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Bjorn’s Corner: Flight control, Part 3
By Bjorn Fehrm 25 March 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Last week we covered the natural stability of commercial aircraft and the most important movements the aircraft would go into if we had no pilot...
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Airbus increases A350-900 range to 8,100nm
By Bjorn Fehrm Introduction March 30, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus has changed the A350-900 website data to now show the 280t Max Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as the standard MTOW. This weight variant was only...
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Bjorn’s Corner: Flight control, Part 4
By Bjorn Fehrm 1 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Last week we described the computer augmented flight controls that are possible with Fly-By-Wire (FBW) systems. We described the most common flight control...
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Trends in cabin amenities
By Bjorn Fehrm 05 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: We are at the Aircraft Interior eXpo, AIX 2016, to check out what’s new where the aircraft meets the passenger. We got to the expo in Hamburg on a full...
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Inflight Internet
By Bjorn Fehrm 06 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co., Hamburg, Germany: On the second day of the Aircraft Interior eXpo, AIX 2016, we checked out the In-flight Internet situation. What interested us was why is...
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Bjorn’s Corner: Embraer’s Fly-by-wire approach
By Bjorn Fehrm 08 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Two weeks ago we discussed the advantages of a Fly-By-Wire (FBW) system which uses feedback based flight laws. We discussed the fact that aircraft OEMs can...
View ArticleCan Bombardier extend CS300 to a CS500?
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Bjorn’s Corner: The role of a Flight Management System
By Bjorn Fehrm 15 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In several of my Corners when describing flight control systems and autopilots for airliners, I have written about the aircraft’s Flight Management System...
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Bjorn’s Corner: We fly to Nice
By Bjorn Fehrm 22 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Last week we described the function of the aircraft’s Flight Management System, FMS. Now we will use the FMS to program a flight between Innsbruck in...
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Airbus Group 1Q 2016 results: Slow start to the year, guidance maintained.
By Bjorn Fehrm 28 April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Airbus Group has had a slow start to 2016. Deliveries of A320neo, A350 and A400M are slowed by problems with engine and cabin suppliers. Only 127 aircraft...
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Bjorn’s Corner: C Series flight controls
By Bjorn Fehrm 29April 2016, ©. Leeham Co: With the order by Delta Air Lines, the Bombardier C Series has taken the step up to be a viable alternative to Airbus’ and Boeing’s single aisle 130-150 seat...
View ArticleBombardier’s onerous $500m loss demystified
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Embraer 1Q2016 results: Strong start to the year
By Bjorn Fehrm 3 May 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Embraer has made a good start to 2016. Group revenue for 1Q2016 was $1,309m compared to $1,056m 1Q2015, up 24% year on year. EBIT was $86m compared with $80m a...
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Bjorn’s Corner: Landing after navigation
By Bjorn Fehrm 6 May 2016, ©. Leeham Co: In a recent Corner, we covered how to navigate a modern airliner with the help of the Flight Management System (FMS). We described how the FMS uses different...
View ArticleHow good is a MAX 7X and why would it replace the original?
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Bjorn’s Corner: Landing after navigation, Part 2
By Bjorn Fehrm 13 May 2016, © Leeham Co: Last week we started to describe what is necessary to make a precision approach after a flight. We described the rather elaborate installations needed for the...
View ArticleHow good is a MAX 7X and why would it replace the original? Part 2
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