Re: Hydrogen Powered Supersonic Concorde Replacement

On Dec 20, 8:59 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Willie.Moo...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Clearly, Boeing already has instituted a 12 meter stretch in their
existing 747 line.

No they DAMN WELL HAVEN'T !

It's a 5.6 metre stretch.

YOU CAN'T EVEN GET BASIC FACTS RIGHT !

Graham

Um, here are the numbers I get, from Boeing's website;

747-400 is 64.4 m in length


http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/747tech.swf


The 747-8 is 76.4 m in length.


http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/747-8_fact_***.html


The difference between 76.4 m and 64.4 m is 12 meters.

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