It take too long to get new engines type certified on an existing aircraft. Ever wonder why the 747 hasn't scrapped their old engines for more efficient modern engines? Also, efficiency of engines is only one point. There is also the efficiency of the airframe itself, and much of that comes down to the wing.
What do you mean by "use"? Do you perhaps mean the official measurement system (if such a thing exists)? Many countries that ship goods to the U.S. use imperial measurements for the parts. All of the Japanese cars I have owned have used imperial units on all of the nuts and bolts. However, I did have to break down and buy a set of metric socket wrenches when I bought a GMC Safari. Most of our textbooks contain metric units.
Unfortunately, you are quite right. Very few jobs are gotten through blindly sending out resumes or through headhunters. Most jobs are gotten through knowing someone in the company.
I wouldn't say there is a huge amount of technical people. I'd say there is a huge amount of people seeking technical jobs. It makes it hard for truly technical people to get work, especially since people who suck at technical jobs will take much less money to do it poorly than truly technical people would take to do it right.
I hear you man. I took a job with about 50% more hours that pays about 33% (started at 30% but I talked them into a raise) of what I made before. Unfortunately, the kids still cost the same if not more. I'm drowning in debt from 9 months without a job. I'm hoping to refinance the house to pay off debt, but they are looking suspiciously at my new salary. Probably just have to do bankruptcy. Of course the car is paid off, so I'll lose that and won't be able to get to work anymore.
In all three states that I have employeed people in, it is the companies responibility to pay into the Unemployment Insurance fund. The employee is not "taxed" at all, other than through lower wages.
I had cable modem before and got about 950 Kbps download speed. Then I moved and could only get DSL. That was around 300Kbps. Luckily I moved again and was able to get cable again. About half the cost, and about three times as fast.
I'd say that moving Mt. Fuji is almost certainly the wrong answer to whatever the original problem was. Companies should really involve technical people at an earlier stage than this.
But, if I really had to move it, ignoring the fact that environmentalists, local, state, national and international laws don't allow it, and so forth, I guess I'd just move it a truckfull at a time. At a certain point, the mountain would begin to move itself. At that point, I would exit quickly.
I'm not sure what you are basing 1% on. Non-fatality flights? Insurance companies tend to base deaths on miles traveled. Airlines tend to do the same, even multiplying by the number of passengers to make it appear even safer. I'd say the shuttles rate is pretty good in those terms. That said, you'd have to pay me pretty good to get me on one.
I have flown in 4 777s and had a very pleasant flight. The DC-10 also was a pleasant flight. I have not had the pleasure of flying in a 747 or any of the Airbus widebodies, but the widebodies have been much more pleasurable than any of the smaller hollow tubes I have flown in.
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Not to mention Boeing's buildings are significantly bigger than two soccer pitches. Or maybe we are supposed to be impressed by the fact that Airbus can build the A380 in less space than Boeing needs for the 747.
I doubt the average American even knows Airbus is a European consortium. I do, but I don't care. The U.S. is a free country. People HERE can complain about it if they want, let alone people in other countries.
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It take too long to get new engines type certified on an existing aircraft. Ever wonder why the 747 hasn't scrapped their old engines for more efficient modern engines?
Also, efficiency of engines is only one point. There is also the efficiency of the airframe itself, and much of that comes down to the wing.
I'm confused. Can you please express this in terms of football fields per second, or at least Empire State Buildings per second? Paul
What do you mean by "use"? Do you perhaps mean the official measurement system (if such a thing exists)? Many countries that ship goods to the U.S. use imperial measurements for the parts. All of the Japanese cars I have owned have used imperial units on all of the nuts and bolts. However, I did have to break down and buy a set of metric socket wrenches when I bought a GMC Safari. Most of our textbooks contain metric units.
Unfortunately, you are quite right. Very few jobs are gotten through blindly sending out resumes or through headhunters. Most jobs are gotten through knowing someone in the company.
I wouldn't say there is a huge amount of technical people. I'd say there is a huge amount of people seeking technical jobs. It makes it hard for truly technical people to get work, especially since people who suck at technical jobs will take much less money to do it poorly than truly technical people would take to do it right.
I hear you man. I took a job with about 50% more hours that pays about 33% (started at 30% but I talked them into a raise) of what I made before. Unfortunately, the kids still cost the same if not more. I'm drowning in debt from 9 months without a job. I'm hoping to refinance the house to pay off debt, but they are looking suspiciously at my new salary. Probably just have to do bankruptcy. Of course the car is paid off, so I'll lose that and won't be able to get to work anymore.
In all three states that I have employeed people in, it is the companies responibility to pay into the Unemployment Insurance fund. The employee is not "taxed" at all, other than through lower wages.
And so is your cable modem.
I had cable modem before and got about 950 Kbps download speed. Then I moved and could only get DSL. That was around 300Kbps. Luckily I moved again and was able to get cable again. About half the cost, and about three times as fast.
I'd say that moving Mt. Fuji is almost certainly the wrong answer to whatever the original problem was. Companies should really involve technical people at an earlier stage than this. But, if I really had to move it, ignoring the fact that environmentalists, local, state, national and international laws don't allow it, and so forth, I guess I'd just move it a truckfull at a time. At a certain point, the mountain would begin to move itself. At that point, I would exit quickly.
I'm not sure what you are basing 1% on. Non-fatality flights? Insurance companies tend to base deaths on miles traveled. Airlines tend to do the same, even multiplying by the number of passengers to make it appear even safer. I'd say the shuttles rate is pretty good in those terms. That said, you'd have to pay me pretty good to get me on one.
They wouldn't be aliens unless and until they came here.
I have flown in 4 777s and had a very pleasant flight. The DC-10 also was a pleasant flight. I have not had the pleasure of flying in a 747 or any of the Airbus widebodies, but the widebodies have been much more pleasurable than any of the smaller hollow tubes I have flown in.
Not to mention Boeing's buildings are significantly bigger than two soccer pitches. Or maybe we are supposed to be impressed by the fact that Airbus can build the A380 in less space than Boeing needs for the 747.
I doubt the average American even knows Airbus is a European consortium. I do, but I don't care. The U.S. is a free country. People HERE can complain about it if they want, let alone people in other countries.