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Boeing Moves Towards New Planes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the batting-off-airbus dept.

maliabu writes "Boeing has named its new plane DreamLiner with plans for its future, which is set to fly in 2008. It'll be interesting to see how 'internet-ready' this 7E7 is. It can be very entertaining for all ages as you can brower the net, check emails, weather, watch movies (on demand), listen to music (on demand) or even cut codes some 30,000 feet in the sky! These articles also stated that "The 200-seat 7E7 is meant to replace [a faster plane called] Sonic Cruiser as Boeing's next new major commercial initiative" " I think most people following the airplane builders knew the Sonic Cruiser was dead before birth; but I still don't see how this plane is going to solve Boeing's sales problems.

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  1. yeah.. by floydman · · Score: 3, Funny

    i like to code when i am high, now i can do that without going to my local dealer..

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    1. Re:yeah.. by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 4, Funny

      i like to code when i am high,
      Hey, I think I'm maintaining your code now, you smeghead

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  2. Sales? by ArsonPanda · · Score: 1, Funny

    Boing PHB1: Most of our major buyers are
    struggling to keep their heads above water,
    what should we do?

    Boing PHB2: I know, let's spend c130's full of
    money to design and build a new plane that no one
    will buy!

    *brilliant!*

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  3. Great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can browse my favorite porn sites, receive emails from the penis enlarger, Jennie wants you now!, and get great mortgage rates, all while flying the friendly skies....

    Where's that flight attendant?! :)

  4. Travel Easy by canwaf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now people can fill out their "Mile High Club" membership forms before landing...

  5. No thanks by worst_name_ever · · Score: 5, Funny
    It can be very entertaining for all ages as you can brower the net

    Sorry, not interested in browering during a plane trip, but as soon as they install a brewery I'll be the first to buy a ticket!

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  6. The new layout by wowbagger · · Score: 4, Funny
    The new layout:
    • Each seat will have a computer and phone.
    • To provide privacy to the passengers, each seat will have a low wall between it and the next seat.
    • Each seat will be as small as is possible, in order to cram as many passengers as possible into the smallest space.
    • Despite the walls, each passenger will be able to fully "enjoy" the sounds and smells from his fellow passengers.


    In other words, the planes will be flying cubical farms!

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    1. Re:The new layout by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny

      I dunno about flying. More likely it'll taxi around in circles on the runway until it runs out of fuel or accidently takes off. In the event of a take off, the crew will have the option selling out to another airline and bailing for large amounts of money. In the event of a dot.bomb on board, all passengers will be abruptly fired off the plane.

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  7. "Cut codes" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Call me a noob, only having slung bits for 14 years...in what part of the world is "to cut codes" a slang prase for anything?

    1. Re:"Cut codes" by smoyer · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Cut codes" is an appropriate phrase to describe the Muncing (now there's a good slang) I do to remove the unnecessary complexity often found in "noobs" coding (and often the source of the bugs). "Simplicity is Elegance"

  8. Backseat Pilots by FauxReal · · Score: 4, Funny

    You think they'll make a special "Fly along with your captain." version of MS Flight Simulator?

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  9. The big questions... by arvindn · · Score: 2, Funny

    • Will it incorporate the iLoo?
    • Will it do IPv6?
    • Will passengers have "elbow room"?
    • Are passengers allowed to run a server up there? (mmmm... imagine slashdotting a boeing)
  10. Re:The main selling point by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny
    With a name like Dreamliner, I would expect, maybe, a good sleep on my next trip. Then again, I may also expect "dreamlike" services, being able to browse the Internet for no extra cost, or maybe even being able to use a cellphone on takeoff.

    You're dreaming.

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  11. 'cut codes'? by kahei · · Score: 5, Funny

    'cut codes'? You mean 'write computer programs'?

    Am I getting old? Or have you just been reading wayyy too many cyberpunk novels?

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  12. I just saw the first line of the source code.... by Boss,+Pointy+Haired · · Score: 2, Funny

    #include "/plane_stuff/fly-by-wire/777.h"

  13. 7E7 hex is 2023, when the plane will actually fly by Opiuman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because the 7E7 is Boeing's latest vaporware. Yes, vaporware exists in other industries, not just I.T.

  14. Re:New Meaning to 'Crash' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Caller: So I was making an ascent to 30,000ft and then the flight computer was all *beep* *beep* *beep* and it was a really good ascent but now we're descending at 5,000ft a minute!

  15. Re:Boeing Link by Detritus · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Comet? I prefer planes that don't fall out of the sky.

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  16. Re:I just saw the first line of the source code... by S.I.O. · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, this new aircraft is internet-enabled!
    So it will look like this:

    #include "boeing/obsolete/777.h" /* new headers for 7E7 */
    #undef FLIGHT_SECURITY
    #include "windows.h"