A következő címkéjű bejegyzések mutatása: B777. Összes bejegyzés megjelenítése
A következő címkéjű bejegyzések mutatása: B777. Összes bejegyzés megjelenítése
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Avionics bay vulnerability?
As the aviation industry secures itself by ensuring passenger personal electronic devices are charged and rerouting flights around war zones, a vulnerability lurks just beneath the carpet of the venerable Boeing 777, and has attracted attention on aviation forums and social media.
In the forward galley area near the L1 door and flight deck, a small access panel sits below the carpet which acts as the gateway to the 777’s electronics and engineering bay. The bay, referred to as the ‘E/E bay’, contains many of the 777’s extremely sensitive systems. A recently posted YouTube video, below, shows how shockingly easy it is to access the E/E bay, and how seemingly little has been done to keep people out.
The systems in the E/E bay vary from fuse panels to the Airplane Information Management System (AIMS), also known as “the brains” of the aircraft. AIMS provides flight and maintenance crews all pertinent information concerning the overall condition of the airplane, its maintenance requirements and its key operating functions, including flight, thrust and communications management, according to Boeing’s description. Also in the E/E bay are several tanks containing oxygen connected to the flight crews’ masks.
Needless to say, any flight would be extremely vulnerable if a passenger were to access this bay in-flight. The vulnerability seems to exist on some Boeing 777s, 767s and 747s, as other models (including those manufactured by Airbus) have either a locked access panel, or the panel is located inside the flight deck.
A late 2013 post on pprune.org (Professional Pilots Rumor Network) notes that the E/E hatch on the Boeing 787 requires a special tool to open, but that this security feature had not trickled down to the 777 at that time. Additionally, it noted that some airlines have bolted the E/E hatch shut not because of security concerns, but due to incidents where employees would fall down the hatch when someone else was inside doing maintenance. Indeed, Boeing published this article on how crew can avoid falls through proper and consistent use of hatch barriers.
Earlier this month the popular Crikey blog suggested that the technical media “has been at pains not to discuss” an alternative access route to the cockpit for years. But Air New Zealand confirmed the security flaw in the 777, said Crikey, after news surfaced that one of its captains locked a co-pilot out of the cockpit for several minutes. A 2012 video about the 777 E/E bay notes that the breakers for the flight deck door locking system are located in the E/E bay.
Whether a lack of directive to secure the E/E bay from passenger access may be due to cost or lack of concern, it seems odd that such a public vulnerability is allowed to exist on such a popular aircraft. Will industry address this issue now?
Boeing declined to comment. The FAA did not comment.
This video shows a tour of a Boeing 777’s avionics bay. It’s particularly fascinating in that it shows how you can descend from the main cabin to the lower level through a hatch, and from there make your way to the forward cargo hold or to the outside, through a hatch close to the nose landing gear...
This is a similar video for the Airbus A330 where they actually walk from the avionics bay to the forward cargo hold...
Source:
https://aviationnotes.wordpress.com/2014/11/
https://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2014/07/22/will-industry-address-vulnerability-beneath-the-carpet-of-the-777/
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[Profile] Suzanna Darcy-Henneman
Every time Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann sits down in the first seat of a Boeing airplane, she looks out the window and considers herself fortunate to be getting paid for doing what she loves most in life. Darcy, now the lead test pilot on the 777 program, has had this feeling for the past 19 years. Darcy joined Boeing in 1974 and spent her first seven years in engineering. She became a trainer for airline pilots, and in 1985 was named a Boeing Production Test pilot, becoming the first woman hired in this capacity at Boeing. In 1989 she became the first woman rated as a captain on the 747-400 and on the 737, 757 and 767.
Darcy's latest accomplishment was the completion of testing of the second of two airplanes in the 777-300ER (extended range) flight test program. As the lead pilot, she spent 537 flight hours testing overall engine performance in different environments and under a variety of conditions.
But that wasn't her first flight test program. Darcy was the lead pilot on the final 777-200 airplane to enter flight test. In 1996, she conducted extended twin-operations testing on the 777 throughout Asia.
"I'm never apprehensive to be the first person to fly a new airplane off the production line [during pre-delivery flight tests of new 777s], because I'm totally confident that everyone at Boeing has done their job," Darcy said. "We have the best people in the world putting our airplanes together, and our crews have extensive training."
What makes an exceptional test pilot? Along with being inquisitive and analytical, Darcy said communication skills are at the top of the list and critical on test flights, especially when working with various crews, airports and air traffic control facilities. "As lead on a test flight, I rely on the crew to communicate problems to me," she said. "I try to create an atmosphere that promotes easy communication with the group."
In Darcy's opinion, the greatest thing about being part of the world of aviation is that it knows no cultural boundaries. "We are readily accepted anywhere in the world," she said. "The love of aviation makes differences fall away."
Source:
http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2004/march/mainfeature1.html
"It was like no other flight"
By Bernard Choi
It's a page in aviation history only 35 people experienced first hand. They were the pilots and passengers onboard Boeing's 777-200LR Worldliner when it broke the non-stop distance record for commercial airplanes. The flight from Hong Kong to London crossed two vast oceans and a continent as it spanned 11,664 nautical miles. "You can go your whole career as a pilot and never have something like that happen," said Suzanna Darcy-Henneman, the project pilot for the 777-200LR.
On the fifth anniversary of that record-breaking flight, Darcy-Henneman and a few of the lucky passengers reminisced about the nearly 23-hour journey. "It was like no other flight any of us had ever been a part of," said James Wallace, one of the journalists who chronicled the flight.
"Every one there knew it was going to be a special event," said Randy Tinseth, Boeing vice president of Marketing.
While the 777-200LR was designed to fly farther than any other commercial airplane, the path to the world record was not easy and the team needed a few factors to work in their favor.
"If the winds went away, we might not make the record. If the airplane had a mechanical in flight, we wouldn't be able to make the record," said Darcy-Henneman. "So we spent months of planning, everybody working probably 16-plus hours a day because for a record flight, the devil's really in the details."
One of the major details was weight. Only 35 people were allowed on the flight so the plane could carry enough fuel to make it to London.
Everyone there had a strong tie to aviation. The excitement was just you could feel it, you could touch it," said Tinseth, who quipped, "I'll tell you I wish to date that I had frequent flier miles for that trip."
After taking off from Hong Kong, Capt. Darcy-Henneman commanded the 777-200LR out over the Pacific Ocean. For the next 23 hours, she and the team of pilots took turns flying.
"We had a whole schedule of when you flew, when the meals were, when your sleep period was," she recalled.
In the cabin, the passengers ate, played games and watched movies. Some even took part in stretching exercises to stay loose and to pass the time.
Everyone there had a strong tie to aviation. The excitement was just you could feel it, you could touch it," said Tinseth, who quipped, "I'll tell you I wish to date that I had frequent flier miles for that trip."
After taking off from Hong Kong, Capt. Darcy-Henneman commanded the 777-200LR out over the Pacific Ocean. For the next 23 hours, she and the team of pilots took turns flying.
"We had a whole schedule of when you flew, when the meals were, when your sleep period was," she recalled.
In the cabin, the passengers ate, played games and watched movies. Some even took part in stretching exercises to stay loose and to pass the time.
"No one had time to sleep," said Wallace. "[And] you didn't want to because you were being part of history and you were afraid you were going to miss something."
Meanwhile, the miles and hours passed by as the 777-200LR settled into the winds and just kept flying.
"The airplane was perfect. She was perfect," said Darcy-Henneman. "The airplane had been a little persnickety upon occasion during flight testing, but it was like she knew what she was supposed to do."
Night turned to day and then night and day again.
"One of the great things was we did have two sunrises," said Darcy-Henneman. "Most of us got into the flight deck to try to see the sunrise at some point during the flight. They were both gorgeous."
After 22 hours and 40 minutes, the airplane arrived at London Heathrow Airport with fuel to spare.
"I think this flight showed the world how capable the 777-200LR was," Tinseth said.
"There's always the possibility somebody will break the record and good for them," said Darcy-Henneman. "The previous record stood for 16 years and if our record stands another 16 years, we'll be really proud of that."
On the fifth anniversary of that record-breaking flight, Darcy-Henneman and a few of the lucky passengers reminisced about the nearly 23-hour journey. "It was like no other flight any of us had ever been a part of," said James Wallace, one of the journalists who chronicled the flight.
"Every one there knew it was going to be a special event," said Randy Tinseth, Boeing vice president of Marketing.
While the 777-200LR was designed to fly farther than any other commercial airplane, the path to the world record was not easy and the team needed a few factors to work in their favor.
"If the winds went away, we might not make the record. If the airplane had a mechanical in flight, we wouldn't be able to make the record," said Darcy-Henneman. "So we spent months of planning, everybody working probably 16-plus hours a day because for a record flight, the devil's really in the details."
One of the major details was weight. Only 35 people were allowed on the flight so the plane could carry enough fuel to make it to London.
Everyone there had a strong tie to aviation. The excitement was just you could feel it, you could touch it," said Tinseth, who quipped, "I'll tell you I wish to date that I had frequent flier miles for that trip."
After taking off from Hong Kong, Capt. Darcy-Henneman commanded the 777-200LR out over the Pacific Ocean. For the next 23 hours, she and the team of pilots took turns flying.
"We had a whole schedule of when you flew, when the meals were, when your sleep period was," she recalled.
In the cabin, the passengers ate, played games and watched movies. Some even took part in stretching exercises to stay loose and to pass the time.
Everyone there had a strong tie to aviation. The excitement was just you could feel it, you could touch it," said Tinseth, who quipped, "I'll tell you I wish to date that I had frequent flier miles for that trip."
After taking off from Hong Kong, Capt. Darcy-Henneman commanded the 777-200LR out over the Pacific Ocean. For the next 23 hours, she and the team of pilots took turns flying.
"We had a whole schedule of when you flew, when the meals were, when your sleep period was," she recalled.
In the cabin, the passengers ate, played games and watched movies. Some even took part in stretching exercises to stay loose and to pass the time.
"No one had time to sleep," said Wallace. "[And] you didn't want to because you were being part of history and you were afraid you were going to miss something."
Meanwhile, the miles and hours passed by as the 777-200LR settled into the winds and just kept flying.
"The airplane was perfect. She was perfect," said Darcy-Henneman. "The airplane had been a little persnickety upon occasion during flight testing, but it was like she knew what she was supposed to do."
Night turned to day and then night and day again.
"One of the great things was we did have two sunrises," said Darcy-Henneman. "Most of us got into the flight deck to try to see the sunrise at some point during the flight. They were both gorgeous."
After 22 hours and 40 minutes, the airplane arrived at London Heathrow Airport with fuel to spare.
"I think this flight showed the world how capable the 777-200LR was," Tinseth said.
"There's always the possibility somebody will break the record and good for them," said Darcy-Henneman. "The previous record stood for 16 years and if our record stands another 16 years, we'll be really proud of that."
Source:
http://www.boeing.com/Features/2010/11/bca_777-200lr_11_23_10.html
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