757 series or A320 series

[MrSuupaFly]

What is MMO?

Mmo = Mach Max Operating

 

[MrSuupaFly]

According to the Airbus website the wing sweep on a A320 is 25 degrees. Aircraft Family - A320 Specifications

 

[GOTAFLY]

757 mmo is.86

 

[Ben Franklin]

The A320 has a lower overall cost of Operation. Anyone get the picture now.

Maybe from the flight attendant's perspective. But, from the owner/operator/flight ops perspective, the 757-300 is cheaper to operate than the A320.

Sincerely,

B. Franklin

 

[FL420]

Q. How can you tell the difference between the B757 pilot and the A320 pilot at the bar?

A. The A320 pilot has nothing bewteen his legs.

Q. How can you tell an A320 Captain from an A320 First officer?

A. The A320 Captain has a callus on his right index finger while the F.O. has a callus on his left index finger.

 

[FL420]

Q. How can you tell the difference between the B757 pilot and the A320 pilot at the bar?

A. The A320 pilot has nothing bewteen his legs.

OTOH, he does have the option of having a 120# box lunch on the tray.

 

[DrewBlows]

Q. How do you tell a new Airbus pilot from an old Airbus pilot?



A. The new Airbus pilot is heard frequently saying "what's it doing now?", while the old Airbus pilot says "why's it doing that again?".

 

[Tomct]

:laugh:Man, it is a shame to mention a 320 in the same sentence as a 757. NO COMPARISON!! 757 all the way!!

 

[PowerRanger]

:laugh:Man, it is a shame to mention a 320 in the same sentence as a 757. NO COMPARISON!! 757 all the way!!

I agree with that statement whole heartedly. Now another question while still retaining the original.

Boeing seems to only be in the business of building widebodies as of late. With the clear exception of the 737 which will be soon replaced. But no real talk of a new 170-200 seater jet.

The huge sales of the NG737 800-900 series kinda spelled the end of the 757 prematurely and now there is a 900ER. Is the 737 a worthy replacement for the trusty ole 757?

I say hell no.

 

[zonker]

:laugh:Man, it is a shame to mention a 320 in the same sentence as a 757. NO COMPARISON!! 757 all the way!!

The shame is when an interesting thread is ruined by people who have nothing to contribute.

 

[Quillpig]

The shame is when an interesting thread is ruined by people who have nothing to contribute.

Spoken by somebody whose entire contribution to the thread has been:

Wow, great post 420. Very interesting read.

and

The shame is when an interesting thread is ruined by people who have nothing to contribute.

 

[zonker]

Spoken by somebody whose entire contribution to the thread has been:



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I enjoy reading others experiences. I haven't flown the 757 yet, but I'm going to training on it soon. I'll post more when I've actually flown both.

 

[bigboy]

The B757 has a higher MMo than the A320.

I do agree to that statement.

 

[30West]

1. Never been bumped off a 757 nonrevving out of SAN
2. Never tech stopped in a 757 on a winter time westbound transcon.
3. Read somewhere the 757 is the only narrobody that can climb right to 410 with a full load.
4. What other narrowbody can economically run PHL-JFK, then turn around and go JFK-LGW?

The 757- quite possibly the most versatile aircraft ever built!

 

[Patriot328]

Patriot328, where are you????

Sorry Goggles.. gotta work sometime.


757 is the better aircraft, hands down. The two aren't even in the same class. The 757 has better range, speed, load, and efficiency than the A320. Can a 320 take off from a 6500' runway and then fly westbound across the pond? I doubt it.


All that being said, I'd much rather have the A320's cockpit and ergonomics. The 757 is at least a generation behind the 320 in development, so comparing the cockpits is not even fair. The 320 is superior in comfort and ease of use. The cockpit of the boeing seems to be designed to torture pilots instead of helping them. Tripping over sh*t getting in and out of the seat, every panel has something that will cut or bruise you, a d&mn yoke that makes it impossible to get jepps done easily.


757 with a 320 cockpit (or even a 764 cockpit) would be great.