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February 12th, 2003, 15:34
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denver, CO
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|  Re: The a3xx [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Isn't the BBJ (Boeing Business Jet) comparable in size to an RJ? I wonder if they could configure that for airline use? [/ QUOTE ] They do -- it's called the 737. [/ QUOTE ] Wow! I didn't realize that... Talk about a BIG business jet... |
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February 12th, 2003, 15:44
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Greece,NY;Prescott,AZ
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| Re: The a3xx [ QUOTE ] Boeing scraped the sonic cruiser. They just introduced the 7E7...not sure what its really all about but looks like a smaller 777. Anyone knows more please comment. [/ QUOTE ] I read about the 7E7 the otherday. Its a 767 body with 777 wings. Its a long range airplane with really good fuel economy. |
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February 12th, 2003, 21:27
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| Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW
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| Re: The a3xx [ QUOTE ] I read about the 7E7 the otherday. Its a 767 body with 777 wings. Its a long range airplane with really good fuel economy. [/ QUOTE ] Not really. Looks just like the 764 to me. Actually I don't see what Boeing's trying to do with the 7E7...doesn't seem much different spec-wise than the 764 or the 772. Here's a pic anyways:  |
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February 13th, 2003, 01:03
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Denver, CO
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| Re: The a3xx [ QUOTE ] Boeing scraped the sonic cruiser. They just introduced the 7E7...not sure what its really all about but looks like a smaller 777. Anyone knows more please comment. [/ QUOTE ] I also heard something about a 747-XX, a larger 747 to compete with the A380. I think that was scrapped also though. Too bad, I'd hate to see 747s phased out. They are classics. |
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February 13th, 2003, 11:38
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| Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Greece,NY;Prescott,AZ
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| Re: The a3xx Yeah really thats what its is. Its a 767-400 body with 777 wings ( noticed the wing tips ) Thats basicly it. The airlines want a long rang aircraft, but with a smaller capacity. Think of it as a new 747SP. |
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February 13th, 2003, 11:52
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2000
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| Re: The a3xx I think the two big launch customers for the A380-800 and A380F will be Emirates with 22 firm orders as well as FEDEX. Someone else also ordered a few but nothing close to those two airlines. Also about the boeing thing, they are thinking of redoing the 767 and making something about 30% more efficient. Heard about that like 2-3 months ago when they announced they were scrapping sonic cruiser which I thought would never get off the ground in the first place because they could care less about speed. It;s all about the dollar signs. |
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