I'm more impressed by the 787.
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
2 posted on
05/18/2006 8:41:11 AM PDT by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Obvious typo in the top of the article: "Sirbus."
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
"SuperJumbo"
Sounds like another word for "big white elepahant."
4 posted on
05/18/2006 8:41:44 AM PDT by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
so how many mammoths did it carry?
5 posted on
05/18/2006 8:42:11 AM PDT by
woollyone
(Preacher; "If there was more love in the world, there'd probably be a lot less dyin'")
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Looks like they're still, what 100 or so short on sales to reach their goal/break-even point?
And it's still only flown a couple of times
6 posted on
05/18/2006 8:42:16 AM PDT by
digger48
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
8 posted on
05/18/2006 8:43:22 AM PDT by
oldleft
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Landing looked a little on the shaky side to me. But it is new and i must say I do not know what the wind conditions were at landing time.
I am left wondering if Al Qaeda is foaming at the mouth over its new target?
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Don't know if this pic will post...
but this airplane looks like its pregnant.
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
I'd like to try and see it land on an aircraft carrier.
12 posted on
05/18/2006 8:44:38 AM PDT by
Fruitbat
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Apparently it can carry over 800 passengers, but they have it configured for 555. Sure glad they picked that instead of 666. heh heh!
It certainly is one big honkin' plane!
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
15 posted on
05/18/2006 8:53:22 AM PDT by
VaBthang4
("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
It's the biggest jet ever and I'd love to see it. Lots of amateur observers will say it looks slow, lumbering, or even "shaky" and "unstable". The fact is that your perception of how fast an airplane looks has to do with how many fuselage lengths it covers in a given period. A small jet going exactly the same speed as a superjumbo will always appear to be going much faster.
The freight version will gross at more than 1.3 million pounds-- a wonder of engineering.
20 posted on
05/18/2006 8:59:04 AM PDT by
zipper
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Here's an
Airbus 320 making a less-than-perfect takeoff... (24 second video)
43 posted on
05/18/2006 9:24:11 AM PDT by
6323cd
("It is prohibited to make use of such emotional signs in a cellphone!")
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
I thought Mammoth's were extinct.
44 posted on
05/18/2006 9:24:28 AM PDT by
ShandaLear
(Gringos Unite!!!)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
And
this is my personal favorite aviation video... (make sure your sound is on)
46 posted on
05/18/2006 9:27:58 AM PDT by
6323cd
("It is prohibited to make use of such emotional signs in a cellphone!")
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
53 posted on
05/18/2006 9:33:40 AM PDT by
AmishDude
("They are so stupid. It's breathtaking how stupid they are." -- veronica)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Well, if icebergs don't float in the air, it should be fine...
60 posted on
05/18/2006 9:50:12 AM PDT by
reagan_fanatic
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