Re: Last 747 comes off assembly line
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12/08/22 10:51 AM
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I have wondered if an improvement in engines could bring back the 747 as a freight hauler.
I have also wondered if the new US Air Force “Rapid Dragon” system that allows non-bomber aircraft to launch cruise missiles means that a couple hundred 747s should be bought up and modified as a relatively cheap way to deter naval war.
Same with A380s.
Chopping up hundreds of B-52s under Russian satellite view was as bad an idea as USA and Britain sinking war ships after World War I. It only helps treaty cheaters We have the recently developed "Quick Sink" bomb for that. China can build a navy as large as they want. We'll sink 'em as fast as we see 'em. https://newatlas.com/military/quicksink-kit-turns-dumb-bombs-into-ship-destroyers/
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Re: Last 747 comes off assembly line
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12/08/22 11:19 AM
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I have wondered if an improvement in engines could bring back the 747 as a freight hauler.
I have also wondered if the new US Air Force “Rapid Dragon” system that allows non-bomber aircraft to launch cruise missiles means that a couple hundred 747s should be bought up and modified as a relatively cheap way to deter naval war.
Same with A380s.
Chopping up hundreds of B-52s under Russian satellite view was as bad an idea as USA and Britain sinking war ships after World War I. It only helps treaty cheaters We have the recently developed "Quick Sink" bomb for that. China can build a navy as large as they want. We'll sink 'em as fast as we see 'em. https://newatlas.com/military/quicksink-kit-turns-dumb-bombs-into-ship-destroyers/ That technology has been around for a very long time. When I was in the Persian Gulf in 88 we took out an Iranian Frigate with a Mark 82 laser guided bomb right down the stack.
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Re: Last 747 comes off assembly line
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12/08/22 12:05 PM
12/08/22 12:05 PM
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That is one proud bird! The safety record is pretty incredible for the number of miles and passengers flown! I believe only 4 have had catastrophic break-ups in the air and one shot down and a total of 61 units damaged airframes to the point of not being usable, amazing only 4% of total production!
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
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Re: Last 747 comes off assembly line
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#3100898
12/09/22 02:27 PM
12/09/22 02:27 PM
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I wonder if Stratolaunch’s “Roc” has a lower cost per ton-mile than a single 747.
Roc was built for maximum lift capacity so it is hard to guess...
If we only had half of what FTX lost we could do years of 747 experiments: sigh ?
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