"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone)
03/21/2018 at 20:02 • Filed to: None
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"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone)
03/21/2018 at 20:02 • Filed to: None | 2
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Just like the mighty dinosaurs who once dominated the Earth, these giants of the sky simply cannot adapt to today’s priorities and requirements.
This video puts it into perspective.
Fuel efficiency for airlines and convenience for passangers are the top priorities. Time is becoming the ultimate luxury in today’s world and nobody wants to waste time in hub airports anymore.
In given context, the 797 seems like a future winner, and a rather appropriate answer to the A321 and the A330. But the interesting part comes after that, in the single aisle market. The 737 Max is obviously a short term solution and Boeing’s last milking of a 50 year old concept. If the 797 will arrive around 2025, the 737 replacement will arrive around 203o. Boeing isn’t outlining a clear vision for mid term future and for electrification because it wants full focus in promoting the Max and in pitching the 797 to airlines, or simply that vision isn’t very clear to them either.
Meanwhile, Airbus is all about moving to hybrid and electric planes.
They presented various experimental aircraft in recent years.
And they plan to build a tech. demonstrator next year.
If all goes well, they will build a hybrid, single aisle plane in the mid. term future, hopefully around 2030, so the A320 replacement can meet the 737 replacement and continue this epic rivalry.
AestheticsInMotion
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/21/2018 at 21:27 |
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Neat. But flying cars will totally be mainstream by next year so these little companies you keep mentioning are doomed
coqui70
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/21/2018 at 22:38 |
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Airbus planes rattle like a 70's Chrysler when they land. Boing or I ain’t goin’ baby!
winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/22/2018 at 00:03 |
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I’m going to miss boarding a jumbo jet on a trans-Atlantic or trans-continental long haul flight. Nothing like the soothing hum of some Pratt and Whitneys or Rolls Royces roaring away outside to put you to sleep.
Pistol Whipped Cream
> coqui70
03/22/2018 at 15:57 |
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I envy your dedication to Boeing. Sometimes I dont have a choice.
Spanfeller is a twat
> El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
03/31/2018 at 14:40 |
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Lufthansa flies the b748 to Mexico City; such a beautiful plane.... shame it’s basically pointless.