I’m glad that Boeing finally got it flying , but I’m wondering whats going on.
When the A380 took to the skies we were inundated with news and press releases about it for weeks on end , the papers were full of articles on it ,but there is nothing about the 787 ,And I’m wondering why?
I’m also Concerned with the amount of wing flex on take off ,just doesn’t look quite right to me , was this Full weight take off or was it a empty weight take off ?
With regards to the A380 media coverage, perhaps it is/was because the A380 LOOKS significantly more different than ‘traditional’ aircraft and something that the every-day person (who knows nothing about planes) could read/look at in a newspaper and grasp. The 787 on the other hand, looks a lot more traditional (767 with a body-kit) but is crammed full of technological advancements – something the every-day reader won’t necessarily appreciate. My guess.
With regards to the wing flex, all the pictures I’ve seen of the 7E7/787 from the start have shown a massive curvature to the wings. I don’t think it was an accident they looked so flexed the other day, I believe it is all in the design.
With regards to this whole AvB thing, the first thing that springs to mind for me is that most people have largely forgotten about the troubled EIS for the A380. Sure, the media love reporting on every single little technical fault the aircraft is having, because it is still a new airplane, but I don’t think it is still tarnished with (perhaps) disappointing initial production to EIS record. My point is, that what are problems now will be a thing of a past 5 years down the line.
Let’s hope the A350 has a seamless EIS, so that we can stop this trend of w*lly waving 😉
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