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I'm not sure but I think you're right AndréIsn't it true that for the first time in 2003 Airbus will sell more planes than Boeing?
sn26567 wrote: Thank you Chris for posting all those links as a useful counterpart to all the 777s
we've seen in another part of the forum.
It shows that European aviation can successfully challenge US aviation.
Isn't it true that for the first time in 2003 Airbus will sell more planes than Boeing?
And do not forget either that Boeing is buying Airbus aircraft from airlines to replace them by their products....Lien wrote:One should not forget that airbus sold so many A319/320/319's thanks to huge American orders (by european standards) by United, US Airways,Northwest ,Frontier, etc...Lien !
Hi Bravo 767,bravo767 wrote:Hi everybody
I'm flying on Airbus 330 and I have to say that the cockpit is very quiet.
And this is really important when you have long duties. It is also reasonably wide and confortable.
But like the A340 she is very unconfortable in turbulences. This is due to her wings. There is a ratio between the weight and the wing total area. The less weight per square meter, the higher the sensibility to turbulences.
In fact you cannot win in all domains. The A330 is one of the best airplane in regard of fuel consumption. She is also a formidable glider and her approach speed even at maximum landing weight is pretty low compared to Boeing's or Douglas's. All this thanks to her wing design.
Happy landings
Hi SierraFoxtrotMike,SierraFoxtrotMike wrote:Hi Danny,
It's normal that they do that, otherwise they will break immediatly...
True to hit a plastic and non rigide rubber on a table and a rubber in wood, you'll see the difference...
Regards
)I just bought the worldairroutes DVD of VG Airlines ( A330 ) and in that DVD you hear the captain explain that the fuel in the outer wing tanks is kept for last. Since there's more weight because of the fuel the wings are less sensible to turbulence he says.bravo767 wrote:
But like the A340 she is very unconfortable in turbulences. This is due to her wings. There is a ratio between the weight and the wing total area. The less weight per square meter, the higher the sensibility to turbulences.
Pictures have been taken by a Birdy engineer; but I don't know if they are public?It's a pitty we don't have any pictures
of OO-SFM's D-check. But lets not dispair.
Lien !
There are up to 3000 Kg of fuel in each wing tip. When the aircraft is heavy, the wings are bending upwards and according to what they said during my conversion course in TLS that fuel is there to reduce the momentum and the stress on the wings. The fuel repartition is automatically done during the fueling. The tip tanks valves open when the main tanks quantity are below a certain level. This can also be done manually. But it is sure that that additional weight in the tips helps reducing the turbulence's sensibility.I just bought the worldairroutes DVD of VG Airlines ( A330 ) and in that DVD you hear the captain explain that the fuel in the outer wing tanks is kept for last. Since there's more weight because of the fuel the wings are less sensible to turbulence he says.
Thanks for all your info and explanations, I always had a strange feeling in and about the A340 but it is not getting better with this info. I guess soon I will know the A330 also since KLM is going to replace the MD-11 with the A330-200 and the 777. The route I fly the most (AMS-LIM) will be done in the future with the A330-200bravo767 wrote:Hello,
I don't have the time to come very often on this site and this is the reason why I'm not always answering to direct questions.
So, yes, I'm flying for Birdy. My nick comes from my 11 years at Sobelair, but I never flew the 767 despite I was very close from it.
I'm also the lucky guy to convey the OO-SFN to SIN on October 31st.
Pictures have been taken by a Birdy engineer; but I don't know if they are public?It's a pitty we don't have any pictures
of OO-SFM's D-check. But lets not dispair.
Lien !
There are up to 3000 Kg of fuel in each wing tip. When the aircraft is heavy, the wings are bending upwards and according to what they said during my conversion course in TLS that fuel is there to reduce the momentum and the stress on the wings. The fuel repartition is automatically done during the fueling. The tip tanks valves open when the main tanks quantity are below a certain level. This can also be done manually. But it is sure that that additional weight in the tips helps reducing the turbulence's sensibility.I just bought the worldairroutes DVD of VG Airlines ( A330 ) and in that DVD you hear the captain explain that the fuel in the outer wing tanks is kept for last. Since there's more weight because of the fuel the wings are less sensible to turbulence he says.
Happy landings
Thank you so much SFM!!! (sorry for the abreviation, i'm kinda lazy this snowy morning...)SierraFoxtrotMike wrote:Hi vflies,
Your desires are realities
As you asked to me here are the pics
For your curiosity, they are equipped with Pratt & Withney Engines Pratt & Whitney PW4000.
Regards
