Posted on 12/07/2006 8:55:12 AM PST by lowbuck
Listening to the story change as it went from local radio to national news was amazing. From initial reports of people seeing a streak of light from the ground, then an explosion, then hearing the explosion, the news shifted to people who claimed they heard the explosion, then turned and saw it. Silly idiots forgot that light travels faster than sound.
Then all the ridiculous news stories such as "No SAM could hit a jetliner," to be contradicted by military callers giving the specs of SAMs that could, etc.
The 747 is my all time favorite passenger plane (I fly 150,000 miles a year)
On Asia trips, I seek out a 747 route and the upper deck. It has a small cabin feel and has a sense of privacy (ok. it feels "elite".But I'm worth it (!)).
The only downer is coming down the stairs with a carry on roller after a 14 hour flight and a few drinks.
She has been known to drop a few bombs over hostile territory from time-to-time though.....
That 1960s flying Edsel is going to fly passengers at a lower cost per seat mile with better amenities than their up-to-the-minute A380 design. If it is not going to be cheaper per seat mile, what is the justification for the larger, more inefficient, design?
And, no, "bragging rights" doesn't count.
Good theory except for one minor point. The center fuel tank on Flight 800 was empty on takeoff.
" (ok. it feels "elite".But I'm worth it (!)). "
We are Freepers, we are "elite" and we are worth it. In fact, we're worth more than lots of some others in the brains and astute insights departments.
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