I was surprised to see the absence of winglets after our discussion a while back. The consensus was that they look sexy on GA pistons, but really only benefit jetliners way up high. This new 74 is supposed to be a 467 pax, 8,000 mi long range monster.

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/a ... tml#204288

333,000# of fuel?
How long would a Bo fly on that much 100LL?
LOP, of course

[youtube]http://youtu.be/5slKvtQe5UE[/youtube]

...I understand it's common practice to leave the gear down on a maiden flight, but being an established airframe, I'm kinda surprised they left the gear down so long...I understand it was a 4+ hour flight, they hadda bring it up eventually, right?

I wonder if they ran a tank dry, you know, so they would know the airplane better...

I cant imagine what those small planes experienced on the ground regarding turbulence.

Arnie!

I'm guessing that one of the early functions on the initial test agenda was to get the cockpit entertainment system set up.

I'm guessing that one of the early functions on the initial test agenda was to get the cockpit entertainment system set up.