[Rhodes22-list] Boeing Stock and Composite Boats

[brad haslett]

Rob,

Good point!  All new aircraft use composites to some
degree but so far, Boeing hasn't had an inflight
structural failure with composites.  A few years ago
when I was flying 727's, I flew both the first and
last ones off the assembly line.  The first one ever
built (we bought from Eastern) had a rudder load
limiter, and this was with 1960's technology.  If
pilot rudder input is the problem with Airbus, doesn't
it make sense to limit the input well below the
critical point?  To have a major flight control
surface fail in flight and then blame the pilots
smacks of some really poor engineering to me.  How
about our Airbus that tried to destroy itself IN THE
HANGAR!  Airbus can't blame this last one on the
pilots, they were in cruise and the rudder was along
for the ride, or NOT!  I was contemplating moving to
the Bus soon because our Bus schedules are more
aligned with the lifestyle I'm seeking, but not if
they can't figure out what's wrong with their glue. 
How many of us would buy a Rhodes 22 if Stan made a
disclaimer, "Oh yeah, one last thing, don't take it
out on windy days!"  Ricci Ricardo said it best,
"Lucy, you got some explainin' to do!"

Brad


--- Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> Brad,
> Interesting reading.  Question though, isn't Boeing
> using a lot of
> composites in their yet to be released 777 series? 
> I got the impression
> they were "betting the farm" on the new series. 
> Wonder what will happen if
> composites have troubles? - rob
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help?
> www.rhodes22.org/list
> 


		
__________________________________ 
Do you Yahoo!? 
Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. 
http://personals.yahoo.com