If I have a Bee Sting allergy, and I see / hear a bee in the plane (or anywhere else), I'm outa there, there will be skid marks on the floor, you wont see me for dust. I'm not hanging around to argue the Bees' "right" to be there, I am simply putting as much room between me and it as I can...
Jump to postBest looking, Boeing 747, any series, but 400s and 748s look great. Worst for me is the A380, just so so ugly. Technological tour de force, no doubt, but pig dog ugly.
Jump to postThat the 747 continues flaying for another 50 years, thus bringing beauty in industrial design to a new generation.
Jump to postdo pilots simply use "left" and "Right"?
Jump to postThinking a little outside the box, Qantas could achieve their goals now, without any MTOW issues, by copying Air Force fighter jets. Worlds first pax airborne refuelling..... Would proabably be considered to be too dangerous for a civilian airliner with regulare full passenger load I would imagine ...
Jump to postThinking a little outside the box, Qantas could achieve their goals now, without any MTOW issues, by copying Air Force fighter jets. Worlds first pax airborne refuelling.....
Jump to postCould one of the big two 380 or 747 be easily modified to deliver the required distance whilst retaining pax and freight capacity?
Jump to postI note that the plane has been renamed the "Mahindra Airvan 8" I assume the huge Indian Conglomerate now has a controlling interest in the company?
Jump to postHow many hours / cycles does this bird have up? might be a cheap way into the ultimate personal jet...
Jump to postcould a 748 be configured for this route?
Jump to postMSPbrandon wrote:Im a big Freddie and Queen fan.
They should Charter out it to Brian May and Roger Taylor for the tour.
Looks great, but, Freddies Image should only be on the Queen of the skies, a 747. Its such a shame that there cant be many pictures of Freddie, but of course..... "There can be only one".
Jump to postif Elmer Fudd were a Dalek.... "Exterminates Wascally Boeings"
Jump to postwas this not part of the issue with the A340 at Airbus during its pre flight final engine testing? IE they pulled a fuse to silence an annoying alarm and it cut the brakes?
Jump to postOnly Prop plane I've been on, was a SAAB 340 on REX (Australia), flown on it several times. I have never felt comfortable on that bird. I think the vibrations that run through the frame as the engines are bought up to temp / speed. before the props a configured to cut the air, I guess they may be ov...
Jump to postguessing all control cables and hydraulics would run near the hinge. and be checked regularly.
Jump to postThe chances of me ever affording or even being able to fly a plane are slim, so its all fantasy... that being the case, I'll take a 748. Polished, with a window strip in blue and 747 emblazoned on the tail. If I'm to have my own plane, it will have enough room to stretch my legs and it will enough t...
Jump to postMore room per seat. Oh, and an outdoor viewing / smoking/ platform, can recall seeing one on a huge plane in an English murder mystery movie from the 1930s, the hero had to break into the cockpit near the end of the movie.
Jump to postAnother couple of questions concerning 744 APU, what is its endurance in hot weather (40 plus degrees c), what exactly does it and doesn't it power when the aircraft is on the ground, and does it run on its own fuel source or use the same source as the engines?. on fuel sources, I understand the 744...
Jump to postI have another 747 question, Back in the 70s, quite a few Jumbos seemed to be polished, The "Stevens" Jumbo, 23 Sierra from Airport 77 springs to mind. Is there are reason why Jumbos no longer come this way, would it be possible to order one? I thought they looked great.
Jump to postHello all, this is my first post, I finally joined up after not being able to find an answer to a question on this excellent site. One of my hobbies is writing, I don't claim to be very good, but I do like to get things right where I can. I think both of my questions would qualify as technical, if n...
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