Aircraft Engineering: Boeing

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Saturday, 5 November 2011

2011 shaping up to be strongest order year for 777F: Boeing

Boeing believes 2011 could be one of its strongest years in terms of orders for the 777 freighter.
Speaking today at the Deutsche Bank Aviation Conference in New York, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice-president business development and strategic integration Nicole Piasecki said that despite "a little bit of slowdown" in freighter traffic, the 777F is heading for "one of its best order years ever".
With 110 net orders for 777 aircraft in 2011, Piasecki said pent up demand for widebody aircraft is being driven by both growth in emerging markets and the impact of delays to its smaller 787, which will enter service with All Nippon Airways in October.
Piasecki said Boeing has received 25 orders for the 777F from Asian, European and US customers in 2011.
She added that while passenger traffic, yield and load factor figures have remained strong, Boeing is seeing "additional capacity in the marketplace" as a result of macroeconomic concerns.

Emirates helps Boeing devise new 777

Emirates is working closely with Boeing on its 777-300ER successor development effort, and indicates it could become the launch customer if the airframer decides to give the programme the go-ahead.
But the Dubai-based airline is also waiting to meet with Airbus, to begin discussions about its dissatisfaction with the changes to the A350-1000 disclosed at the Paris air show in June.
"There's a lot of work going on [at Boeing on the new 777], and we're involved in it," Emirates Airline's president Tim Clark went on to add.
Clark added that Boeing is getting "ready to rock and roll", and if the new aircraft meets Emirates' needs then it could sign up as a launch customer.
Emirates is a major 777-300ER customer, with over 100 of the General Electric GE90-115-powered variant in service or on order, as well as 10 of the -200LR "shrink" type.
Clark did not divulge details of Boeing's 777 successor studies, but said that Emirates' requirement would be for a twinjet capable of flying a 50-tonne payload - by its rules - between Dubai and Los Angeles.
Today the airline operates a 777-300ER on the route, with a payload of around 35-37 tonnes. "So I'm not carrying any cargo and have a 20-seat payload penalty," said Clark.
"They've got to look at the weight, the wing and at propulsion to get an SFC [specific fuel consumption] reduction," he added. "[GE Aviation president] David Joyce has got a lot up his sleeve for the new GE90-115. He's definitely going to give us something on that."
Clark speculated that to have "a fighting chance" of eventually creating the aircraft Emirates wants, Boeing would need to reduce the empty weight by at least 5-8 tonnes, perhaps even as far as anything up to about 10 tonnes.
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Emirates chief hits out over A350-1000 revamp

Next generation 777 comes into focus

Building on its 777-300ER, Boeing is evaluating its next moves in the 300 to 415-seat market with its conceptual 777-8X/9X, powered by a smaller GE90-derived engine, composite wing, a possible fuselage stretch and higher economy seating capacity.
This marks what is likely to become the second major incremental evolution of the 777 family, 15% better than today's aircraft.
Boeing's available options that are now coming into focus look to grow the 213ft metallic wingspan of the long-range twin to as much as 71.3m (234ft) with a carbonfibre design, and 30.5m (10ft) wider than the 747-8. Initial estimates being evaluated by Boeing point to a lower maximum takeoff weight of around 342t (753,000lbs) for the 777-9X, which would anchor the family and preserve the payload range capability of today's aircraft.
The move would transform significant portions of the 777's manufacturing footprint with the introduction of composite fabrication to the wing's primary structure. The 777 programme has seen such transformations before, transitioning to a moving U-shaped final assembly line between 2006 and 2010 continually refining and consolidating the manufacturing process.
Without confirming details, Boeing said in response to queries that the 777 family "will benefit from years of additional refinements based on customer input and the application of new 787 technologies before the [Airbus] A350-1000 is scheduled to enter service".
"We are confident that, when the market demands it, we can develop and deliver a superior airplane that provides unparalleled value to our customers. We have been working hard on developing options and we feel very comfortable with where we are in that process," it said.
To power the new jet, Boeing and General Electric look to be investigating a scaled down GE90, part of its GE9X study, by evaluating a 325cm (128in) diameter fan with a lower 99,500lb thrust, a reduction of 15,500lbs from the 343cm (135in) GE90-115B that powers the 777-300ER today. The engine would draw on technology introduced on the GEnx platforms, as well as implement ceramic matrix composites for the turbine section.
With a late-decade service entry, the larger wing and its increased lift to drag ratio, coupled with the a 10% improvement in specific fuel consumption for the GE9X engine, along with material improvements across the aircraft would aim to improve fuel burn by 15% on a per seat basis.
Boeing is currently studying the entry into service timing of its widebody models to follow the 787-9 in late 2013. In response to the A350-900, Boeing is evaluating the pacing of a larger 787-10X stretch and the 777-8X/9X.
As part of the studies, Boeing is examining optimising the fuselage around the new larger wing and looking at both a fuselage stretch and a shrink of the 777-300ER. One conceptualisation of the -9X would be an additional stretch to the 777-300ER, while the -8X would be a shrink of the 365-seat jet, The 777-8X and -9X would allow Boeing to span the products between the proposed 330-seat 787-10X and 467-seat 747-8.
Further, as part of the study Boeing would offer a new 787-style interior, with LED lighting and larger overhead bins to the type, as it has done with its 747-8 and 737 families. In the cockpit, Boeing is looking at flight deck and avionics updates for future air traffic management systems, as well as systems architecture upgrades that would bring parts of the 787's ARINC 629 standard and increased electrical usage to the 777.

Sunday, 30 October 2011

Turkish Airline fleet technical info

Fleet

A340-300

Number of aircraft:	9	Passenger capacity:	270
Maximum take off weight:	(A340-311) 257.000 kg (A340-312) 260.000 kg (A340-313) 275.000 kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	44.836 kg / 152,80 m³
Wing span:	60,304 m	Length:	63.689 m
Height:	16.99 m	Max. Range	13,700 km
Cruise speed	871 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m/ 41,100 ft

A330-300

Number of aircraft:	7	Passenger capacity:	289
Maximum take off weight:	233.000 Kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	37.578 Kg / 105,95 m³
Wing span:	60.3 m	Length:	58.8 m
Height:	17,40 m.	Max. Range	10,800 km
Cruise speed	871 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m / 41,100 ft

A330-200

Number of aircraft:	7	Passenger capacity:	250
Maximum take off weight:	233.000 Kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	37.578 Kg / 105,95 m³
Wing span:	60.3 m	Length:	58.8 m
Height:	17,40 m.	Max. Range	13,400 km
Cruise speed	871 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m / 41,100 ft

A321-200

Number of aircraft:	29	Passenger capacity:	178/181/194/
Maximum take off weight:	89.000 kg.	Maximum cargo capacity:	12.837 kg/ 42.70 m3
Wing span:	34,09 m	Length:	44,51 m
Height:	11,76 m.	Max. Range	5,950 km
Cruise speed	828 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,100 m / 39,800 ft

A320-200

Number of aircraft:	27	Passenger capacity:	150/159
Maximum take off weight:	73.500 / 77.000 kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	9.435 kg /31.64 m3
Wing span:	33.91 m	Length:	37,57 m
Height:	11,91 m	Max. Range	6,150 km
Cruise speed	828 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,100 m / 39,800 ft

A319 – 132/100

Number of aircraft:	10	Passenger capacity:	132/
Maximum take off weight:	70.000 kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	27,62 m³
Wing span:	34,10 m	Length:	33,84 m
Height:	11,76 m	Max. Range	6,850 km
Cruise speed	828 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,100 m / 39,800 ft

B777-300 ER

Number of aircraft:	13	Passenger capacity:	337
Maximum take off weight:	351,534 kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	57.784 kg / 3.85 m3
Wing span:	64,80 m	Length:	73,90 m
Height:	18,60 m	Max. Range	14,690 km
Cruise speed	950 km/h	Service Ceiling	13,140 m / 43,100 ft

B737 – 800

Number of aircraft:	52	Passenger capacity:	155/165/177/189
Maximum take off weight:	79.015/ 70.987/ 76.883 kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	8.408 kg / 45,05 m³
Wing span:	34.315 m	Length:	39.472 m
Height:	12.548 m	Max. Range	5,765 km
Cruise speed	823 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m /41,100 ft

B737 – 700

Number of aircraft:	14	Passenger capacity:	124/149
Maximum take off weight:	61.998 kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	5.178 kg
Wing span:	35,8 m	Length:	33,6 m
Height:	12,57 m	Max. Range	6,370 km
Cruise speed	823 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m /41,100 ft

B737 – 400

Number of aircraft:	3	Passenger capacity:	150
Maximum take off weight:	68.038 kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	7.491 kg / 39,22 m³
Wing span:	28,88 m	Length:	36,449 m
Height:	11,125 m	Max. Range	4,400 km
Cruise speed	780 km/h	Service Ceiling	11,300 m / 37,000 ft

A310 CARGO

Number of aircraft:	4
Maximum take off weight:	157.000 153.000 Kg	Hold capabilities:	Heated, pressurized and ventilated.
Maximum cargo capacity:	38.610 kg/ 203.00m3	Max. Range	7,300 km
Cruise speed	850 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m / 41,100 ft

A 330-200F CARGO

Number of aircraft:	2
Maximum take off weight:	233.000 Kg	Cargo capacity:	64.000 kg.
Wing span:	60.3 m	Length:	58.8 m
Height:	17,40 m.	Max. Range	7,400 km
Cruise speed	871 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m / 41,100 ft

Fleet

A340-300

Number of aircraft:	9	Passenger capacity:	270
Maximum take off weight:	(A340-311) 257.000 kg (A340-312) 260.000 kg (A340-313) 275.000 kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	44.836 kg / 152,80 m³
Wing span:	60,304 m	Length:	63.689 m
Height:	16.99 m	Max. Range	13,700 km
Cruise speed	871 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m/ 41,100 ft

A330-300

Number of aircraft:	7	Passenger capacity:	289
Maximum take off weight:	233.000 Kg	Maximum cargo capacity:	37.578 Kg / 105,95 m³
Wing span:	60.3 m	Length:	58.8 m
Height:	17,40 m.	Max. Range	10,800 km
Cruise speed	871 km/h	Service Ceiling	12,500 m / 41,100 ft