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ti immagini se domani alle 17.55 GMT arriva il seguente annuncio Boeing: "Volo rinviato per problemi intestinali del capitano" ??Ashaman ha scritto:...e mica è detto che abbiano finito di fare sorpresine.povvo ha scritto:il bello è che ogni tanto uscivano dicendo: " fra poco il primo volo " e poi ci facevano la sorpresinacabronte ha scritto:Ci credo, dopo 2 anni di ritardo!povvo ha scritto:
comunque aspetto impaziente il volo di domani
..... mica male .....Fonte: AviationWeek.com
Test Pilots Ready To Fly
Dec 14, 2009
Michael Mecham/Everett
As might be expected, Boeing has an experienced team in the cockpit for 787 flight testing.
Chief Pilot Michael Carriker was a Navy pilot who flew the A7-E (more than 300 carrier landings) and F18 before joining Boeing in 1990. His first assignment was as a production pilot on 737s, which was still in the "classic" days of 737-300s, -400s and -500s. He became chief test pilot for the program in June 1998 when the Next Generation 737-600/700/800/900s were entering service.
His 737 experience includes making first flight on the 737-600 and -900 and first officer on the Boeing Business Jet.
In June 2001, he was named chief test pilot for the Sonic Cruiser program, the predecessor to the 787. That task includes hours in the company's 787 fixed-flight simulator helping to develop the flight test profile for the new airplane. And, of course, he was at the helm during taxiing tests.
Aside from the 737 and 787 program, he has more than 500 hours of 777 testing and was assistant project pilot for the Joint Strike Fighter program when Boeing was seeking that US Air Force project.
Mixed in his more than 7,500 flight hours is time in the cockpit of a 1933 Boeing 247D, the company's first airliner, and the B-17F bomber on behalf of Seattle's Museum of Flight. He also has flown a 1940 Boeing 307 and a Boeing Helio-Courier.
It will be an Air Force veteran sitting in the right seat.
Randy Neville is a 20-year operational veteran of that service, flying F-106s and F-16s. He attended the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, Calif., and spent the next 10 years of his career conducting weapons development tests on the F-4 and F-16 at Eglin AFB in Florida.
That experience brought him to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, where he spent nine years in test work, including work as IDS' F-22 Raptor test pilot. He was assigned to the F-22 combined Test Force at Edwards where he flew both the F-22 and its F-16 chase plane.
Sta min**ia!Proprio due sbarbatelli alle prime armi...richelieu ha scritto:I piloti, comunque, sono pronti .....
..... mica male .....Fonte: AviationWeek.com
Test Pilots Ready To Fly
Dec 14, 2009
Michael Mecham/Everett
As might be expected, Boeing has an experienced team in the cockpit for 787 flight testing.
Chief Pilot Michael Carriker was a Navy pilot who flew the A7-E (more than 300 carrier landings) and F18 before joining Boeing in 1990. His first assignment was as a production pilot on 737s, which was still in the "classic" days of 737-300s, -400s and -500s. He became chief test pilot for the program in June 1998 when the Next Generation 737-600/700/800/900s were entering service.
His 737 experience includes making first flight on the 737-600 and -900 and first officer on the Boeing Business Jet.
In June 2001, he was named chief test pilot for the Sonic Cruiser program, the predecessor to the 787. That task includes hours in the company's 787 fixed-flight simulator helping to develop the flight test profile for the new airplane. And, of course, he was at the helm during taxiing tests.
Aside from the 737 and 787 program, he has more than 500 hours of 777 testing and was assistant project pilot for the Joint Strike Fighter program when Boeing was seeking that US Air Force project.
Mixed in his more than 7,500 flight hours is time in the cockpit of a 1933 Boeing 247D, the company's first airliner, and the B-17F bomber on behalf of Seattle's Museum of Flight. He also has flown a 1940 Boeing 307 and a Boeing Helio-Courier.
It will be an Air Force veteran sitting in the right seat.
Randy Neville is a 20-year operational veteran of that service, flying F-106s and F-16s. He attended the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, Calif., and spent the next 10 years of his career conducting weapons development tests on the F-4 and F-16 at Eglin AFB in Florida.
That experience brought him to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, where he spent nine years in test work, including work as IDS' F-22 Raptor test pilot. He was assigned to the F-22 combined Test Force at Edwards where he flew both the F-22 and its F-16 chase plane.
Mah... probabilmente come noi abbiamo il vecchio detto "donna al volante...", in america forse avranno qualcosa lungo le linee di "woman at the yoke... this is not the moment of making a joke"... qualcuno può confermare?i_disa ha scritto:infatti.
ma la Boeing non aveva anche dei piloti collaudatori donne? se non ricordo male, il primo volo di una versione del 777 fu affidato ad un equipaggio tutto femminile
Solo 5 ore 
Ashaman ha scritto:Azz... me lo sono perso.
...eeehh... impegni della vita reale... non puoi certo stare dietro a qualcuno che aveva tutto sto ritardo e che avrebbe potuto benissimo rimandare ancora. Ancora mi ricordo la presentazione in pompa magna, due anni e mezzo fa, dell'aereo che "di li a poco", secondo le sboronate delle press release ufficiali, avrebbe cominciato le consegne alle linee aeree interessate, anche precedendo il nuovo jumbo Airbus sul mercato...
Evvabbè, tra un paio di anni (e mezzo ancora), quando cominceranno a vedersi in giro non mancherò di vederlo decollare, magari dal vivo. Per il momento aspetterò che qualcuno metta il filmato su iutiub.
Beh...se non sono questi spazi che si vedono nella foto...Killua_727 ha scritto:Beh, molto più tradizionali di quanto mi apsettassi, anzi quasi identici ai Signature.
Domanda: l'openspace che avevano sbandierato a destra e a manca, l'idea nuova che avrebbe rivoluzionato il modo di viaggiare dov'è finito? Volevano fare tutto open, persino i bagni e ora è scomparso?
MK 2010
MK 2007
per questione di sicurezza e privacy non penso che possano fare tutto apertoKillua_727 ha scritto:Volevano fare tutto open, persino i bagni e ora è scomparso?
Probabilmente qualcuno si è accorto che quello spazio poteva invece essere occupato da posti (che, essendo assegnati da biglietto regolarmente venduto, rendono $o£di) e ha preferito non lasciare spazio vuoto (che in quando non assegnabile da biglietto alcuno non porta d€naro).Killua_727 ha scritto:Domanda: l'openspace che avevano sbandierato a destra e a manca, l'idea nuova che avrebbe rivoluzionato il modo di viaggiare dov'è finito? Volevano fare tutto open, persino i bagni e ora è scomparso?
Adesso vuoi troppo. Non ti basta tutta questa nuova tecnologia che ti viene offerta, anche il carrello retrattile vuoi? Esoso.Skip100 ha scritto:E anche questo non tira dentro il carrello...
DATE: 25/02/10
SOURCE: Air Transport Intelligence news (flightglobal.com)
VIDEO: Fourth 787 test aircraft makes maiden flight
By Jon Ostrower
Boeing's fourth 787 flight test aircraft has completed its first flight.
During the roughly 3hr flight, the aircraft - designated ZA004 - departed the company's Everett, Washington facility and climbed to an altitude of 30,000ft.
ZA004 made a brief stop at the company's Moses Lake facility before completing the extended ferry flight to Boeing Field in Seattle.
Flown by Heather Ross and Craig Bomben, ZA004 is the third 787 to fly since 15 December 2009.
The aircraft is powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines and will evaluate the 787's high-speed aerodynamic performance and further system functionality and reliability for extended twin engine operations (ETOPS) certification.
Later in the flight test programme, Boeing will swap out the existing 'package A' Trent 1000 engines for the upgraded 'package B' engines to test the specific fuel consumption (SFC) as Boeing aims to achieve fuel burn targets within 1% of specification.
ZA004 will also take part in community noise testing to map the aircraft's acoustic profile.
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Additionally, the aircraft - which is fully instrumented - will take part in a survey of the flight loads, comparing wind tunnel design assumptions against the actual loads observed in flight.
Following its flight test tasks during the certification programme, ZA004 will be refurbished and delivered.
The aircraft, was originally allocated to Northwest Airlines, but is no longer allocated. A consequence of the earlier delays in the 787 delivery schedules. Also, Delta Air Lines, which merged with Northwest, deferred delivery of its first 787s.
Three more aircraft are expected to join the flight test programme in the coming months - one Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powered aircraft and two powered by General Electric GEnx engines.
First 787 delivery to launch customer Japan's All Nippon Airways is expected in the fourth quarter.
Ashaman ha scritto:Adesso vuoi troppo. Non ti basta tutta questa nuova tecnologia che ti viene offerta, anche il carrello retrattile vuoi? Esoso.Skip100 ha scritto:E anche questo non tira dentro il carrello...
DATE: 09/03/10
SOURCE: Air Transport Intelligence news (flightglobal.com)
Iraqi Government firms 787 order
By David Kaminski-Morrow
Iraq's Government has formally signed for 10 Boeing 787 aircraft, but has yet to disclose an engine selection.
The identity of the customer has been disclosed on Boeing's backlog for 2009.
Boeing's data shows that the order was signed on 22 December.
Iraq is taking the 787-8 variant. A preliminary agreement to take the aircraft was initially revealed two years ago.
Thirty Boeing 737-800s were also part of this agreement. A firm order for these was sealed in April 2008.
While the Iraqi Government is officially listed as the customer, the aircraft are likely to be bound for flag-carrier Iraqi Airways
DATE: 09/03/10
SOURCE: Air Transport Intelligence news (flightglobal.com)
Boeing brings 787 to Victorville for flight testing
By Jon Ostrower
Boeing's second 787 flight test aircraft, dubbed ZA002, featuring the colours of its launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA), touched down today at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California for a three-week stay as part of the new aircraft's flight test campaign.
"Our confidence in the reliability of this airplane grows day by day," says Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 programme. "Taking the airplane out of state for the first time is a big step, but one we're ready for."
The aircraft, which will be accompanied by 150 Boeing flight test engineers and support personnel, will spend its time in Victorville conducting ground effects testing along a 15,000ft (4,570m) runway, the second longest public runway in the USA.
During the flight tests in Southern California, ZA002 will be flown close to the runway and collect data to determine the "aerodynamic effects and performance of the airplane during the takeoff and landing phases of flight", says Boeing.
"There is a long runway and plenty of level, clear land along the approach to the runway," says Randy Neville, chief pilot of ZA002. "We can operate there without disrupting air traffic control or other commercial aircraft."
The 787's visit to Victorville marks the first time a 787 has landed outside of Washington state.
Three 787 flight test aircraft have accumulated roughly 260h of flight time as part of a 3,100h flight test campaign that will culminate in first delivery to ANA in the fourth quarter.
DATE: 10/03/10
SOURCE: Air Transport Intelligence news (flightglobal.com)
Boeing's Albaugh bullish on 787 flight test, admits eating schedule margin
By Jon Ostrower
Nearly three months into its planned 8.5 month-long flight test programme, the Boeing 787 is progressing well, says the head of the company’s commercial aircraft unit, but acknowledges that some schedule margin has already been used ramping up the flight test fleet.
Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, calls the aircraft "solid as a rock" as he recounted the milestones accomplished by the three flying 787 flight test aircraft.
Albaugh’s remarks came at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference in New York City on 9 March.
Albaugh says the 787 is about 40% through flutter testing, which began on 14 February, and adds that about 100 stall tests have been completed, along with several engine-out tests and autolands.
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Additionally, ZA001, Boeing’s first 787 flight test aircraft, reached M.97 in a dive during a flutter test, and reached an altitude of 43,000ft while maintaining a cabin pressurisation of 6,000ft (1,830m), a key feature of the 787’s touted improved passenger experience.
"The airplane performance is very, very clean so far," says Albaugh.
To date, the three aircraft have accumulated about 260h of flight testing. The fourth, ZA003, is expected to join the flight test programme on 21 March, he adds.
Type Inspection Authorisation (TIA), which will formally kick off the FAA’s inclusion in the 787 flight test certification campaign, is expected to occur by the end of March, says Albaugh.
Albaugh’s acknowledges that "we did burn a little bit" of the built-in flight test "contingency" margin, which programme sources say had TIA initially scheduled for late-February.
During pre-first flight test briefings with the media held in April 2009, Boeing said it planned for TIA to take place about two months after first flight, which occurred on 15 December 2009.
Albaugh did not specify how much of that contingency planning margin had been used already, and says "We’re working very hard to improve the efficiency of the test programme, which means do more test points per flight. And we’re also trying to improve the turnaround of the airplane, so we can get more hours in the air with the six airplanes that we’re going to have."
Albaugh says the slower than planned start to the flight test programme was attributable to a steep learning curve and a longer aircraft turnaround time, limiting the number of daily flight test hours.
While Boeing initially planned for an 8.5-month flight test programme to certify the 787, the company expanded its planning, giving itself from fourth quarter 2009 to fourth quarter 2010 to conduct the six-aircraft 3,100h flight test campaign.
Albaugh says the schedule has "a month or month and a half of contingency in the flight test programme against the entry and the service date later this fall or early next winter. We have contingency, and I think it’s adequate. We’ve got a lot of levers that we can pull [improving] efficiency, getting airplanes in the air."
In an effort to rapidly accelerate the pace of certification, Boeing significantly changed its methodology for the 787 flight test programme, assigning teams to look holistically at the test fleet rather than individual test aircraft, as well as utilising downtime at night between flights for maintenance and preparation for the following test day to leverage all 24h in the day.
As the fourth, fifth and six flight test aircraft come online, Albaugh says the added length of the Pacific Northwestern days, providing 16h of daylight in June, will help the rapid accumulation of flight test hours.
"We’ll be flying the wings off those airplanes," says Albaugh.
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Boeing Takes Second 787 To California
By Guy Norris (Mar 10, 2010)
Boeing flew the second 787 (ZA002) from Seattle to Victorville, Calif., yesterday, the first time the new twinjet has left Washington state for a landing elsewhere.
The expansion of 787 flight test operations out of state comes as Boeing prepares to fly the fourth aircraft (ZA003) and win type inspection authorization (TIA) from the FAA. This milestone, expected by the end of March, will clear the way for the start of certification tests.
Confirmation of progress toward TIA and first flight of ZA003, expected next weekend, was given by Boeing Commercial Aircraft President James Albaugh speaking at a JP Morgan investors conference on March 9. In his comments, Albaugh also said that Boeing has eaten into its two-month flight test contingency buffer by about two weeks.
Boeing’s ambitious flight test and certification schedule calls for first deliveries to launch carrier ANA in the fourth quarter and is built on round-the-clock air and ground tests involving a core fleet of four Rolls-Royce- and two General Electric-powered 787s.
Balancing this, however, Boeing has reported “robust” performance from engines and systems on ZA001 and ZA002, giving the company optimism that it will achieve the necessary test rate with the remaining fleet.
ZA002 is the first of up to three 787 test aircraft expected to be based temporarily out of Victorville where the 747-8 flight test effort will soon be located.
The use of Victorville for 787 testing emerged early in January, when local planning documents first revealed Boeing’s intentions. In those documents, it was stated that Victorville would reap about $150,000 in landing and fuel fees, and that the local economy might potentially benefit from the associated spending of up to 300 test team employees.
The ZA002 test team, which is focusing on propulsion, systems, avionics and stability and control work, will make the most of Southern California’s clear skies and the airport’s 11,050-foot runway.
Boeing is expected to begin two days of system gauntlet tests on ZA003, the cabin and interior systems test focus, today. The gauntlet phase signals that the upcoming first flight of ZA003 should occur around March 14, assuming no glitches crop up this week.
The first 787 (ZA001) is continuing flutter tests, while ZA004 remains on the ground following its first and only flight to date. Tests are focused on an updated version of the flight control system software, as well as the engine-indicating and crew-alerting system.
Albaugh said the 787 production rate has now climbed to two per month and will reach 2.5 per month in August on its way to a 10-month target by the end of 2013. The Everett assembly line will be augmented by aircraft from Charleston, S.C., which is expected to deliver its first 787 in the first quarter of 2012.
DATE: 16/03/10
SOURCE: Air Transport Intelligence news (flightglobal.com)
Air Berlin cancels orders for up to 15 787s
By David Kaminski-Morrow
German carrier Air Berlin is cancelling 10 of the Boeing 787 aircraft it has on order, and rescheduling deliveries of Boeing 737s.
The airline had 25 787-8s on order but is cutting this backlog to 15, and halving the number on option to five.
It signed the order for the aircraft in July 2007. No engine selection had been made, according to data from Boeing.
Air Berlin says it is also pushing back the delivery of nine 737s - originally due to arrive over 2010-11 - by several years, to 2015.
