Boeing has chosen Goodrich to provide the landing gear, wheels and brakes for the 747-8 family. Goodrich, which builds the gear for the 747-400, will manufacture the nose, wing and body landing gear for the -8. The first delivery is expected in 2008. Goodrich says it will redesign components to support the -8’s higher gross weight. The award coincided with the release by Boeing of the first 747-8 engineering drawings.
Source: Flight International
Pilots of a Boeing 737-800 did not notice that the aircraft’s bleed-air system was not active before the jet took off from Manchester, triggering a cabin-altitude warning that remained active for over 40min. UK investigators found that the bleed-air switches had incorrectly been left off during air-conditioning pack maintenance, and ...
GE Aerospace is partnering with NASA to carry out a series of flight tests designed to improve the industry’s understanding of contrails.
Investigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh. The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on 26 April. It was transporting 8.9t of ...
