LOU wrote on Jun 29^th, 2011 at 2:11pm:

Sure CoolP, I would love to fly this plane, apart from the glass it is a well thought out plane

Absolutely.

I think I can spot some wipers on that pic too.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing/Boeing-787-8-Dreamliner/1940322/L/
But I guess until they've found a way to remove dirt and all sorts of "overlay" in a purely electronic or chemical way, they will keep the ol' wipers. The automotive devs hate them too, but haven't got around the downsides of some alternative techniques so far. They've changed the movement here and there, that's all.
So you are mainly driving some rubber over a glass screen, hoping for the wind to push the rubber on that screen to allow some sort of cleaning. If you're not so lucky, you get more mess than before.  ;D

That's a thing we already saw at the first windscreens in history. Brakes every sale related conversation, huh?  ;D


Oh, I almost missed Peter's "analysis" of aviation incidents. Well, opinions a free, aren't they?
But if the main conclusion is that 'crews are so full of themselves' from a guy just watching the pictures (as we all do), you may not only sense some bias.  :P

Peter, just for the protocol. There aren't any "wingtip cameras" on the A380 and if the crews would really adhere to your brilliant observations, why are they flying around since years then, without any CRJs or buildings getting harmed until summer 2011?  ;)

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Thats my two-cents.

You name it.  :)

Nice insights on break-even numbers, new model techs or any other details, but I really doubt that you have access to any more things than the ones in the press room, especially when talking about both competing manufactures at the same time.
So feel free to guess, assume, suspect and, not to forget, laugh, like other guys are doing it. But don't make yourself more of a knowing guy than others around.
Those are my .. 3 Cents.  8-)
Edited. Thanks for adding the last sentence. Makes your assumptions much better to read. :)

Always feel free to add something useful to the discussion, but if you just enter to give a pure "Boeing up" and clear "Airbus does it wrong" (even regarding their crews in general) "insight", it may not be as useful and convincing as you think. Just sayin'.