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Thursday, May 05, 2005

It's no Sonic Cruiser...

But at least the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner looks a little bit more like the future. The curved wings are pretty, doubtless the result of computer modeling combined with composite materials and I suspect the development of refined supercritical wings. While I'd really prefer four engines, at least it doesn't look like it's suffering from a glandular disorder.

1 Comments:

At 3:56 PM, Blogger J. said...

Ha! The Airbus cries because it's true . . . .

And, yes, the curved wings are a lovely touch. Mind you, it's still got the silhouette of a tube of toothpaste, but I suppose there's no way to avoid that without losing your teeming hordes of surly businessmen.

 

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