Boeing's big bet

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BOEING'S BIG BET

CNBC goes behind the scenes at aircraft manufacturer Boeing as it scrambles to deliver its groundbreaking new airliner, the 787 Dreamliner. The 787 promises huge leaps in technology and fuel efficiency, but it's also years late and billions over budget. If it delivers, the plane could reinvent the airline industry and earn tens of billions for Boeing, but a failure could be a corporate nightmare. Join CNBC’s Phil LeBeau through the factory floors, test flights, laboratories and showrooms of Boeing, one of America’s last great manufacturers, as it makes a multi-billion dollar bet called “the Dreamliner.”

CNBC'S "BOEING'S BIG BET" WILL PREMIERE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
Tuesday, 9/27/2011 (ALL TIMES IN ET):
9:00 PM BOEING'S BIG BET
10:00 PM BOEING'S BIG BET
12:00 AM BOEING'S BIG BET
1:00 AM BOEING'S BIG BET

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...ber-27/102698/
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[Andy]

And it STILL has a yoke.

 

[PreContact]

Nothing wrong with that!

 

[Z_Pilot]

And it STILL has a yoke.

Which is a good thing, indeed.

 

[8vATE]

Regrettfully, Airbus get's it.

A fly by wire aircraft with a full size yoke? It's a complete and utter joke.. a throw back to cables, pulleys and manual reversion. A yoke is there for leverage and maximum cable movement.

For all the great aircraft Boeing has made, they still aren't looking forward.

Of course this is the same company that finally decided to reengine the 737. So we'll have that 1960's design flying around for another 20-30 years.

 

[Andy]

Which is a good thing, indeed.

Yes, it's a good thing ... if you still watch 'The Rat Patrol', 'Bonanza', 'Hogan's Heroes', or 'The Brady Bunch'. [homersimpsonvoice]Marrrrshaaaa[/homersimpsonvoice]

I'll refrain from off color jokes about wanting to play with my stick.

 

[boxjockey]

I love me some yoke!!! Mmmmmmm......

Box

 

[TWA Dude]

Have any of you Yoke-Lovers ever flown a sidestick? I've yet to meet/see/hear of a pilot who's flown both on an airliner actually prefer the yoke.

 

[fareview]

As a die hard Boeing Man, I get to fly with a lot of guys with Airbus experience and I would have to agree, not a single one has said they prefer the yoke - the simplicity of the Boeing functionality yes - but never the yoke.

Bring it on I say.

fv

 

[eaglesview]

Have any of you Yoke-Lovers ever flown a sidestick? I've yet to meet/see/hear of a pilot who's flown both on an airliner actually prefer the yoke.

And on that we actually agree!!!!

 

[BrickTop]

If its FLY BY WIRE which BOEING IS, might as well get the space clogging nonsense out of the way...

 

[SWA717]

I'll take some steel cables connected to my controls any day of the week

 

[n757st]

No comparison. Side stick any day of the week.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Yokes should be going the way of leather helmets and scarfs. Unfortunately Boeing is stuck in the past.

I'll take a sidestick and mealtray any day of the week.

 

[Data]

Yokes should be going the way of leather helmets and scarfs. Unfortunately Boeing is stuck in the past.

I'll take a sidestick and mealtray any day of the week.

Airbus is stuck in the past too. The mealtray with a weight limit of 120 lbs? Please! If anything, maybe a deuce or deauce-and-a-half!

 

[GogglesPisano]

Airbus is stuck in the past too. The mealtray with a weight limit of 120 lbs? Please! If anything, maybe a deuce or deauce-and-a-half!

Agreed.

 

[Orionflyer]

I wonder what the passengers of Air France 447 thought about sidesticks.

 

[TWA Dude]

The mealtray with a weight limit of 120 lbs? Please! If anything, maybe a deuce or deauce-and-a-half!

I disagree. I wouldn't anyone, er, anything greater than 120 lbs on the tray.

 

[GogglesPisano]

I wonder what the passengers of Air France 447 thought about sidesticks.

I wonder what the Colgan pax thought about yokes. The safety records of Boeing vs Airbus are almost identical. That leaves cockpit comfort as my prime consideration in what office to inhabit for 8+ hrs.

 

[Andy]

I disagree. I wouldn't anyone, er, anything greater than 120 lbs on the tray.

I was ROTFLMAO over Datas post; hilarious. But yes, I've rather refrain than have a deuce on the tray table. Deuce and a half??? Time for Data to start picking up international trips.

As a die hard Boeing Man, I get to fly with a lot of guys with Airbus experience and I would have to agree, not a single one has said they prefer the yoke - the simplicity of the Boeing functionality yes - but never the yoke.

Bring it on I say.

fv

I've liked Boeing's quality compared to Airbus but having a yoke is like watching TV on a black and white TV set.

I wonder what the passengers of Air France 447 thought about sidesticks.

The aircraft stalled out. And you're implying that the stall was due to sidesticks?
Please don't start a Ginger vs Mary Ann thread. I'll reluctantly accept a Bewitched vs Jeanie thread. ... my vote's for Jeanie.

I wonder what the Colgan pax thought about yokes. The safety records of Boeing vs Airbus are almost identical. That leaves cockpit comfort as my prime consideration in what office to inhabit for 8+ hrs.

Goggles; I always enjoyed reading your posts. The difference in cockpit comfort is night and day. When I went to the 75/76 after flying the A319/320, I felt like I was stepping back in time 30 years because of the yoke.