Rolls Royce engines - dreamliner

**centurian** · 18 July 2010, 12:33

A380 is more about how each airline decides to lay out it's seating, rather than anything fundamental about it's comfort. An A380 could fly the same amount as a 747, but considerably more comfortable. But they can make more money by packing them in. Guess what they decide.

787 will be the same. Despite the layouts that are proposed, airlines will still want to pack them into a 31 inch seating pitch, which feels uncomfortable on any aircraft.

Window darkening function is cool though

**Green Mango** · 18 July 2010, 17:35

Originally posted by centurian View Post

A380 is more about how each airline decides to lay out it's seating, rather than anything fundamental about it's comfort. An A380 could fly the same amount as a 747, but considerably more comfortable. But they can make more money by packing them in. Guess what they decide.

787 will be the same. Despite the layouts that are proposed, airlines will still want to pack them into a 31 inch seating pitch, which feels uncomfortable on any aircraft.

Window darkening function is cool though

Apparently the Dreamliner will be doing a fly over of some Aerospace sites during the week....

**cojak** · 18 July 2010, 17:59

The Dreamliner is flying over Derby accompanied by a Spitfire and a Hurricane.

Strapped under the DL's wings, probably.

**centurian** · 18 July 2010, 19:20

Originally posted by Lightship

Looks like a pretty short runway landing too.

Yeah, that was some reverse thrust and/or brakes.

But it was an empty plane, so considerably less inertia that having 100s of passengers/luggage on board.

**xoggoth** · 18 July 2010, 19:20

How long before RR gets taken over by Kentucky Fried Chicken?

**scooterscot** · 18 July 2010, 19:25

Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

How long before RR gets taken over by Kentucky Fried Chicken?

As soon as the the engines overheat and melt the fuselage,

**Gibbon** · 19 July 2010, 06:26

Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

The most fuel efficient ever developed

BBC News - Dreamliner lands at Farnborough

I'm looking more forward to flying on the dreamliner than the A380 after seeing inside the singapore 380, stack em pack em and rack em,

Ahem, I wouldn't be so keen myself, but then again I know how tulipe my code is

**Doggy Styles** · 19 July 2010, 08:43

Originally posted by Gibbon View Post

Ahem, I wouldn't be so keen myself, but then again I know how tulipe my code is

So Bob didn't do it then?

**Gibbon** · 19 July 2010, 08:50

Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post

So Bob didn't do it then?

No, Bob does do some unit testing though. They also did the Fuel computer acceptance testing.

Rolls Royce engines - dreamliner