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PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 01:38 PM Jun 2017

Boeing shows off two new airplanes with beautiful video.

A Boeing video of the airplanes it has flown to the Paris Air Show flying together over the North Cascade Mountains in Washington State in early June. (Glacier Peak, elev. 10,541' is featured in the background)

Article with details here:
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/dramatic-video-shows-boeings-two-new-flight-test-airplanes-showing-off/

YouTube video here:






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Boeing shows off two new airplanes with beautiful video. (Original Post) PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 OP
Wow! Very cool! KT2000 Jun 2017 #1
Whats amazing is that the aircraft(s) turbinetree Jun 2017 #2
I know, it's jaw-dropping, right? PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #3
I suspect they were also close to max tire speed prior to rotation Major Nikon Jun 2017 #6
Yes, they try not to exceed the take-off speed and specific load turbinetree Jun 2017 #16
I am a Aircraft Technician / BS Engineering department/ have worked on the Space Shuttle Atlantis turbinetree Jun 2017 #8
Holy smokes, you've got quite the creds!! PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #10
All these years later, and you just made me jealous! WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2017 #14
Yes, textbook perfect in every respect. Cheers from the crowd were deafening and brought goosebumps PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #26
You love airplanes, did you ever turn wrenches on either of these? PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #12
Did piston work during training, but I went more for the turbine side of aircraft turbinetree Jun 2017 #17
That 787 is ENORMOUS! Moostache Jun 2017 #4
bigger 787 stuffed more cattle car atmosphere. flew on the first version msongs Jun 2017 #5
big question, though RussBLib Jun 2017 #7
I'm no pro here, but it seems that the wings keep getting smaller. YOHABLO Jun 2017 #9
I have no enthusiasm for new airplanes anymore Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2017 #11
Not always Major Nikon Jun 2017 #15
I actually get to travel in private jets Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2017 #19
So do I Major Nikon Jun 2017 #20
I bet you have some stories Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2017 #21
I haven't flown any celebrities Major Nikon Jun 2017 #23
"Do not attempt." eggplant Jun 2017 #13
Neat! paleotn Jun 2017 #18
Don't forget the photographers... pfitz59 Jun 2017 #22
Well thank you very much for finding this video! PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #24
I may have seen those yesterday hermetic Jun 2017 #25
Wow...way cool!! Seeing that would definitely get my attention too! PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #27
Definitely empty skies around here hermetic Jun 2017 #29
Mesmerizing video oldtime dfl_er Jun 2017 #28
I've always been impressed with Boeing's promotional videos of new aircraft. George II Jun 2017 #30

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
2. Whats amazing is that the aircraft(s)
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 02:39 PM
Jun 2017

angle of attack at lift off did not create a stall condition, because of the entire wing design.

I love airplanes...................

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
3. I know, it's jaw-dropping, right?
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 02:57 PM
Jun 2017

It also helps that the airplanes were light at take-off and that angle of attack shot was perhaps aided by some clever, camera-angle wizardry too.
Those jet jockeys were flying these airliners as if they were formation fighter jets!
Man, whoever filmed and produced this video earned their pay! Perfection indeed.
I love airplanes too!

(your name turbinetree suggests you are a pilot?)

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
16. Yes, they try not to exceed the take-off speed and specific load
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 09:49 PM
Jun 2017

because of the heat build-up and the centrifugal forces being applied .

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
8. I am a Aircraft Technician / BS Engineering department/ have worked on the Space Shuttle Atlantis
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 04:04 PM
Jun 2017

and performed aircraft maintenance problem solving skills since 1985 on every aircraft made from 1960's to 2001 and currently hold a FAA certificate for both mainframe and engine qualifications, with radar endorsement . And my all time favorite is the besides the shuttle is the B757 series aircraft.

Boeing will produce a newer 757 and it will be called the 797, after that they will have to come up with another series of numbers, or they can continue using the - (dash).

When we use to do engine runs, we had to make N1 and N2 speeds, and when those pilots lifted off they had to make V1 rotation speed, for a go or no-go take-off call out by the co-pilot.

I kept thinking of wake vortex turbulence when watching the film.


A lot of the items now found on cars came from airplanes and from space, anti-skid brakes, GPS, fuel injection, bio-fuels, for example, kevalar wings, pick-up boxes


Its always about the wing and how much aero-dynamic loads can be applied:




Stress test of the 787, there is also one for fatigue testing

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
10. Holy smokes, you've got quite the creds!!
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 04:50 PM
Jun 2017


Speaking of the Space Shuttle, a moment in my life I will NEVER forget was being on the freakin' FRONT LINE tarmac at Edwards AFB April 14th 1981. Heard and saw it all! All the coms were on loudspeaker, pilot says, "Big Sur never looked so good", moments later we heard the BOOMS! Then a tiny white dot appeared with her chase planes! I still choke up and get tears recalling that day and how fortunate I was to witness this event.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
14. All these years later, and you just made me jealous!
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 07:30 PM
Jun 2017

I was in awe just watching it on TV! I remembered being amazed at how smooth the landing was.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
26. Yes, textbook perfect in every respect. Cheers from the crowd were deafening and brought goosebumps
Sun Jun 18, 2017, 02:42 PM
Jun 2017

I remember how horrified I was (and still am) when hearing of Columbia's tragic demise upon re-entry 22 years later.


PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
12. You love airplanes, did you ever turn wrenches on either of these?
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 05:11 PM
Jun 2017

Two birds my ex has/had. I spent many an hour in the front seat and as a 'Crew Chief' pulling wheel chocks!
Good times!











turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
17. Did piston work during training, but I went more for the turbine side of aircraft
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 09:56 PM
Jun 2017

and this is power

Maximum thrust level (in vacuum) of 512,300 pounds ... Thrust (109% Power Level) or which is equivalent to greater than 12,000,000 horsepower.




I love airplanes................

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
4. That 787 is ENORMOUS!
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 02:58 PM
Jun 2017

Very cool video...Boeing has a military design facility across the street from my company...kinda cool to see their "hype video"...

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
9. I'm no pro here, but it seems that the wings keep getting smaller.
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 04:43 PM
Jun 2017

I wonder when these will be put into service.

 

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)
11. I have no enthusiasm for new airplanes anymore
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 05:09 PM
Jun 2017

The newer the airplane the more uncomfortable it will be, last month I flew on an old 767 that still had its original 1980s interior and seats and it was wonderful. The nine-abreast seating on the 787 should be illegal.

 

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)
19. I actually get to travel in private jets
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 10:56 PM
Jun 2017

Except they usually have roughly the same interior as a regional jet.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
20. So do I
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 11:09 PM
Jun 2017

The interior is basically the same as the one in the picture, but my seat is a bit different and has a better view.

 

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)
21. I bet you have some stories
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 11:16 PM
Jun 2017

One of my friends flies private jets and she has "seen shit" as they say, although she says that your perception of which celebrities are nice and which are just horrendous are usually correct.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
23. I haven't flown any celebrities
Sun Jun 18, 2017, 08:57 AM
Jun 2017

I haven't been flying commercially for that long and I just do it on the side as it isn't what pays my bills. Mostly I fly for a single operator, but I have done a little contract work for others. Rich people are pretty much like everyone else. Some are incredibly nice and some are incredible assholes and there's everything in between.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
24. Well thank you very much for finding this video!
Sun Jun 18, 2017, 01:06 PM
Jun 2017

As always, there's so much involved behind the scenes. The coordination has to be exact and perfect.
These technicians, pilots and photographers are just the best. True professionals who obviously love their jobs!

hermetic

(8,308 posts)
25. I may have seen those yesterday
Sun Jun 18, 2017, 02:35 PM
Jun 2017

While traveling on a highway in Idaho I spotted 2 contrails side by side appearing to go straight up. I could tell there was a larger plane with a smaller one right next to it and they continued on, incredibly close, for as long as I could see them. When I saw this video it sure made me wonder if it was them. Way cool.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
27. Wow...way cool!! Seeing that would definitely get my attention too!
Sun Jun 18, 2017, 02:51 PM
Jun 2017

It would make sense to conduct test flights over areas that are less congested with air traffic. Perhaps Idaho is one of those areas?

hermetic

(8,308 posts)
29. Definitely empty skies around here
Sun Jun 18, 2017, 03:06 PM
Jun 2017

And Washington is right next door so I feel it might have been them. I've seen air shows and I was amazed to watch these 2 so close. For sure had me wondering.

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