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Maxheader

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11. I remember product development well...

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 08:23 AM

Apr 2019

What happened was one of the propulsion guys developed a high efficiency bi-pass. Bigger diameter cowl
I think was the reason for moving the engines fwd...At the time airbus was developing the a320 I believe.
Boeing, with the new engines was touting a 30% fuel savings..Airbus said no biggy, we'll put the same
engines on the a320. Boeing said, oh yeah? We will add carbon fiber components...make the plane lighter.
Anyway, I remember the war of words...

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I'd sue Boeing and FAA, both are complicit in this tragedy. lark Apr 2019 #2

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Damn! lark Apr 2019 #5

I remember product development well... Maxheader Apr 2019 #11

Some how I don't believe that a software fix, watoos Apr 2019 #4

Yup Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #6

I read elsewhere flotsam Apr 2019 #7

That was optomistic Sgent Apr 2019 #9

TY N/T flotsam Apr 2019 #12

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Link to BBC nitpicker Apr 2019 #10