Originally Posted by
loubetti
Okay, educate me. How does the Comet have the same nose as a 787, and how does it bear any other resemblance to the 787?
I think I know where you folks are going, but you're just not there. Also, the 787's VS is not straight up enough!
I recall a guy one time trying to tell me that the Comet brought on the "Jet Age" of jet passenger transportation. I told him, "No, the Boeing 707 did that, along with the DC-8. The Comet provided us with the means for modern crash investigation!" Few got off the ships and on to the planes until the 707 hit the skies! The Comet never did that, especially after they started popping like balloons, with loss of all on board. Welcome to the world of pressurization and metal fatigue.
However, the British did serve to teach us modern crash investigation. They put a Comet in a water tank and worked her out until she cracked around the square window frames they had with the first model.
No, not everything old is new again. But, knowing history is not a bad thing either.
Turbo 210 you've seen that history channel show too?
It was pretty good.
I think they look a lot like especially if you compare either to the Dash 80, 737, 727, 7... same plane... 757, 767, A320, and so on. It's just a comparison. Funny picture. The difference is, again, the E175 is profitable and the Comet actually flew in service.
