Classic British Flight Sim

From this week's British Airways News:



Amazingly, this engine has been continuously on the same 747-400 aircraft since delivery in 1999 and has covered 23 million miles (48 round trips to the moon) without being removed! Ten years ago the average on-wing time for this type of engine was 12,000 hours and currently the average is an incredible 30,000 hours.

Britain can still show the world how to do it (even if we have to borrow a Boeing to hang it on)

Ian

That's more than four times the life of an entire Lynx, never mind the engines!

There we go then. One government bail out that was very worth while. If only the current government assisted the parts of our economy that produce something worthwhile... oops, nearly a rant.

A Great British Company, though I can still remember that day on the six o' clock news when both my parents watched in horror as the story unfolded. They had quite a few shares in that company when it went down, will never forget the look on my fathers' face even though I was very young. :-(

As Ben said "That bail out was very worth while".

Raise a glass for many more years of success. :drinkers:

Regards
Nigel.

would you have any Grey Poupon?

..old commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmannAYi ... re=related




Rolls Royce strength Viagra?
Congradulations RR for keeping one up so long

A friend of mine works for RR at Hucknall and mentioned to me a few years ago that 'in house' it was often thought that the RB 211 was the best engine that they had ever produced.Well done Royces EricT

Being a record of course says it also has a lot to do with BA's care and maintenance.

A credit to all concerned

That's some record, boggles the mind to think of how many pax that one engine has carried............sitting eating their meals
and sleeping the flight away. That engine should be on display somewhere after life served.

Garry Russell wrote:Being a record of course says it also has a lot to do with BA's care and maintenance.

A credit to all concerned

biggest factor in conserving 'life' is how the 'nigels' up front operate it on a day-to-day basis

ttfn

Pete

Indeed

That's what II mean by care

All the operations.... line check careful use by pilots and then the main shop work all add up to a longer life

Garry