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more about #delays Cogito Ergo Bibo: Ordered Nov. 13. Shipment still estimated as December 18. Looks like the ones estimated to ship closer to Christmas are likely to ship on time, if o... more » frigg: nook nook. nook nook nook. NOOK NOOK NOOK NOOK!!! nook. more » reddingofish: Go ahead and blame the Italians. more » AceKolles: I've worked on the diagonal braces for the 787. 25ft long carbon fiber tubes with titanium end fittings. I can assure you that the amount of research,... more » strider_mt2k: THIS is the time to work this stuff out. Delays hurt THEM, but fixing problems that could potentially make you fall down and go dead helps US in the ... more » kuriakos: Shouldn't Boeing get some credit for building the airplane of the future rather than simply trying to supersize existing designs like that Franco-Germ... more » MadMacs: I am one of the individuals that have actually worked on the 787 in South Carolina. Although I am not an expert in composites I do believe the wrinkl... more » aerospaceman: I can't see any parallel that you can draw to the spruce goose. First of all, that aircraft actually flew in prototype form and the reason it was neve... more » Brett Tabor: none of the airlines that ordered the plane can afford to pay for it this year anyway. all is fine... more » Serolf Divad: "affect" But seriously... shit... can't we do anything right in this country any more? We're fucking uo so badly you wonder how we ever got to where ... more » -
#airplanes
The Boeing Dreamliner 787 Could Be the Next Spruce Goose
The headline takes certain exaggerated liberties, sure, I admit that, but nevertheless today marks the second time in two months that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been delayed due to structural failures during the testing process. More » -
#wm7
Windows Mobile 7 Delayed Half a Year
Microsoft has informed their investors that Windows Mobile 7, formerly slated for early 2009, would be pushed back for a release sometime in late (second half) 2009. Microsoft did not comment as to any specific reasons for the setback, but it's hard to see the Android launch timing as a complete coincidence (though maybe it is and the entire tech world is not driven by deep, dark conspiracies). [CNET] -
#airports
FAA Computers Aren't Computing, Cause Delays At Airports Everywhere
We don't know how many airports total are being affected, but FAA computers at one of their facilities are having trouble processing data, which means flights everywhere are being delayed. So far CNN says LaGuardia in NY and Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta were having problems (among many others), but radar and plane contact is fine everywhere. If you're flying today or tomorrow (like I am), you should get to the airport early. Or late, I guess, if flights are delayed. Maybe just show up at your normal time. [CNN] More » -
