The fact that it said 1995 at the bottom is a clue :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] B787
> Ooops, yep your'e right it's a 777 dammit. I noticed that just a minute > agoo. Grrrrrr > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony > Smith > Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2007 8:23 AM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] B787 > > Except that was a 777 in the movie I think. > > The failure occurred at around 2.66% greater than what the designed it > to fail at. (The structure needs to be tested to not fail at 150% of > design limit load (this point is called ultimate load)) > > I am told that at Boeing, if it fails at greater than 4%, then the > structure is too heavy and you no longer have a job as a design > engineer. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave > Sent: Thursday, 28 June 2007 8:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia.' > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] B787 > > They did break it see: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uo0C01Fwb8 > > What a noise!! > > Failed at 154% max load! > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark > Newton > Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2007 3:36 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] B787 > > Dave wrote: > >> **maybe it could be >> bend far enough for the wingtips to touch above the fuselage- > > I guess that's one way to minimize tip vortices. > > - mark > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > I tried an internal modem, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton > ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82356937 ----- > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.10/875 - Release Date: 27/06/2007 > 9:08 PM > > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
