Originally Posted by flyallnite

I've always thought aviation was about "Higher, Faster, Farther". Seems like these days it's "Lower, Slower, Not Quite As Far". It's disappointing to see the next generation of aircraft designed by bean counters. 40 years ago we had the Convair 880, the 747, the 727, the Concorde. One would think the extrapolated trend line would lead to something we could only have dreamed about. An overly long 737 and a re engined A 320 is a sad testament to all we have lost. This is the best we can come up with? That just reeks of fail.

-- Still the 10 year old kid who thought he'd be flying a spaceplane by now