[herkbird]

Aren't F117's made out of plastic instead of metal though? Of course the American Airliner in Queens was an Airbus, wasn't it? You will never catch me flying in no Airbus death trap. I remember when Airbus lost one of their planes at the Paris Air Show back in the 80's. It just flew into the ground for no reason, unless pilot error?

[Rokke]

"Aren't F117's made out of plastic instead of metal though? Of course the American Airliner in Queens was an Airbus, wasn't it?"

I think you mean composites. It's a form of graphite. There is a lot in the F-117 but that wasn't the issue in the wreck I was talking about. The Airbus in New York used composites in the tail. In a lot of ways, composites are stronger than the metal they replace. There are several composite pieces in the jet I fly and newer fighters make extensive use of composites. The new Boeing airliner is almost entirely composite.