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Digitallysick
07/31/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
I hope they take their time, I don't care if its another 6 years or so to get it. Id rather it be safe as possible
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Hi, I'm God
07/30/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
When I make my first 100 Billion... this shall be my personal jet.
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Jeb_Hoge
07/30/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
That's the problem with being advanced and trying to do things in a new way. Sometimes they don't work out quite right when they're expected to. And it's not like Boeing's going to notice a gadget blog snarking about it, but it IS a little tiresome to hear.
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soulfinger
07/30/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
i'm a little less than enthused about all these composite materials that are being used. Seems like an opportunity for epic fail if you ask me.
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ColonelGentleman
07/30/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
More like a Pipedreamliner.

Hey-O!
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anexanhume
07/30/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
Of course she'll fly ;) Until then, here's the 717 through 777 lined up, end-to-end...
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anexanhume
07/30/09

@anexanhume aka Flintheart Glomgold: Err, can I get an image upload brotha?
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frigg
07/30/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
The Dreamliner in that picture appears to have only one engine on one of its wings. They might want to rethink that one as well.
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irfan
07/30/09

@frigg: thats ok, its designed to safely fly with just one working engine
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Hi, I'm God
07/30/09

@frigg: Minor Technicality! Proceed with the flight test...!
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Hi, I'm God
07/30/09

@irfan: True, but not take off. It wouldn't have enough thrust. A plane can continue to remain aloft if one engine dies, or if both die and Sully is aboard.
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Jay Swanson
07/30/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
Give it a rest. It'll fly when it's ready. Techinically it COULD fly now, the issue is that the structural integrety isn't up to Boeing's own standards which are much higher than the FAA's. They're not going ahead with flight testing because the data they'd get would be useless for tests they do after the fix. They know what they need to fix and how to fix it, its mostly a supply line issue at this point that will set it back an extra few months. The fact is the airlines don't really care right now because they don't have the cash to pay for them right now anyway so they can ride out the delays without bitching, and then not only get them when they're ready, they can tell Boeing to cough up some compensation for the delay.
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Iron Man Underoos
07/30/09

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The extra load is to accommodate for heavier Americans and all the extra crap that people shove in the overhead compartment.
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MyNameIsTooAwesome
07/30/09

In reply to Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
So...This is the plane equivalent of Duke Nukem Forever?
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