|
Post by FabienA380 on Sept 25, 2019 8:05:26 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by marlibu on Oct 13, 2019 18:30:46 GMT 1
Now I'm excited about this flight testing...
|
|
|
Post by bmw801 on Oct 13, 2019 19:50:49 GMT 1
Now I'm excited about this flight testing... That is the prototype for the 251t variant
|
|
kronus
in service - 1 year
Posts: 3,144
|
Post by kronus on Oct 30, 2019 11:30:24 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by aviationrookie on Nov 4, 2019 12:06:11 GMT 1
460 is mind boggling
|
|
philidor
in service - 6 years
Posts: 8,950
|
Post by philidor on Nov 5, 2019 14:05:49 GMT 1
I think we already discussed that subject in another thread. Not only does that number require a nine-abreast configuration, it is also predicated on the certification of a new type of door, allowing Airbus to raise the evacuation limit from 440 to 460.
|
|
|
Post by fanairbus on Nov 7, 2019 11:53:53 GMT 1
Rolls-Royce confident on A330neo despite blade fix delay 07 November, 2019 SOURCE: FlightGlobal.com BY: David Kaminski-Morrow London www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/rolls-royce-confident-on-a330neo-despite-blade-fix-d-462056/Rolls-Royce is confident that its postponed introduction of a redesigned Boeing 787 engine blade will not affect similar powerplants which are fitted to the Airbus A330neo. The manufacturer has been forced to delay implementation of a high-pressure turbine blade fix for the Trent 1000 TEN.
|
|
|
Post by marlibu on Nov 7, 2019 12:06:44 GMT 1
curious to know what caused the delay. hopefully in another 5-6 months their issues will have been addressed..
|
|
philidor
in service - 6 years
Posts: 8,950
|
Post by philidor on Nov 7, 2019 12:32:19 GMT 1
curious to know what caused the delay. hopefully in another 5-6 months their issues will have been addressed.. I am relieved, but what I would like to understand is what is so different between the T 1000 TEN (which we now learn is delayed as it requires a new redesign effort) and the T 7000 which is said to be immune, though we thought it was just a bleed air version of the former ...
|
|
philidor
in service - 6 years
Posts: 8,950
|
Post by philidor on Nov 7, 2019 12:54:10 GMT 1
I took more time to peruse the Flightglobal article. Rolls-Royce doesn't say the engines are different (they are not !), it says "there is less risk attached to the A330neo fleet, because the twinjet has a less arduous usage profile." Rolls-Royce also "does not expect a material financial impact because the A330neo fleet is younger and smaller than that of the 787".
That alone wouldn't be entirely convincing, in my opinion, but Rolls-Royce further says "we have also been able to plan our maintenance capacity and spare engine provision appropriately to safeguard against customer disruption".
So, as I now understand it, the A330neo is indeed concerned by the same problem, but customers should suffer less because the A330neo fleet is younger and airlines can tap into a better stock of supply or spare engines.
|
|