On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:59:48 -0400 (EDT) relng...@aol.com wrote: > From a pilot friend.
Interesting read. I have one quibble, though: > > Electrics - Though a smaller plane, the 787 has 4 times the > > electric generating power of the 777 - 1.4 gigawatts. Uh, no. 1.4 megawatts, maybe, but not 1.4 gigawatts. That represents 1.9 million horsepower, not counting the efficiency of converting mechanical energy to electrical. That also does not include the power required to move the plane through the air. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
