WOT: Jets at she pretty, we got pistons already Options

[6freak]

first flight and of course landing
she `s BIG

Note the shark tooth nacell(engine cowl)..and the flex in the wings
the new 747-8 wings will flex even more

[Mikey914]

I think they'll make alot of money on these once they've, got the logistics figured out. The payload is better and the fuel burn better, that's enough to drive the customers right to them.

As far as the Scarebus goes, no thanks.
Remember the one that crashed in the ocean off Brazil? Suposedly there's an issue Airbus denies, but it was aggravated by the fact they were in severe turbulence at 39,000.

Boeing for the most part makes a very good product, and if they can deliver on their promises, this will be very profitable for them.

[J P Stein]

I think they'll make alot of money on these once they've, got the logistics figured out. The payload is better and the fuel burn better, that's enough to drive the customers right to them.



Boeing for the most part makes a very good product, and if they can deliver on their promises, this will be very profitable for them.

They are already several billions over the R&D budget and over 2 years behind schedule. Add in the billion or so they'll pay the customers for not making delivery plus a couple billion for the new facility in SC.....the payback on that is maybe 20-30 years.....AND their production schedule is so aggressive as to be absurd. We gots lots more chances to screw the pooch.

Factor in their profit margins of less than 10%. The 787 may well turn out to be a good airplane....by God, it had better be......but the whole program has been so mismanaged that it will be in the textbooks for what not to do.....come to think of it, it was done by textbook...teachers teach rather than produce and are never wrong. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

In case you haven't noticed, all they have gotten done (profitwise) is promises....most all have already been broken. At what point do you think that is going to cease?

The last new airplane program was the 777. The guy that ran that is now running Ford. He was adjudged to be not good enuff to run Boeing......we got a Jack Welsh trained bean counter instead......he's been knocking em' dead, eh?