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Originally posted by waynos
Thats exactly what I was hinting at, though Airbus claims weight savings in other areas (not sure how this comes about, or why they can't be applied to twins?).
Originally posted by RichardPrice
What about moving from a four engine to a three engine?
Originally posted by ShatteredSkies
I mean an A340-like design could possibly benefit greater from three engines. On weight and fuel and maintenance. Maybe not as much on range and speed..
Originally posted by waynos
Thats what I meant about why it can't be applied to twins. The BAe 146 and Bombardier CRJ (two very different designs) also have short landing gears, why would this be such a benefit (to the Airbus in particular)?
Originally posted by mikellmikell
How about take off with 3 cruse with 1 or 2. The automakers are looking at so many different angles perhaps the airline manufacturers are digging a little deeper too.
mikell