Hi everyone,
Does anyone know the latest news about the 787?
thanks,
fsxfan1234

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_01_28_2013_p30-54054...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Report_SenateToInvestigate787_208055-1.html

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NTSB_Long_787_Investigation_208069-1.html

http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/AVwebInsider_DreamlinerPolitics_208058-1.html

The thing that really blows me away right now about the 787 is Boeing is continuing production! It is a very bad business idea to keep producing very expensive product that is flawed in an unknown way when you cannot get paid for the product!!!!

There you go,

Tailwinds,
Adam

From the Aviation Week article:

"... In the case of the auxiliary power unit (APU) main battery which caught fire in the JAL aircraft, the unit is connected through the large motor power system in which a controller handles the input from the 235-volt alternating current (VAC) starter/generators on the main engines, external power (from the ground) and the battery itself. The forward (main) battery, which is the focus for the ANA investigation, is connected to the electrical system via a 28-volt direct current (VDC)/235-VAC power converter. The charger system was developed by Tucson, Ariz.-based Securaplane, which bills itself as a “pioneer” of lithium battery technology on commercial aircraft."

Interesting... the first thing that popped into my mind about the 28VDC/235VAC 'converter' was the story of Apollo 13, when the 28 volt thermostat for the O2 Tank was damaged due to over-voltage from the 64 volt ground system on the Launch Pad, melting the thermostat open and allowing the inside of the tank to deteriorate.

Different technology, though...