Looking for pictures of Boeing’s yacht, the “Daedalus” I ran across this. It appears that the Daedalus is tied up to the canal wall just south of the UW School of Medicine! This is all very odd. Why does Boeing have a mega yacht? Why did the name it after an entrepreneur whos[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Boeing’
March 25th, 2013 - 12:47 pm § in Misc.
Blomgren, Battery Boss, Blames Boeing’s Battery Bummer on Bad Brains at Boeing
Washington, Jan. 25 : George Blomgren, a battery expert for Eveready, a batteries and flashlights company, for 40 years, has said he would never fly in a Dreamliner because of the high level of risk in it. Blomgren said that lithium ion batteries are bundled together for the 787, which increases the[...]
January 3rd, 2013 - 2:51 am § in The Ave Scene
Luring Aerobus to WASTATE
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is beating Airbus A380 As the machinists vote: Despite a troubled birth a year ago, Boeing’s flagship plane has overtaken the larger A380 in terms of orders. Its fuel efficiency and range may help it defeat its rival but imagine the advantage locating an Aerobus p[...]
December 17th, 2012 - 3:58 pm § in Misc.
GOP Finds an Oreo For the Senate
As previously predicted on TA , the GOP has fund another Oreo to fill the vacancy left by Jim Demint. From Washington Post South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) announced Monday that she will appoint Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to the Senate. Scott will replace Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who is leaving the[...]
April 1st, 2012 - 9:52 am § in Misc.
Boeing to Collaborate with Tesla and Lamborghini to Build Green Cars!
While the big rumor today is about Cupertino’s s new collaboration with North Korea, Boeing has its own news .. a new car![...]
March 25th, 2012 - 10:49 pm § in The Ave Scene
AIRBUS 380: WINGS ARE CRACKING!
The A380 and the Aviation Engineering Dilemma To reduce fuel consumption, Airbus used extremely lightweight materials in its flagship A380. Now cracks have appeared in the wings, and repairs will cost the company hundreds of millions of euros. The problem highlights the engineering dilemma cause[...]
March 14th, 2012 - 1:00 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Mulally, the Book
Remember Boeing? The aircraft company founded in Seattle that moved to Chicago to please McDonald Douglas? Oh yeh .. after Alan Mulally rebuilt the commercial aircraft division? What happened to Mulally .. the Seattle guy?[...]