Timeline for Could the Boeing 787-9 near vertical takeoff demonstration be performed by Airbus A350 aircraft?
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| Oct 24, 2015 at 10:56 | comment | added | Manu H | Many envelope protection (such as pitch angle) can be turned off (in Airbus by forcing the alternate law, e.g. by switching off some redundancy). We are speaking of maneuvre performed by pilots trained for air show knowing what can happen and achieving a great concentration level for few minutes. Thus turning off some protection to perfomr an impressive take off is acceptable (but I don't know if they did so). | |
| Aug 28, 2015 at 11:14 | comment | added | RedGrittyBrick | @TeeVeeTee: It was nowhere near vertical. CNN asked Boeing to share specifics about the takeoff and banking angles during the flight. The company preferred to keep aviation geeks guessing. A spokeswoman told CNN "we unfortunately aren't sharing specifics about the profile such as bank angles at this time." ... It's aviation eye candy to be sure, but an airline pilot warns that we shouldn't be too impressed. ... "Some of what you're seeing on takeoff is a trick of perspective," said 767 pilot Patrick Smith. "It looks like the takeoff is at a near vertical 90 degree angle — trust me it's not." | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 2:32 | comment | added | user9007 | The Boeing 787-9 did make a near vertical take-off at the show. Look at this video: video.seattletimes.com/4298090272001 | |
| Jun 22, 2015 at 12:11 | vote | accept | Rajdeep Singh | ||
| Jun 22, 2015 at 9:53 | comment | added | Jan Hudec | I would like to add, that Boeing now, since 777, implements basically the same flight envelope protections that Airbus does. The only difference is that Boeing emulates mechanical link within the flight envelope while Airbus has automatic trim which makes things easier, but takes some feel of the aircraft away. | |
| Jun 22, 2015 at 9:20 | history | answered | Ben | CC BY-SA 3.0 |