job, rather > than glorified bus driver? When I was a kid, saying your dad was a pilot > was like saying he was a doctor or lawyer. > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 18, 2020 1:46 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Covid is over > > > > I always thought that when the 737 Max comes back the first year is > exactly when you want on that plane. > > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 1:25 PM Robert Andrews <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Could this be the perfect finish for 2020? > > On 11/18/2020 11:13 AM, Bill Prince wrote: > > may I please be excused from flying on a 737 max for a year or two? > > > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 11/18/2020 11:09 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > >> > >> > https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936080917/faa-gives-boeing-ok-to-resume-737-max-passenger-service > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > -- > > Lewis Bergman > > 325-439-0533 Cell > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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