I'm very much alive and kicking and my apologies for not posting much in the last two weeks. I'm back from some much-needed time off and I'm (enthusiastically) tackling a mountain-sized to-do list I'm thrilled 2010 is now fully underway with a big year ahead (which I'll cover later this week). By the looks of the stock market, aerospace is breathing a collective sigh of relief after a rocky 2009 (Boeing up almost 4%, Embraer up almost 5%, Spirit up 3.25%, Lockheed up 2%, Northrop Grumman up 1.7%).
Here's a brief list of the items I'm working on for this month: Top 10 Aerospace Stories of the Decade, 787 Flight Test update, pre-flight preparations for the 747-8 - including an interview with Joe Sutter, a guide to the flight deck of the 787 and a structural overview of the A350 XWB. Needless to say, I'm going to be busy with the Singapore air show coming up in early February.
In the meantime, I put together a video comparing the sound of the 777 and 787 on their respective take off rolls. Last week, an Aerologic 777-200LRF and 787 ZA001 departed KPAE within minutes of one another. A close friend captured both departures from the same spot on the grassy knoll in Everett. I spliced the footage together to give an sense of the different sound each aircraft makes as it takes off.
The comparison is rough as the 787 is idling near the 777 as it takes off and the 787 has its APU running when it begins its take off roll, but the video should give a preliminary comparison of the different sounds of a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and a General Electric GE90-115BL. Enjoy!
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