That is the unpainted color that they come off the line in up at Boeing/Renton.
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First flight of the P-8A Poseidon and all things related to transition
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That is the unpainted color that they come off the line in up at Boeing/Renton.
It's a corrosion preventative compound used to protect the exterior till it is ready for paint.
VP-30.....East Coast...
did anyone else noticed that the winglets aren't present on this one?
wow..
I definitely dropped the ball on that one..
thanks Flash
I definitely dropped the ball on that one..
thanks Flash
I wonder if the stupid counter will be taken down at VP-30 this morning...time to go see!
This should clear up the winglet question. According to the article, it all comes down to cost.
http://www.b737.org.uk/winglets.htm
http://www.b737.org.uk/winglets.htm
That article only talks about the benefit of winglets vs conventional wingtips, not raked wingtips, like the P-8A.
In my endeavor to satisfy curious minds...
http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/187514
with specific attention given to the following
"The Airbus A340, and the Boeing747-400 use winglets. Other designs such as Boeing 777 and the 747-8 omit them in favor of raked wingtips, because the gain available is very small and would make the aircraft too large for a standard airport gate. Large winglets are mainly useful for short distance flights, where the benefit in climb performance is more important. Raked wingtips are now preferred over small winglets for long distance flights where cruise performance is more important.
History and Applications"
http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/187514
with specific attention given to the following
"The Airbus A340, and the Boeing747-400 use winglets. Other designs such as Boeing 777 and the 747-8 omit them in favor of raked wingtips, because the gain available is very small and would make the aircraft too large for a standard airport gate. Large winglets are mainly useful for short distance flights, where the benefit in climb performance is more important. Raked wingtips are now preferred over small winglets for long distance flights where cruise performance is more important.
History and Applications"
Was wondering the same thing yesterday, went to all dashes and then today it seems to have reset itself up to 138 days or something like that. Maybe that's when the microwave cooks up its first burrito.
I heard they're standing up a new FRS called VP-89 (or along those lines) for P-8s only since the P-3 will still be flown for a bit. Great video though.
torpedo0126
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just out of curiosity, how long does it take a pilot to "transition?" What about compared to transitioning from a 60B to 60F/S.
