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Originally Posted by mykalberta
I dont doubt they do some form of simulator training, but its nothing like the 737 simulators Westjet has. There is no way it can be. That aircraft yesterday would have been filled with water barrels and a boat load of computers to test wing stress, engine performance, hull performance etc.
No other commercial aicraft is built using carbon fibre composite molds and as such they will never know for sure how it handles. If you really think that any pilot could use the current 787 "simulator" and fly the plane - well then I guess we will have to agree to disagree.
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I'm sure CAE already has working full motion simulators of the 787 built. It is simply a matter of changing the software as actual flight testing data comes out to make the simulator 100% accurate to the real thing.
Edit: I just checked the CAE website and they do have an order for a 787 simulator for Air New Zealand.
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Likely because each engine on the A330/340 is providing about 58% of the thrust of one 777 engine.
I was on a BA to LHR over the summer and I didnt notice it at all.
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That is true, but the 777 is labelled with a stigma of being a louder plane in the cabin for passengers. Not saying it is a bad thing, as I prefer the louder drone to cancel out passenger noises (baby cries, snoring, etc), versus being on a A330/340 up front and hearing a lot of the ambient noises in the cabin.
I flew the BA 777 from YYC-LHR back in 2007 on my way to India, it was a great flight. I hope they bring her back on our route eventually.