So far the Dreamliner is flying with no more issue than any other aircraft. But the plane is in the infant stages of it's "life cycle"; it could be as safe as any aircraft out there - or it could wind up being as risky to fly as Lockheed's Electra was way back when. At this point we don't know; we will soon. I would imagine that's what this review is trying to find out....
The only "intelligent " comment here, I remember the L-1088 Electra,( 1958 ) the problem there was the propeller pitch resonance that caused such a distorted vibration to cause the wing to snap off. This was totally fixed and some Electras are still flying today as freighters.
The probability of glitches, defects even equipment malfunction is teoretically highe in one so comlex new plane as Dreamliner. The first few years are the years of guinea pigs passengers. But this rate is very low and percentage of fatality is comparable with other established aircrafts. Other words I should say there isn't anything to be scared of!
I live about 10 miles from the facility in North Charleston. Basically, Boeing came here for the cheap labor (SC is a "right to work" state). People I know who have worked there say they are cutting corners and allowing shoddy workmanship on this plane. A friend who is an aviation mechanic and just left the project says, among other things, the insulation on the wiring is paper thin, rival management teams aren't on the same page, turnover is high and morale terrible.
While many new projects and new technologies have rollout problems where they need to "get the kinks out", there's more here than meets the eye for the Dreamliner.
Just queue up a playlist of the show Air Crash Investigations (aka. Mayday) on youtube (Last I checked almost the entire run of the series is there) and be amazed by how many things can go wrong with those contraptions. Millions of people use them each day without any sort of dangerous hicup.
I mean the smoke from the fire that inundated the cabin was not so bad...the passengers had already disembarked. Yes they probably would have all died from smoke inhalation..but hey they got off in time... So relax enjoy your next flight you too can be just as lucky. We'll work on the problem, maybe, and be a good guinea pig and fly the friendly skies.
I mean the smoke from the fire that inundated the cabin was not so bad...the passengers had already disembarked. Yes they probably would have all died from smoke inhalation..but hey they got off in time... So relax enjoy your next flight you too can be just as lucky. We'll work on the problem, maybe, and be a good guinea pig and fly the friendly skies.
In aviation in general every new airframe has "teething" pains until all issues are resolved. This is much ado about nothing, a media frenzy perhaps. This happenned to first generation jets ( B707, Douglas DC8, Convair 880 ) and so on. So, folks just relax, fasten your seat belts and enjoy your flight, not to worry.
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Americans need to ask the Chinese how to make a plane or also Export these plane manufacturing jobs to China.
While many new projects and new technologies have rollout problems where they need to "get the kinks out", there's more here than meets the eye for the Dreamliner.