2001-04-01
Are airbuses designed in metric? Do their drawings show millimetres or
inches? Even though they might use inch fasteners, this shouldn't stop them
from using SI in their design and literature. Does anybody know?
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
----- Original Message -----
From: "James R. Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 2001-04-01 14:50
Subject: [USMA:11983] Re: Boeing "Sonic Cruiser"
> Much better! I do have some observations, though....
>
> On page
> http://www.airbus.com/media/feature_2.asp
> it states
> This latest design improves on the optimised Airbus widebody
> cabin cross-section - recognised by travellers around the
> world as the most spacious in its class. The 222-inch-wide
> fuselage gives all first and business class passengers the
> preferred aisle or window seat, while economy class passengers
> are never more than one seat away from an aisle.
> I would giggle to watch most Americans figure out how big a width of 222
> inches is -- even in feet! I wish they had said 5.64 m instead.
>
> On page
> http://www.airbus.com/media/feature_3.asp
> it states
> This view into the Rolls-Royce Trent 500 provides a detailed
> look at the fan of this high bypass ratio powerplant. The
> A340-600 uses only 56,000 lb. of the certified 60,000 lb.
> Trent thrust - allowing a longer on-wing life for the engine.
> The Trent engine is a British engine, so why is its thrust rated in lubs
> and not in newtons?
>
> Otherwise, the distances given are either in kilometers or dually noted
> as in "15,750km/ 8,500nm". Strange (to me) that they used a comma as a
> group separator, also.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:42:41 -0500, "Nat Hager III"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >All you technophiles probably heard of the new Boeing "Sonic Cruiser"
0.95
> > >Mach commercial airliner, announced in the WSJ and NYTimes today. It's
> > >intended to compete with the Airbus superjumbo, by emphasizing a 20%
> > >increase in speed rather than just more passengers. Out of curiosity I
> > >checked the Boeing website, and they do list the specs in ifp (SI)
rather
> > >than ifp alone:
> > >
> > >http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/concept/factsheet.html
> > >
> > >For aerospace I guess that counts as two steps forward!
> > >
> > >Nat
> >
> > Compare with the "A340-600: Opening a new era in long-distance travel"
> > story at http://www.airbus.com/
> >
> > Chris
> > --
> > UK Metrication Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/
>
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> James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/
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