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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby HJ1an » Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:43 am

Yeah, that was part of the ETOPS test I mentioned.. that wasn't on the first flight though.

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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby legoboyvdlp » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:52 am

Yes, the engine shut down on the first flight. Maybe it was episode 4. But I remember being quite startled.
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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby IAHM-COL » Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:10 am

OH MY ...
Did some Radi mentioned wingflex?!
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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby HJ1an » Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:34 am

Yeah, it was in episode 4. They cycled the gear and shut down/ restarted an engine. That's one thing I didn't know. Thanks!

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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby D-ECHO » Fri Jul 08, 2016 1:25 pm

Well, IMO this aircraft is more putting some new technologies and improvements onto a hopefully deprecated concept, sadly a problem with the big companies (almost no really new aircraft only very small touches). :(

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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby legoboyvdlp » Sat Jul 09, 2016 1:25 am

737 needs a new overhead panel, soon. Rest of cockpit (NG) is ok.
But it's the bwst seller basically, and is one of the best planes ever built.
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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby Octal450 » Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:37 am

nah, it looks ancient in the flightdeck!

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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby HJ1an » Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:49 am

D-ECHO wrote:Well, IMO this aircraft is more putting some new technologies and improvements onto a hopefully deprecated concept, sadly a problem with the big companies (almost no really new aircraft only very small touches). :(



Well, the other viewpoint is "don't need fixing if it ain't broke... "

In my experience, the 737-800s with the sky interiors were pretty darn good, as a passenger. And apparently pilots enjoy flying these planes too.

I think the only thing that's really biting hard at Boeing is the ground clearance for bigger engines, and related to that ground clearance, possibility of tailstrike, and as a result of that, needing a longer runway for takeoff and landing. So, it's biggest problem... ground clearance - a fundamental design issue. The cockpit was a bit cramped for the pilots as well, so a comfort factor is involved for the drivers..

Other than those, I seriously can't see too much differences as passengers between a 737 and A320. I give a slight edge to the Sky interior. (But my airbus interiors are limited to AirAsia ones.)

http://www.askcaptainlim.com/-airplanes-aviation-39/137-how-would-you-compare-the-airbus-a320-against-the-boeing-737.html

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Re: Boeing 737 Max

Postby HJ1an » Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:19 am



I somehow missed this video by months... So I had my reservations about the MAX but it seems that whatever Boeing could milk out of it, they have done a pretty good job with it so far and kept it competitive. I like 737s and nostalgic part of me wants to see them continue flying, another practical part of me wants to see newer high tech all-new designs like 787.


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