Parlour talk moment... Was this crash pre-dawn? I'm thinking of the black hole effect which unfortunately seems to happen from time to time. You have only runway lights in a sea of blackness (didn't see approach lights depicted on the approach plates, AND we have the photographs of the barren field...

I'm going to bet this fire was in the aft galley and didn't involve Li batteries.

It seems it wasn't a galley fire......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23486472

Old news, unrelated to Sicko's post.

Agua Verde is a waterfront cafe with a rental place downstairs. I haven't actually been there since it used to be all the way across the lake from me, but I've heard good things. http://aguaverde.com/ Moss Bay is a good one and afterwards you can stroll around and look at all of the multimillion dol...

If I were the crude macho type I would guess that we're looking at a three-holer with considerable flying hours.
But I'm not, so I won't.
As for the engine......

It's not the hours, it's the landings.

What It Takes to Fly the 787 at the Paris Air Show LE BOURGET, France — The Boeing 787 Dreamliner isn’t like the highly maneuverable, super-sleek planes demonstrating their skills at this week’s Paris Air Show. It’s big. It’s heavy. And it’s a passenger jet, after all. But that hasn’t stopped Boein...

This is starting to become routine for the 787 donkey: A United Airlines Boeing 787 flying from London to Houston was diverted to Newark, N.J., on Thursday because of a low engine oil indicator, the second unscheduled landing for Boeing's newest plane this week. http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayi...

Amazing demonstration! The aircraft is incredible: it goes up and down and can turn in the air! It's almost like they designed the aircraft to do such things! Awesome. Can't post too long as I'm off to Europes biggest paint manufacturers show today, There is going to be a super exciting demonstrati...

May I assume that wiring used in aviation may be of different grades where filament thickness, stranding pattern, conductivity and insulation material allows tighter radii.... ?? :shock: Just done a course on the acceptability of risk. Fascinating and very refreshing perspective on safety vs commer...

and of course how could I forget Pikes Place Market? if you're going on a Saturday or Sunday it's going to be crowded with cruise ship people but during the week it will be more tolerable. either way it's definitely something worth seeing when you come to Seattle. since you have a car you might also...

well the coast is a good four hour drive away so I'm not sure you can walk there. the downtown waterfront can be fun but it's a little bit touristy down there. same goes for Space Needle and Ride the Ducks. although the waterfront does have some great restaurants. kayaking on Lake Union is always go...

[qFilterskbag"]Another week, another major 787 disaster...

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2 ... y-landing/[/quote]
Total Air Disaster!

During July you will be almost guaranteed to have highs in the lower 20s (C) and sunny weather with low humidity. It's a paradise in the summer months (at least compared to the swamp that they call Ohio). Everett factory tour at Paine Field is pretty good and aviation enthusiasts always seem to enjo...

May I assume that wiring used in aviation may be of different grades where filament thickness, stranding pattern, conductivity and insulation material allows tighter radii.... ?? :shock: Just done a course on the acceptability of risk. Fascinating and very refreshing perspective on safety vs commer...

Thanks ROG. I caught it just after I posted

Interesting they didnt seem to feel the need for the elaborate escape system on the outside of the plane that they put on the 380

Elaborate?

I am sick and tired of this cliché, For the record we do need to state that you are much more likely to die in a car crash than to get hit by a tornado... I am apparantly more likely to die in a cras crash than in an airplane, cruise ship, train, tornado....................add on as you like. No, I...

Your knee-jerk reactions just further reinforce my growing perception that you are a parlour talker.

It took you, what, 12 years of reading his stuff before you got that perception?

Usually he just talks about akkevit and skiing. I'm more of an expert on beer and airplanes.

[Per's Picture] AND from Flyboy: Looks very similar to the avionics bay wiring of the E-170/175. CRJ, too. I'm impressed that these things are still big old, heavy-looking boxes-stress BIG- and not the size of an i-phone/i-pad. Looks like 1968, or maybe even 1958! PLUS- I'm thinking that this sort ...

Per, maybe you should see what Boeing actually has to say on it if you're going to claim that they're being evasive. Technical briefing with 787 chief project engineer Mike Sinnett on the 787 battery system improvements: http://787updates.newairplane.com/Certification/Webcast Internet Q&A sessi...

The sense of comfort is not open to discussion, I know what I prefer, others? I don't care. You're really bad at this. Same thing with how one sees communication, to me Boeing has been evasive. The way I see it they have not been proactive, but only reluctantly driven forward by one disclosure afte...

Some more fine reporting by CNN: Airbus rolls out first wide-body plane updated 4:31 AM EDT, Tue May 14, 2013 Airbus has showed off its new A350 XWB, rolling out its first flyable plane on Monday fresh from the paintshop in company livery. http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/travel/airbus-a350-paint/index...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/04/travel/plane-spotters-versus-terrorists/index.html?hpt=hp_c3 Chicago (CNN) -- They watch the skies. From fence lines, parking lots and roadsides -- they're looking up. They've staked out their favorite watch-spots around Chicago O'Hare International Airport and given th...

Per, maybe you should see what Boeing actually has to say on it if you're going to claim that they're being evasive. Technical briefing with 787 chief project engineer Mike Sinnett on the 787 battery system improvements: http://787updates.newairplane.com/Certification/Webcast Internet Q&A sessio...

[ Why avoid the most comfortable and efficient airliner yet created? Comfort depends on inflight service, seats and room, which is the Arline's choice. I don't really care if I fly an Airbus, Boeing or whatever, It is the Airline that matters. On that basis I will always avoid US companies at any c...

The batteries, which have now been modified to prevent them from getting too hot, are a major factor in the plane’s energy effieciency [SIC]. Boeing says the 787s are about 20 more fuel efficient [SIC] than airplanes of comparable size.[/size]

Who keeps making up that statement? jeez

That whole video is a snow job.