Pilots don't fly the 'bus...There's a reason it's called Airbus, after all...

Give me an all-American Boeing any day of the week, and twice on Tuesday.

 

Same here. And that is why you won't see me flying the new KC-45 tanker.

 

Please don't drift this thread with continued non sense please.

 

thought that was what it was. rode on a couple recently non-revving around. wife kept asking what that was. glad i guessed right.

 

I wish some would actually have experience flying the A320 or 737 before commenting (or for that matter some Boeing or Airbus experience). Seems like some CRJ pilots know a lot about either models.

 

Yeah it is kind of like when you turn 23 and you wonder how your parents got so smart in the last five years

If you have both types you should be able to feed your family in some part of the world.....

 

Flare Mode:

Pitch:
Transition to flare mode occurs at 50' RA during landing. System memorizes pitch attitude at 50' and begins to progressively reduce pitch, forcing pilot to flare the aircraft. In the event of a go-around, transition to flight mode occurs again at 50' RA.

Lateral:
If the rudder pedals are depressed while the stick is in the nuetral position the lateral controls attempt to "0" the roll rate and a side slip is automatically performed. The aircraft trajectory will not significantly change.

 

SOME pilots fly the 'bus. YOU don't.

I think its interesting when people start throwing out comments like this when they have no time in either one.

 

Just wondering.. your avatar says CRJ F/O. Do you fly or have flown a Boeing?

I am just asking to understand the reasons for the overwhelming vote for Boeing to the exclusions of McDougs, Airbus and the others.

 

Boeing bowed out not on economics but rather on the requirement for no cruise above Mach1 overland. Concorde, like the SR-71, is a relatively tight point design and subsonic, it really guzzles fuel. It was NOT designed to cruise subsonic. I jumpseated on it a couple of times and was astonished at the fuel flow in burner (reheat) on takeoff.. something like 12,000kg/eng or more than 25,000lbs per engine. But Boeing bowed out primarily because the machine was limited it is use in the US although Braniff did do an interchange from IAD to DFW. When Braniff folded, one of the BI Concored check airman was on my 727 panel. Talk about odd times!

The Boeing that bet it all on the 747 is NOT the Boeing of today.

We read history differently. Boeing had the seven-four, Lockheed and Douglas wound up bleeding each other with their wide body 3-engine so neither design made money. And Douglas later said they only terminated the -8 line to force buying the -10. When the -11 arrived, McDoug eventually admitted the original birds were about 20% off spec at a press conference at the Paris Air Show.

But there were NO wide body twins when Airbus decided to enter the market and their early A340s, their first attempt at 4 engines only climbed by the curvature of the earth. The 340 was not an assault on the 747 but rather to establish an aircraft for long thin routes.

True. Very true. The market analysis shows different needs. The longer range 767s fragmented many markets by avoiding hubs and going direct from Pt A to Pt Z. Time will tell if that is an effective strategy. The -380 will work on highd density routes as Singapore is already proving and with the enviros, we will see if lots of airplanes with some people beats some airplanes with LOTS of people.

Only a few 737-100s produced and they were flying with PeoplExpress when I saw them. True story... they were flying into ORF out of EWR and had a fuel problem. Our maint was called over and they found the single point refueling receptable was GONE... it had been removed and they were refueling overwing. Our maint guys walked off saying they wouldn't touch the airplane as it was a maint nightmare just waiting for some FAA inspector.

My opinion.. the A380 will eventually move into the freight market while plying the thick long routes. Boeing has floated a lot of 747 variants and many times the design dies on paper with no buyers. I hope this time is different.