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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delayed Again
An anonymous reader writes "It's not just that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner may be unsafe or vulnerable to hacker attacks. At this point, it seems everyone would be happy for it to arrive in any state. The 787's carbon-fiber construction and next-generation technology have pushed back their delivery schedule once again, this time requiring a redesign of the plane's wingbox. Airlines will have to wait 18 more months to get it delivered, which is an extremely serious blow to the credibility of the company and their financial standing, as they would have to pay penalties to the buyers of more than 850 of these planes. And we thought Airbus had problems." Good thing Boeing can still count on its patent portfolio.
I would be VERY worried if I heard the aircraft I was in ran Windows... VERY, very worried! It's hilarious when you think about it from a distance, but once in the air... "NononononOOOOOOOO! Please don't cr...!"
Beauty is in the beholder of the eye.
So... I get modded Offtopic why?
I am old, unfrickin fortunately, I feel it
every time I stand up.
And I am NOT under any condition getting
in one of those planes. Ever? No, I will
maybe someday... if they are still flying
in 10 years+ and Acid rain and airborne
sand don't decay the wings into shreds.
Maybe it was modded offtopic for a dialected
speech? One from the south? Have something
against people from the south? There's a few
of us.
Or was I modded offtopic cause I hit second
place? Sorry... I was bored and when I read
it, I decided to post a quip that was true
to intention and it was second place.
Can't figure it out... offtopic, hmmm.
-AI
anyone with a spare point for the parent?
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion