Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is experimenting with a short-term fix to contain potential battery fires on its 787 Dreamliner passenger jets – hoping to get the jets in the air again while a permanent fix aimed at preventing the fires altogether is identified.
“The interim fix includes a heavy-duty titanium or steel containment box around the battery cells, and high-pressure evacuation tubes that, in the event of a battery fire, would vent any gases directly to the outside of the jet,” The Seattle Times reports.
Will this short-term fix satisfy federal officials who grounded the Dreamliners over a month ago after an assortment of problems? That remains to be seen – but even if regulators clear the Dreamliner to fly, airlines are hinting at a lengthy grounding in the interest of passenger safety. Meanwhile on the supply chain front, Boeing has warned its customers to expect additional delays in Dreamliner deliveries as a result of the grounding.
The latest attempt to fix the “Nightmare Liner” comes a week after it was revealed Boeing’s new aircraft orders had plunged from 183 in December to just two in January. That’s right … two.
Boeing has delivered only 50 of the 800 Dreamliner orders it has received and is under tremendous pressure to turn a profit on the plane. Originally scheduled for delivery in May of 2008, numerous design, supply and delivery problems pushed plane’s deadline back more than three years.
Now its commercial debut has been a disaster …
Why do we follow the Dreamliner so closely? Because South Carolina taxpayers shelled out roughly $900 million in incentives to lure a 787 manufacturing facility to North Charleston, S.C. in 2009. And South Carolina politicians – led by Gov. Nikki Haley – fawn all over Boeing, with Haley referring to the Dreamliners produced in the Palmetto State as “Mack Daddy Planes.”
Yeah … with “Mack Daddy Problems.”
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Ladies and Gentleman this is your pilot, Captain Fuckfarter
I hope you enjoy your flight. By the way, if you happen to smell smoke do not get alarmed, it is just the planes batteries afire. This is an everyday occurrence on this model of aircraft.
The fire will be contained in a special titanium box.
This box was designed and built by the same company that did the heat tiles for the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Ladies and Gentleman this is your pilot, Captain Fuckfarter
I hope you enjoy your flight. By the way, if you happen to smell smoke do not get alarmed, it is just the planes batteries afire. This is an everyday occurrence on this model of aircraft.
The fire will be contained in a special titanium box.
This box was designed and built by the same company that did the heat tiles for the Space Shuttle Columbia.
You do know the dreamliner will not turn a profit until 2016 at the earliest if there were no problems. Boeing’s biggest competition, Airbus, has the backing of most the European Governments. GE thought about getting into building airplanes but figured out it would bankrupt them if it did not work out. The entire company would go under. There is a huge risk when you make a new plane.
Just another Guy,
Please stop posting information like this. Don’t you understand that truth gets in the way of Sic Willie and his agenda?
You do know the dreamliner will not turn a profit until 2016 at the earliest if there were no problems. Boeing’s biggest competition, Airbus, has the backing of most the European Governments. GE thought about getting into building airplanes but figured out it would bankrupt them if it did not work out. The entire company would go under. There is a huge risk when you make a new plane.
Just another Guy,
Please stop posting information like this. Don’t you understand that truth gets in the way of Sic Willie and his agenda?
What’s the source of info on this. Titanium is a nice, wonderful, lightweight extremely sturdy metal. But using it to contain flammable batteries is a questionable move, as it is … wait for it … flammable.
What’s the source of info on this. Titanium is a nice, wonderful, lightweight extremely sturdy metal. But using it to contain flammable batteries is a questionable move, as it is … wait for it … flammable.
I think it was George Carlin who said, “I don’t want to get ON the plane. I want to get IN the plane – then I want to get HIGH.”
I think it was George Carlin who said, “I don’t want to get ON the plane. I want to get IN the plane – then I want to get HIGH.”
It’s easy for us to be critical about the Boeing Dreamliner, but think about these airlines—
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Air India — they have a unique way of feeding the passengers. They give the people in second class a bowl and let them beg in first class!
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Nairobi Airlines — In first class, for dinner they give passengers the people in second class!
It’s easy for us to be critical about the Boeing Dreamliner, but think about these airlines—
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Air India — they have a unique way of feeding the passengers. They give the people in second class a bowl and let them beg in first class!
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Nairobi Airlines — In first class, for dinner they give passengers the people in second class!
“numerous design, supply and delivery problems”
And which one of these categories of problems are the direct responsibility of the Boeing facility in North Charleston?
“numerous design, supply and delivery problems”
And which one of these categories of problems are the direct responsibility of the Boeing facility in North Charleston?
Fuck fixing the battery, just vent the fumes out of the plane! Genius! Next on the list, firing the jet engine mechanics and painting over the windows so the passengers can’t see the sparking, smoking, mangled heap of metal falling off the wing.
Fuck fixing the battery, just vent the fumes out of the plane! Genius! Next on the list, firing the jet engine mechanics and painting over the windows so the passengers can’t see the sparking, smoking, mangled heap of metal falling off the wing.
Another great day in South Carolina! Get excited!!
Another great day in South Carolina! Get excited!!
Are things really that bad or is it the Feds trying to make things seem worse because of the Union issue?
Are things really that bad or is it the Feds trying to make things seem worse because of the Union issue?
As of today, Boeing has taken orders for 166 planes. This includes 42 orders for the Dreamliner, 1 for the 777, and 123 for the 737.
As of today, Boeing has taken orders for 166 planes. This includes 42 orders for the Dreamliner, 1 for the 777, and 123 for the 737.