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When the shit hits the fan give me a 737...make it a -8 or -9.
I'm jus' knowing'...
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How do you 'know'?
Since '95 it's been all about Compsites...for any-everyone that PAYS ON TIME!
Yes, I'm a total Materials & Applications Dork...
I can't help it.
Jus' curious.
A 737 that's been maintained (or NOT maintained) by morons still seems to make back on the ground under circumstances that other a/c don't survive.
Aloha 243 ring a bell?
Then there's the fact that A-B has a checkered past w/ their maiden-flights.
And then there's the latest HUGE P.O.S.: the A380.
Maiden flights? Are you talking about the AF A320 the crew wrecked?
How is the A380 a POS?
Compare the number of Hull Losses v. Flight Hours between the 2 brands.
I'm jus' sayin'...
How many "write-ups" did it get in it's FAA pre-cert/cert quals?
I have no idea how many "write up's" it had during certification. That's a poor barometer of the long term quality of an airplane.
How come Airbus has outsold and out delivered Boeing over the last 10 years? What about the 787 boondoggle?
My "Barometer" for the 380 is it's continued failure during its production development cycles, it's power-plant failures In-FLIGHT & the simple fact that it's too much a/c for the industry & the current infra-structure.
Out-Sold? Really? You're taking to me like I'm an uninformed clown...& that's fine; but, between the 2 of us...I'm quite confident in my knowledge of the politics, regional-stupidity, lack of discipline/enforcement in the Global Aviation industry/market to FULLY understand WHY a Multi-National Eurobrand that's both "cheaper" and more politically viable for some of the scarier nations/regions/markets...to explain HOW the Bus out-sells Boeing...especially in South-East Asia, Africa, the 3rd World and other places where I WON'T fly the "Local" Airlines...and then there's China...India, etc.
787? Now you're talkIng about something I know a lil' bit about: let you in on a secret...
Putting together the 1st "truly" composite airliner has been very complicated and has suffered MANY delays; however, for me...it defines the difference between Bus & Boeing:
1 Company "pushes" the plane thru.
1 Company takes the time to fix things and change the Paradigm.
On a quad jet?
Honestly, an IFSD is not a giant deal in these airplanes. Just like any new design, there are problems that can only be replicated by every day line flying. (737's rudder PCU mystery?)
Airbus has snatched up loads of market share in the last 10 years, because they make a reliable, safe, comfortable, airplane.
Boeing is and should be concerned.
You cant rush the Italians.
Pit Row
At least you lived to tell about it.
Then theres the lack of an answer on the "alpha" issue from your perspective...I know that you must recall the "conversations" amongst the flyers back when that happened?
Again, there's only ONE innovator here & one "knock-off" artist.
I'm jus' sayin'...
ETOPS bragging rights for the A380? Extended TWIN Engine Operations.
The crew of that A330 were testing full aft CG, they vmc'ed the airplane.
Airbus is the innovator, without question. What they've done over the last 20 years has changed commercial aviation, Boeing is scrambling to catch up.
Who made a knock-off of the original 747 design and who actually made the Huge a/c...IN THE '60s?
Who's had Waaaaaay too many of their a/c "Go in" in too few flt hours?
You really have this thing WAY backwards...coming from a guy who's been to & worked in Whales, Toulouse, Everett & tested things at Ames.
So, the "Customer" ain't involved in the Engine Design, Performance, Service and Install aspects of those Engines?
BTW, what's the best ETOPS rating of a 250+ passenger a/c?
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