Andrew Winch
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Andrew Winch is a well-known[1][2] English yacht designer. He has been selected as one of two design teams for business jet interior development of the Boeing 787.
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Yacht designer
His firm, Andrew Winch Designs, is based in London. The firm opened in 1986. [3]
List of yachts designed
This is a list of yachts designed by Winch, as said on the website.
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Awards
Winch has won a number of Superyacht Society International Awards for Design and Leadership including the [4]:
- 1991 award for best sailboat in the 23+ metre category as interior designer
- 1995 award for Best Power 43m+ and Best Power Interior as interior designer
- 1996 award for Best Power 43m+ as interior designer
- 2000 award for Best Power 43m+ and Best Sail 23m-36m as interior designer
- 2001 award for Best Sail 36m+ and Best Sail Interior as interior designer
In recent years, awards are given for approximately 7 categories.
Aircraft design experience
Lufthansa Technik is a Hamburg, Germany based subsidiary of Lufthansa [5] that has been tasked to design the Boeing 787 into a business jet. Boeing has announced one 787-8 order and three 787-9 orders in the business jet segment.[6] Around 2001, Winch was first commissioned to work with the firm to convert a client’s Boeing BBJ. [7]
Andrew Winch Designs and Lufthansa Technik have partnered to design a business jet interior for the 787. [8][2] The team has been described by journalists as “one of the most innovative and technically competent design teams [6]
787 design specifics [9]
The LHT/Winch design has a forward lounge (certified for 12 people) which incorporates a 50 inch plasma screen on the forward bulkhead. Aft from the forward lounge are two guest cabins, to right and left. An additional VIP suite is planned. Upon entering the main number 3 door, there is a highly visible dining and conference room is intended to be a prime feature of the design. There is an integrated movie theater, which is also designed as a second social seating area. Further aft is a VIP suite with a full width master stateroom.
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References
- ↑ Big-Ticket BBJ: Large Boeing order underscores hot interest in wide-body VIP versions of 787 and 747-8, Aviation Week and Space Technology, November 13, 2006, p. 42
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 For the Super-Rich, It’s Time to Upgrade the Old Jumbo Jet - New York Times
- ↑ Andrew Winch Designs
- ↑ Superyacht Society leadership and design awards
- ↑ Jumbo rich now have the airplanes to match - International Herald Tribune
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 FLUG REVUE update: Week ending 22 October 2006
- ↑ Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real-Time News and Information Service
- ↑ Lufthansa Technik - MRO, maintenance, overhaul, aircraft components repair
- ↑ AvBuyer.com - Aviation Articles - DREAMLINER VIP INTERIORS
