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Guy Norris

Autor/a de Boeing 787 Dreamliner

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This books covers the development of Boeing 787 (Dreamliner) from the late 90s to mid 2010, which means, it ends before the first deliveries, but after the first flights (according to wikipedia it "entered commercial service on October 26, 2011").

As literary work it will never be considered great. As a story it also leaves a lot to the reader. It never dives into the causes or effects beyond what is told on press conferences.

I started reading this book because I was curious, and continued reading it because I work in an industry with as much attention and pressure as the airline industry. I had hoped I would be able to learn from their mistakes but since the book never actually concluded where things went wrong, or where the mistakes were made, it's hard to learn.

The only wisdom I bring home is that too tight deadlines lead to mistakes which increases the delays, but that is not something revolutionary. Setting deadlines is always a guesswork between what is feasible and achievable and what is acceptable by the market, and having to make tough decisions close to the deadline is part of any large project.

So a total of two stars for the effort, and because I don't know of any better book if you're interested in this project.
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bratell | Dec 25, 2020 |
See today's jumbo jets in action, in the air, on the ground, and in a variety of color schemes. This colorful book tells of the design and development history (including prototypes never built), safety features, and the future of today's jetliners.
covering them from their inception, to the drawing board, last minute changes, technical information, how new ideas and technologies gained ground and their service with the airlines. The chapters are not organised by aircraft but by topic such as Stretching and Shrinking, the Operator's Role in influencing the final design, Safety Measures, Concepts and Hurdles and the Giant Jetliners of the Future. This organisation makes for a much more exciting read on a concentrated topic rather than the more boring Chapter by Aircraft type approach which is more like reading a dictionary. This is how the book "Boeing Jetliners" is organised and although that is also a good book, I prefer this one for that reason. So in the Safety chapter, you get to see how these planes introduced redundancy, early warning systems, the Propulsion Controlled Aircraft system, fatigue testing, design changes and of course, ETOPS.… (més)
 
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MasseyLibrary | Apr 11, 2018 |

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Obres
16
Membres
211
Popularitat
#105,256
Valoració
3.1
Ressenyes
4
ISBN
19

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