Boeing 757

[gearjockey]

This thread is in the catch fence..... My plane is better than your plane!!

Can we just go back to airline "unit" measuring??

From a lot of folks who haven't flown any of them

 

[Patriot328]

What's the pay? How many days off do I get? Those are the two questions that are relevant. Everything else is airliners.net territory.

 

[nwaf16dude]

I love the 75...awesome jet. But, the way it was explained to me is that the 757 production line was old school in that it required a lot of manual "craftsmanship" that the 737 doesn't require, so it was relatively expensive to produce. Also, due to it's gear length, it requires more ground support equipment than the 73.

All that being said, I'd love to see a 75NG. I dread being bumped down to the 73, but I think it's inevitable.

 

[airplane wizard]

I'll take a rudder hard over vs. the tail coming off over Jamaica Bay.

Isn't the end result the same??

 

[ultrarunner]

To me, the Mad Dog does much weirder things more frequently than the bus

There's a cable for that!

 

[Dash8don]

Wow, this thread just left the pavement and is racing across the infield....

^^^^What he said^^^^

Kind of like the Ford or Chevy argument?

 

[Data]

Battery? Speaking of dumb

http://m.nbcnews.com/business/micro...lprit-787-battery-failure-ntsb-says-1C8340259

 

[Quimby]

Isn't the end result the same??

Not necessarily.

 

[trip]

Kind of like the Ford or Chevy argument?

More like Ford ranger crew cab long bed VS F350 diesel dually.

 

[Flyer1015]

Hope that computer (or pitot tube) never fails!

Follow the Unreliable Airspeed memory item, and you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[Flyer1015]

You notice those aircraft were FLOWN to a safe landing? You're airbus pops a few CB's and you're just a passenger.

And what Airbus accident is this referring to?

 

[Flyer1015]

I'll take a rudder hard over vs. the tail coming off over Jamaica Bay.

The tail came off for a reason. Have you ever slammed any control surface in FULL deflection, right left right left right? I have never. You have 1 FO who severely overreacted to wake turbulence ALWAYS by using the rudder. Introducing severe side load does no good to help a roll rate caused by wake turbulence at 250 kts. He did full opposite deflections 5 times before it snapped. Lets not blame the Airbus for that one. I agree with the NTSB's final conclusion, no matter how much it "hurts."

 

[Dornier 335]

You notice those aircraft were FLOWN to a safe landing? You're airbus pops a few CB's and you're just a passenger.

You're obviously not familiar with the mechanical backup mode. What sort of kills an Airbus is the same that kills e.g. a DC-10, total loss of hydraulic systems. Not sure if the same applies to Boeings.

P.S. btw it's your airbus not you're airbus. :smash:

 

[The Victors]

You're obviously not familiar with the mechanical backup mode. What sort of kills an Airbus is the same that kills e.g. a DC-10, total loss of hydraulic systems. Not sure if the same applies to Boeings.

P.S. btw it's your airbus not you're airbus. :smash:

Oh good burn on the grammar.....pretty interesting how defensive you airbi boys are getting. Maybe it's because deep down you know I'm right.

 

[Dornier 335]

Oh good burn on the grammar.....pretty interesting how defensive you airbi boys are getting. Maybe it's because deep down you know I'm right.

Deep down I know that you have no knowledge about the Airbus. Why don't you take a look at the links I posted.