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Farnborough Air Show bans thrilling maneuver as Airbus and Boeing jets aim to impress
On the opening day of the Farnborough Air Show, the Boeing 787-9 did a spectacular touch-and-go in the afternoon flying display, coming down and touching the tarmac as if to land, then powering up and climbing steeply away. On the second day, the Air Show authorities banned that maneuver. (blogs.seattletimes.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Have we forgotten about the 707 roll demonstration that changed the world? Best idea....no, but good...hell yeah
In a matter of speaking... it was mentioned. Note the "Tex Johnson" statement above.
The steep climb is elementary physics given the thrust to weight ratio for a very light takeoff weight and not all that dangerous assuming neither of the fan motors coughs. I fail to see why the Farnborough authorities felt compelled to prohibit the low banking maneuver claiming it to be too dangerous - not for an experienced and well prepared Boeing test crew. There's probably some validity to the Boeing conspiracy claim. A roll whilst in the steep climb attitude would have made it truly spectacular and while aerodynamically feasible for the airframe, the possibility of inducing a compressor stall on one or both engines at such a low altitude due to sideslip would make that too risky a maneuver. The airplane does take on a distinct birdlike appearance up and away with the effect of the bending moments on the wings clearly visible. The more flexible composite wing structure compared to metal doubtless results in a fair amount of flapping in turbulence.
With all Thats going on in the World I hope it has Some of that Israeli Missile avoidence sys
A simple "touch-n-go"?? Yes, I think the "fix" was in by Airbus Industries........
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