Posted on 12/19/2010 8:27:52 AM PST by buzzer
As Boeing prepares to announce yet another delay for the 787 Dreamliner — at least three months, possibly six or more — the crucial jet program is in even worse shape than it appears. The problems go well beyond the latest setback, an in-flight electrical fire last month that has grounded the test planes.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
For those knowledgeable, a question:
Were these problems birthed on Mulally’s watch
or did they occur after he left for Ford?
...and they also have the 737NG thingy hanging over their heads due to the possibility that it is flying under specs it doesn’t meet due to a sub-contractor hand-making parts instead of machine-making. And it is possible that sub-contractor was using illegal alien labor as well.
=8-)
I think it all started when MD bought Boeing with Boeings money.
And if so, did Boeing know it and try to bribe the Air Force into accepting what is increasingly beginning to appear to be a pile of crap?
There’s only two kinds of plastic, .........
“Is the Boeing tanker project based on the 787?”
No it’s based on the vintage 767. But lazy B will need every engineer they can get to get the 787 into service.
“And if so, did Boeing know it and try to bribe the Air Force into accepting what is increasingly beginning to appear to be a pile of crap?”
I don’t have evidence, but my belive is, that: Who ever will loose the current tanker competiton had at least a couple of good friends at the DOD and/or at the USAF to mix up the paperstuff, so they have a good reason to protest.
Sheese, it seems our aeronautical industries are going down the chutes to sewerland. With the stupid problems with the F-22 and the ongoing idiocy with the JSF we now have a design and manufacturing force equal to a “chinese fire drill”.
The once unequaled industry has fallen to inept engineering and the worldwide outsourcing theme.
“Looks like Boeing’s computer models work about as well as the IPCC’s. Hope they get it ironed out.”
Who ? Boeing or the treehuggers ?!? :-)
No mention of the labor trouble from the local press.
And if so, did Boeing know it and try to bribe the Air Force into accepting what is increasingly beginning to appear to be a pile of crap?
No and yes. :)
Computers make cool Power-Point presentations for the suits to show each other. Actual design of an airplane? Maybe humans should do it. The DC-3, designed by humans nearly 80 years ago is still flying: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-3
someone needs to be fired for such a disgraceful delay
It all stems from the obstacles the labor union placed in the path:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_46/b4155034784354.htm
One of the main reasons that Boeing has had the problems is the way they conceived how they were going to build the plane to begin with.
Why in the Hell would you want to have different locations laid out all over the world planning and designing, then try and assemble the plane the same way?
It would have made more sense and cost less money to have had the whole operation in one place and to communicate in one language.
Whatever person or persons thought up this Logistics Nightmare should be fired.
You’re right. Assuming Boeing ever gets the 787 into mainstream service, and assuming the DHS and TSA ever back off their idiocy enough that I decide to fly again... I wouldn’t fly on a 787 for oh, 5 to 10 years - until they get the bugs ironed out.
The B-52 is still apparently a functional weapon delivery system after 50 or 60 years. Amazing.
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