More delays for the Plastic Pig?

Yes it was quite some stuff. I seem to remember that it was pretty resistant to damage from knocks apart from scratches to the paint.

IIRC the Trabant was made of plastic coated compressed cardboard. Probably more durable than the composites they’re trying to use for the 787. Why didn’t they order enough superglue in the first place? Would have saved all these delays:)

Apparently the material was called Duraplast and was almost indestructible. BTW my first car was a Wartburg Knight bought new in 1976 for £749 on the road! Although made in the DDR it had an all metal body…ooops a little of topic here. Nice to see the Rens sense of humour is as sharp as ever:D

Wasn’t that East German Trabant car made of woven cloth/resin? Hopefully for Boeing thats where the similarity ends…..still the 787s better looking than the Trabant…….isn’t it? and they did sell alot of Trabants…didn’t they?:D

IIRC the Trabant was made of plastic coated compressed cardboard. Probably more durable than the composites they’re trying to use for the 787. Why didn’t they order enough superglue in the first place? Would have saved all these delays:)

Boeing 787 = ‘Pants-liner’ 😀

LoL!

No, that’s got to be a runner for the A350. Pantyliner! It will catch the residue in the undies/nickers of Airbus staff when they realise that they, and nobody else can make it for the price they have sold it.

Wasn’t that East German Trabant car made of woven cloth/resin? Hopefully for Boeing thats where the similarity ends…..still the 787s better looking than the Trabant…….isn’t it? and they did sell alot of Trabants…didn’t they?:D

I just can’t see U2 suspending a load of old 787 fuselages over the stage on their next tour somehow, but then again….;)

Dream Weaver (As it’s made of Woven cloth, OK, UD cloth aswell 🙂 )
The Bonded tube
The cooked Goose. (A play on the Spruce, but all CFRP are cooked in an autoclave or oven)
Laminated Liner.

I claim the A350 nickname of Nightmare liner.

Wasn’t that East German Trabant car made of woven cloth/resin? Hopefully for Boeing thats where the similarity ends…..still the 787s better looking than the Trabant…….isn’t it? and they did sell alot of Trabants…didn’t they?:D

Delayliner

That’s the A380’s other nickname.

Delayliner

Eh?

See smiley…

Eh?

Boeing 787 = ‘Pants-liner’ 😀

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I claim the A350 nickname of Nightmare liner.

I call the A350 the Alphabet Jet

Neither has anybody else.

I was being sarcastic…

-Dazza:rolleyes:

Dammit, I demand a prize for ‘Laminated Looker’ ! :dev2:

Dream Weaver (As it’s made of Woven cloth, OK, UD cloth aswell 🙂 )
The Bonded tube
The cooked Goose. (A play on the Spruce, but all CFRP are cooked in an autoclave or oven)
Laminated Liner.

I claim the A350 nickname of Nightmare liner.

No, I can’t, the little monster in me wants to but I can’t, can I?

Regards,

kev35

Allen’s crack was bad enough!

😮 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Well, I think we should be told.

They ought to make a clean Brest of it. :p

Allen’s crack was bad enough!

Well he’d have nothing ‘Toulouse’… :diablo:

Well, I think we should be told.

They ought to make a clean Brest of it. :p

really? I’ve never heard the 787 called the ‘White Elephant’….

-Dazza

Neither has anybody else.

Fits right in with White Elephant (no need to point out which aircraft wears that moniker as everybody already knows).

Yes, it’s the ex- Air Scotland A320, currently working as the Glasgow tower gate guard!!! :p