philidor
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Post by philidor on Sept 22, 2019 10:24:17 GMT 1
Airbus has been investing heavily on wing technology and built a new facility recently. It makes me wonder why they need to do it at this time if no all-new projects are planned for the next 15 years. As far as narrowbodies are concerned, Airbus doesn't need to move first, but it does need to be ready to counter any new Boeing offering. When they talk about a new wing, I think they are trying to deter Boeing from moving. The message seems to be 'if you go clean sheet, then we are ready to offer a re-engined and re-winged A320/A321 - could you match our prices ?'
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s543
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Post by s543 on Sept 22, 2019 20:57:48 GMT 1
The "rewinging" might come as ongoing change (more plastic.....) without any big mess and slight improvement as is done by AB all the time .... but as always "we will see"
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Post by kevin5345179 on Jan 7, 2020 6:54:56 GMT 1
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Post by fanairbus on Jan 7, 2020 9:48:01 GMT 1
A step on the way to solid walls, no windows and some type of projection showing the outside. This may perhaps though be open to abuse under certain jurisdictions that wish to portray the sun shining continuously over their nation.
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Post by marlibu on Jan 16, 2020 22:03:39 GMT 1
www.cnbc.com/2020/01/16/airbus-releases-photos-of-automatic-take-offs.htmlWe moved the throttle levers to the take-off setting and we monitored the aircraft. It started to move and accelerate automatically maintaining the runway center line, at the exact rotation speed as entered in the system. The nose of the aircraft began to lift up automatically to take the expected take-off pitch value and a few seconds later we were airborne,” said Airbus Test Pilot Captain Yann Beaufils. The technology behind the takeoff is different from the Instrument Landing System (ILS) currently used around the world, Airbus said in its press release Thursday. Instead, the company said the automatic takeoff was made possible by image recognition technology installed directly on the aircraft.
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Post by marlibu on Jan 17, 2020 0:06:15 GMT 1
this is the most applicable place i could find
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Post by kevin5345179 on Jan 17, 2020 0:58:36 GMT 1
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Post by kevin5345179 on Feb 11, 2020 4:05:42 GMT 1
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Post by airboche on Feb 11, 2020 11:06:13 GMT 1
What are those "robust innovative controls"?
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Post by fanairbus on Feb 11, 2020 11:36:41 GMT 1
Airbus studies blended-wing airliner designs to slash fuel burn By Garrett Reim, Singapore11 February 2020 www.flightglobal.com/singapore-air-show-2020/airbus-studies-blended-wing-airliner-designs-to-slash-fuel-burn/136662.articleAirbus is studying blended-wing airliner designs as a means to cut CO2 emissions by more than 20% and has already test flown a sub-scale model as part of its research efforts. An initial sortie of that test article took place in central France in June 2019, with Airbus using the effort to improve its knowledge of the advanced fly-by-wire technology required to control such aircraft.
Delicious video!!
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