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Oct 5^th, 2011 at 6:06pm

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Got this in an email from Doug (Flying Trucker).

http://787flighttest.com/hanger/wp-content/plugins/flash-video-player/mediaplaye...

As I told Doug, pretty impressive test. But.....

if they installed some electric actuators and removed the engines, it could just flap it's wings and fly like a bird. Then they could lower air fares to a more reasonable price. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #1 - Oct 5^th, 2011 at 7:36pm

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I would Patent that idea Larry before someone else does... Grin

Oh, and don't forget me when the money rolls in... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #2 - Oct 6^th, 2011 at 9:45pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Oct 5^th, 2011 at 7:36pm:

I would Patent that idea Larry before someone else does... Grin

Oh, and don't forget me when the money rolls in... Wink

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #3 - Oct 7^th, 2011 at 7:07am

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I heard that Boeing managed to get it into service now by ignoring problems. I have been warned be people close to the program to not fly on it for its first few years.
Still, that wing is impressive, I saw it at Oshkosh this summer, very quiet too for an airliner.

‎"At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering early in aviation."- Igor Sikorsky

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Reply #4 - Oct 7^th, 2011 at 6:47pm