The Burnelli conspiracy
Inviato da Paxtibi il 8/4/2007 2:02:32
Una notizia sul nuovo aereo della Airbus ha attirato la mia attenzione, si tratta di un problema di peso eccessivo che tende a far inclinare il velivolo in avanti rendendolo pericoloso.
Da timesonline.co.uk:
Carriers ponder compensation claims against Airbus for overweight aircraf
The first and business class sections on some A340600s are so heavy that they are pushing the jet’s nose down during flight, which can play havoc with the aerodynamics and potentially endanger passengers and crew. Flying nose down also increases drag off the wings and forces the aircraft to burn more fuel.
L'articolo mi ha fatto ricordare qualcosa che avevo letto tempo fa, e che vi ripropongo. È la storia, interessantissima, di un uomo geniale e delle sue idee, e dell'ostruzionismo a cui furono sottoposte. Buona lettura.
The Burnelli Conspiracy
The Vincent Justus Burnelli story started in Temple, Texas, in 1895. For the sake of brevity, I will pick it up in 1919, when young Vincent designed and built America's first great airliner, the 26-passenger Lawson [Ed.-- see picture on right]. This airliner was unique in its day and even flew a large number of congressmen around Washington in demonstration flights.
Questo è solo l'inizio della storia, consiglio di sfogliare l'intero sito.
Nella pagina qui sotto, invece, trovate in breve le caratteristiche salienti e i vantaggi dell'aereo secondo Burnelli:
The Burnelli Lifting-Body Principle of Design
Vincent Justus Burnelli, our company founder, invented, conceived and patented the Burnelli Lifting Body Principle of Design. This Principle of Design, while not well known due to political forces, remains, since 1921, the foremost technology in airframe design.
During his life, starting in 1921, Vincent Burnelli applied his Lifting-Body Principle of Design to nine aircraft (see photo section). Some of the advantages of his design principle:
Improved Survivability in accidents (as demonstrated by UB-14 crash of 1935)
More structure around occupants = better protection
Reduced Fire opportunities in crash
Segregation of Fuel & Engines = fire less likely from engine/fuel tank failure
Segregation of Landing gear & Fuel = less likely fire from landing-gear collapse.
Fuselage contributing to lift.
Higher Weight Carrying Capacity
Lower take-off and landing speeds
Provides floatation in case of water landing
General shape of fuselage
Allows carrying twice the volume of similarly powered aircraft
Allows more passenger comfort
Allows access & repairs to many aircraft functions 'in-flight' (including landing gear).
Da timesonline.co.uk:
Carriers ponder compensation claims against Airbus for overweight aircraf
The first and business class sections on some A340600s are so heavy that they are pushing the jet’s nose down during flight, which can play havoc with the aerodynamics and potentially endanger passengers and crew. Flying nose down also increases drag off the wings and forces the aircraft to burn more fuel.
L'articolo mi ha fatto ricordare qualcosa che avevo letto tempo fa, e che vi ripropongo. È la storia, interessantissima, di un uomo geniale e delle sue idee, e dell'ostruzionismo a cui furono sottoposte. Buona lettura.
The Burnelli Conspiracy
The Vincent Justus Burnelli story started in Temple, Texas, in 1895. For the sake of brevity, I will pick it up in 1919, when young Vincent designed and built America's first great airliner, the 26-passenger Lawson [Ed.-- see picture on right]. This airliner was unique in its day and even flew a large number of congressmen around Washington in demonstration flights.
Questo è solo l'inizio della storia, consiglio di sfogliare l'intero sito.
Nella pagina qui sotto, invece, trovate in breve le caratteristiche salienti e i vantaggi dell'aereo secondo Burnelli:
The Burnelli Lifting-Body Principle of Design
Vincent Justus Burnelli, our company founder, invented, conceived and patented the Burnelli Lifting Body Principle of Design. This Principle of Design, while not well known due to political forces, remains, since 1921, the foremost technology in airframe design.
During his life, starting in 1921, Vincent Burnelli applied his Lifting-Body Principle of Design to nine aircraft (see photo section). Some of the advantages of his design principle:
Improved Survivability in accidents (as demonstrated by UB-14 crash of 1935)
More structure around occupants = better protection
Reduced Fire opportunities in crash
Segregation of Fuel & Engines = fire less likely from engine/fuel tank failure
Segregation of Landing gear & Fuel = less likely fire from landing-gear collapse.
Fuselage contributing to lift.
Higher Weight Carrying Capacity
Lower take-off and landing speeds
Provides floatation in case of water landing
General shape of fuselage
Allows carrying twice the volume of similarly powered aircraft
Allows more passenger comfort
Allows access & repairs to many aircraft functions 'in-flight' (including landing gear).
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