Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Feb 24, 2014 18:08:57 GMT 1
Sadly, I'll give it a 2% chance of becoming a reality. The Concorde is still by far the most futuristic looking plane ever to fly, IMO.
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Post by limoncello on Mar 27, 2014 20:44:28 GMT 1
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Post by limoncello on Mar 28, 2014 13:25:13 GMT 1
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Post by Baroque on Apr 13, 2014 3:00:31 GMT 1
I didn't want to create a separate topic for this, so I hope limoncello doesn't mind me borrowing this thread to post it as I couldn't find anything more appropriate. 3 French Guys Made A Titanium Airplane Seat That Could Save Airlines Millions Of Dollars- Made from titanium and composites, it weighs just 4 kg (8.8 lbs). The Recaro seats used by United weigh 11 kg. The difference is enough to cut fuel consumption to the tune of up to $400,000 per plane per year, the company says. - The seat, which consists of just 30 parts and is "pre-reclined" by 18 degrees, is designed for use in the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family of aircraft. - In March, the European Aviation Safety Agency approved the seat for commercial use. That same month, the startup signed its first customer. It will provide 220 seats for an A321 flown by charter airline Air Méditerranée
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Post by BA380-G-XLEA on Apr 13, 2014 21:41:12 GMT 1
I didn't want to create a separate topic for this, so I hope limoncello doesn't mind me borrowing this thread to post it as I couldn't find anything more appropriate. 3 French Guys Made A Titanium Airplane Seat That Could Save Airlines Millions Of Dollars- Made from titanium and composites, it weighs just 4 kg (8.8 lbs). The Recaro seats used by United weigh 11 kg. The difference is enough to cut fuel consumption to the tune of up to $400,000 per plane per year, the company says. - The seat, which consists of just 30 parts and is "pre-reclined" by 18 degrees, is designed for use in the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family of aircraft. - In March, the European Aviation Safety Agency approved the seat for commercial use. That same month, the startup signed its first customer. It will provide 220 seats for an A321 flown by charter airline Air Méditerranée Very Ryanair!
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Post by BA380-G-XLEA on Apr 13, 2014 21:42:35 GMT 1
not really a highlight more than the end of supersonic civil transport era: 10 years ago, october 24th were the last flights of 3 BA Concorde from New York to London (Heathrow). View AttachmentAn amazing flight to New York, very much enjoyed........
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Apr 13, 2014 22:49:54 GMT 1
Those seats look very uncomfortable!
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Post by Jkkw on Apr 14, 2014 12:07:23 GMT 1
It looks horrible!!!
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Post by limoncello on Apr 14, 2014 13:06:48 GMT 1
It looks like a skeleton in leather outfit
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s543
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Post by s543 on Apr 14, 2014 18:11:56 GMT 1
Yes ! But I am sure we will meet a lot of them in the not so far future.
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