Underslung engines make this an interesting project.

(Written on 2021年 09月 17日)(Permalink)

And people not crowded together perhaps somewhat less irritable.

(Written on 2021年 08月 20日)(Permalink)

I think it’s more about $$ than character of travelers. Also, front section is smaller, easier to manage than the teeming masses in back.

(Written on 2021年 08月 20日)(Permalink)

Touted as one of the world's most challenging approaches.

(Written on 2021年 08月 05日)(Permalink)

How fast will it go?

(Written on 2021年 07月 27日)(Permalink)

You’re not paying attention, are you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_1175

(Written on 2021年 06月 30日)(Permalink)

Once we learned that the P&W 777 can’t stay in the air on a single engine, some of the fun went out of the trans-Pacific trip on that type.

(Written on 2021年 06月 30日)(Permalink)

You seem to be missing the point. Is that intentional?

(Written on 2021年 06月 11日)(Permalink)

Knowledgable experts have identified the background sound source as engine igniters, used in bad weather as a precaution, rather than a warning horn.

(Written on 2021年 06月 01日)(Permalink)

Not really. The 747SP was shortened, but it had four engines. For the person who wrote the original article: the 727 did not have under wing engines.

(Written on 2021年 05月 29日)(Permalink)