Wing fences

A stealthier Super Hornet?! :confused:

And what about the wing fences on the future Super Hornets?

Source:

This may be what you’re looking for:

Transonic Free To Roll Analysis of F/A-18E/F and F-35

From the thread “F/A-18E/F transsonic wing-drop problem solved “

Not new news,
still my congratulations to Boeing, Northwest Airlines and and the Dreamliner team!

If Boeing keep selling the B787 so sucessfull, at least the front fuselage will be full of airline stickers on first flight! 😀

Presentation Embraer new jets

Information and pics from the Presentation of the Embraer new jets:
[HTML]http://images.videonewswire.com/28778/25726/Large/SlideXX.jpg%5B/HTML]
Just change the XX to a number from 1 (not 01) to 65!
For example: 37
[HTML]http://images.videonewswire.com/28778/25726/Large/Slide37.jpg%5B/HTML]

Click on “Confirmation & Commitment” on Embraer’s website (blue box on the under right hand corner):

http://www.embraer.com/

MSN 0004, which is the second aircraft to validate flight enveloppe and attitude in general should have its first power-on today :confused: . It should start flying end of May/June I believe.

The good chance for the moment to see the A380 somewhere else than Toulouse, Paris air show, Istres Air Force Base and Hamburg (cabin fitting for MSN 0002 and 0007 during summer) will be rare.

Only from January 2006 will MSN 0002 and 0004 will start the early long flights/ route proving around the world, while MSN 0001 and 0004 will do the harsh environments testing (Tunisia, Spain, Canada or Siberia and Iceland).

Source: A-net forum

A380 : second flight

Do not want to start a new thread: “A380 : second flight” 😉

TOULOUSE, France (AFX) – The superjumbo Airbus A380, the world’s largest
commercial airliner, took off over southwestern France today for its second test
flight at about 14.30 LT.

The European aircraft maker, based in the French city of Toulouse, said the
second flight — which came a week after the A380’s maiden voyage — would last
about four hours.

A third flight is planned for later this week, probably on Saturday, followed by
three flights next week, a company source told Agence France-Presse.

The plane may fly at an altitude slightly higher than the 10,000 feet achieved
in the first flight, and could climb up to 13,000 feet, the source said.

Pic’s:

A general view of the wing and tail section of an Airbus A380 with Singapore Airlines colors during construction on the assembly line in Toulouse April 6, 2005.

A general view shows three of the Airbus A380 passenger jets in the Jean-Luc Lagadere assembly line in Toulouse April 6, 2005. The 555-seat commercial super jumbo Airbus A380, the world’s largest double-decker passenger jet, is due to start operating in 2006. Photo by Jean-Philippe Arles/Reuters

Googleing around, I just find this:
http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/fw189society/

Goodbye Boeing 757!!!

SEATTLE, April 28, 2005 — Boeing [NYSE:BA] delivered the final production model of the Boeing 757-200 to Shanghai Airlines yesterday. The airplane is the 1,050th built in the Renton, Wash., factory. The 757 fleet worldwide has flown more than 35 million hours, and more than 1,030 757 airplanes are still in service today. Boeing in late 2003 decided to end 757 production because the increased capabilities of the newest 737s and the new 787 fulfill the 757 market’s needs.

Source:Boeing.com – Boeing Closes Chapter in Aviation History with Final 757 Delivery