Very recently I have been thinking about the new Stretch-Retract-Engine (SRE) option for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental... SRE means that you can stretch the jet engines of an airplane from the wings hydraulicly in order to reach a greater "torque" = greater power output = higher speed and you can also retract the engines when less power and a lower speed are enough...
This flexible configuration of the engines and that way of the entire airplane means that you have got 2 airplanes in one: a faster jetliner when a higher capacity is needed depending on different routes or different passenger demands and a slower jetliner, too when a more modest cruising speed is enough - which means more security and certainly a more pleasant travel experience...
However the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental doesn't need to be perked up by SREs - the majestic airliner is already fast enough through its new and curved wings which prevent it from disturbing upward accelerations as a part of the construction... The Boeing Ecoliner or Sonic Cruiser concepts could benefit from the SRE-technology so that the powerful Boeing World of Aviation based on the 747 infrastructure is completed by flexibility, joy and attention...
"Boeing flies further..." (JDLM)
Best wishes, Joseph de la Mikula and Team
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