- Boeing has upped the production capacity of the 737, the best selling jet airliner in the world.
- Boeing has selected GE as the sole engine supplier for the next generation 777.
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Kai Tak Cruise Ship Terminal?
Hong Kong is turning former Kai Tak International Airport into a cruise ship terminal. Kai Tak is Hong Kong’s old airport and was famously dangerous to land at. Just follow this Youtube link to see how dangerous.
Straggling Links…
Some links I’ve had piling up to share for awhile…
- World’s subway routes converging on a natural pattern.
- Satellite imagery of some of the world’s designed cities.
- Visualization of mass transit in major cities across the globe.
- Lockheed Martin is commemorating their 100 year anniversary and they’ve got a nice page up on their role in Air Traffic Control systems throughout the years.
ASCE Infrastructure Report Card
ASCE has just released their every-4-year Infrastructure Report Card.
Bottom line :
- America’s Infrastructure GPA: D+
- Estimate for Investment needed by 2020: $3.6 Trillion
The New York Times gives their synopsis.
National Review’s Reihan Salam gives his quick thoughts.
I’m downloading the iPad version now.
Solar Farm at IND
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Wow, I hadn’t heard about this.
More than 41,000 solar panels will generate more than 15 million kilowatt hours of electric energy each year, which is enough to power more than 1,400 households.
More FAA Politicking
What a surprise…
Preventing Another Flight 447-Type Crash
Airbus is working on changing training for pilots to prevent the stall-based type of crash as seen with Air France Flight 447.
With flight simulators unable to accurately replicate the conditions after an aircraft loses lift, or stalls, wholesale changes to training regimes may be required, according to Airbus test pilot Terry Lutz. Other solutions might include giving more control to computers even in the confused conditions under which command currently diverts to the human crew.
More Than Containment
Boeing has given more details on their proposed fix for the 787 batteries:
Sinnett’s claim that the battery-enclosure box prevents fire altogether clearly surprised his skeptical audience of journalists.
Combatively, he insisted that the media have misreported the purpose of Boeing’s battery-enclosure box by describing it as “containing a fire.”
No, Sinnett said.
“This enclosure keeps us from ever having a fire to begin with,” he said.
Read the whole article… Good details on the overall fix.
FAA Grounds Small Business
The FAA has grounded a small aerial photography business in Minnesota. I guess the budget cuts haven’t hampered the FAA too much if they have time to pick on little guys like these guys.
These guys have rigged up their small, RC aircraft with stabilized cameras and decided to make a business of it. They rarely fly over 200 feet high and don’t fly near airports. The only thing that distinguishes their RC aircraft from those of a hobbyist is that they are taking pictures for pay… which makes them commercial… which makes the FAA entitled to ground them.
Utter stupidity.
Boeing on 787 Certification
Boeing has published a webpage highlighting the FAA Approval of their certification process.
“Working with internal and external experts in battery technology, we have proposed a comprehensive set of solutions that provide three layers of improvements in the battery system,” said Ray Conner, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Boeing’s full press release can be found here.