Airbus v. Boeing

[AVI8V1]

if anyone on here can tell me how to post a pic then I'll post one of the blended win boeing. Or someone can beat me to it. not sure if the pic is real but it looks cool.

 

[Caveman]

A couple of things about the Airbusses I dont like, albeit minor...

Youre all cruising along, cockpit's all quiet, and the F/As call the flight deck - that loud-a$$ buzzer about sends me thru the circuit panel over the jumpseat every time

And, couldnt they have chosen a nicer voice for the RETARD calls? Some cute little monique or something

LOL! You are dead-on right about that buzzer. I'm brand new on the Airbus and it scares the crap outta me everytime, especially at night. I don't mind the retard thing. After 20+ years in the military I'm pretty much desensitized to verbal abuse.

 

[Guitar rocker]

Airbus is really trying hard.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060708/bs_nm/transport_airbus_dc_2

 

[Fearless Tower]

McDonnell-Douglas! The DC-3, DC-6, DC-10, F-15, etc, those are man-planes.

Oh wait, they don't exist anymore. :erm:

Don't exist anymore???

Every single one of those airplanes you listed is either still being flown in commercial operations or by the military today.

 

[A Squared]

Don't exist anymore???

Every single one of those airplanes you listed is either still being flown in commercial operations or by the military today.

Yeah, I was a bit surprised to find that the DC-6 didin't exist anymore

 

[414Flyer]

Yeah, I was a bit surprised to find that the DC-6 didin't exist anymore

And the F-15 is still being produced.

 

[mzaharis]

And the F-15 is still being produced.

Beyond the Korea and Singapore sales, there is an article in this week's Aviation Week that indicates the US Airforce may buy 100-150 new-build Strike Eagles with new AESA radars (APG-63v(3) or v(4)) and new radar warning receivers. These would be a stop-gap until the JSF comes on line in sufficient numbers.