nona_adams

Ford's Mulally: A Plan and a Purpose

Re "Just another day in Paradise" Doesn't this writer recognize a sarcastic joke when he hears it? I know Alan, he's a very bright guy with a great sense of humor, and a lot of drive. When he designed the Boeing 777, he did it by throwing all the papers in the air and starting over; and it turned out to be one of the world's best transport aircraft. If anybody can put Ford on the right road, Alan can.
Harold Adams, Chief Designer, retired, Douglas Aircraft Co.

Flywheel Storage: Alternative Energy Stocks

In 1950, as a young engineer, I made a study of odd-ball energy storage systems. They are better now , maybe by a factor of 2. flywheel 29,400 ft.lbs energy per lb. weight;steel springs 196; rubber 10,300; battery (5 min.) 11,800, (60 min.) 35,360; gunpowder 268,000; Compressed air at 1000 psi, (200,000 psi tank stress)112,000; but Gasoline (Not counting weight of air) 15,600,000
Harold Adams

Airbus Should Get Cracking On a Regional Jet Program

In year 2000 (written 1998) I wrote that the future of air transport was in flights between city pairs, not hub-and-spoke. My friend Alan Mulally agreed. I also wrote that the world did not need a 1000 passenger jet, a stretched 777 or 747 wold be amply large. Looks as though I was right!
Harold Adams douglasbook.com Chief Designer (ret'd.) Douglas Aircraft Co.

China Mobile Not Going Gently into the TD-SCDMA Night

China must have a cellphone system that operates worldwide. Cellphones have replaced the failed Iridium system. I regularly talk between Hawaii and the Philippines on my 3 band cellphone.
Harold Adams [e-mail].