No, I don't know the 787.... So, does that make the battery(ies) the main player?

But you still need a lot more battery capacity for starting engines and emergencies.

Every transport catagory aircraft I know of has air starters for the engines and an electric starter for the APU.

No, it still takes place, just farther from the wing surface so wing efficiency is optimal.

What, you don't think Boeing's on the right track?

Batteries will be the main player when we get to this:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/oz3tzG9RxKI

Sugar Volt baby!!!

Brill-Yunt! Where's Charles when ya need him?

He wants to go way back!!! lol

... but I'm sure you know better than me.

Are you sure about that one, Ik?

It boils down to company policy and ease of installation of the covers, some are a real pain in the. 707's were very easy to install and remove.

Some great memories there!!! Good find!

I make fun of "Spotters" like everyone else, but THIS PAGE is pretty cool. It's one guy's photo album of LAX airport from the 50s through the 80s. It starts with DC7s and finishes with L1011s. It's liiterally hundreds of pics scrolling on one page, but I couldn't stop looking. I was in Li...

CUntilated

How about some other stuff flying.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeCOfNWjJUs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... mJPvr7Ysh8

Very funny up until the Maintenance Inspector line.

Talk about ultimate authority going to the head!!! lol

That would be "whining" .... oh, you mean NotKarl was crying for help for Flyboy.... I get it.

Glenn is winning:

That's huge! Yep, heard that before.

This must be the longest pissing contest, ever.
Congratulations.
Per

Glad you were able to join in!

And if you don't believe what's on the shirt, you haven't experienced the gratitude some express when they "HAVE" to be somewhere and "YOU" make their aircraft airworthy. Honestly, there's no feeling like it.

I bet NotKarl will come up with something that has to do with Poles, and size.

I think it's amazing it only takes a little over 1 psi differential average over the wing surface to lift a 747-400 at MTOW.

Like comparing a 747 and RJ.

I don't really see how ........ size is relevant here.

That is why most pilots do a cursory preflight... because they can't "ensure" airworthiness, and they trust maintenance, they have to, and they like having less to do, they are generally lazy, which, you pointed out! Something that's deferable or within limits.... Funny you would point out...

are you suggesting a walkaround of a 747 is unnecessary since certainly nothing can or will be found on an airplane that big in only 15 minutes? If not, what are you suggesting? I would think that part of being qualified in an airplane would be knowing what some of the more common trouble spots are...