Airbus or Boeing - Page 2

Kapitan · 09-24-05, 03:27 PM

i voted i dont fly well i dont avoid it if i can

Torpedo Fodder · 09-24-05, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitain

about the 747 not being matched it is matched the A340 has a range greater than the 747 and can carry almost as many the A380 also surpasses the 747

The A340 competes with the 777 and surpasses early-model 747s, not the current 747-400.

Kapitan · 09-24-05, 04:33 PM

not in passenger capacity but in range it does the -600 is the longest ranged aircraft ever constructed

Jace11 · 09-24-05, 05:53 PM

Does anyone have figures on fatal crashes for the two manufacturers? Boeing have probably killed more people but they have been around longer. I seem to remember an early Airbus missing a runway and crashing into some trees somewhere in Europe but im not sure if it was in service at the time. The two most recent incidents involving Airbuses had no fatalities but that could be down to airlines as well as airframes.

Anyway, safety record is more important to me than leg space, speed, range or capacity..

Iceman · 09-24-05, 06:06 PM

Rainman...

after this movie came out, it was eventually offered as an in-flight movie by airlines. However, the scene where Charlie is trying to get Raymond to fly back to LA was removed by every airline except for Quantas. In this scene Raymond spouts out dates for every major airline's crashes but notes that "Quantas never crashed."

I want to fly Quantas...definatley, definatley Quantas.

Jace11 · 09-24-05, 06:12 PM

Yeah, airlines will be the main factor cause they all have maintenence rountines, but isn't the actual plane a factor too.. The McDonnell Douglas plane with the dodgy jack screw and raised tail is an example of a badly designed plane.

Is there something inherently safe by having a cockpit full of computers? I don't know the answer to that...

martes86 · 09-24-05, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tycho102

Airbus and Boeing both suck. They need to develop a lie-down plane design.

Agreed. :rotfl:

Torpedo Fodder · 09-24-05, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by martes86

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Originally Posted by tycho102

Airbus and Boeing both suck. They need to develop a lie-down plane design.

Agreed. :rotfl:

Airbus offers that option for the A380, and I believe Boeing plans to offer sleeping accomodations in the 747ADV, assuming of course that an airliner version is built; Several airfreight lines have stated their intention to buy 747ADV freighter models, but no airlines have yet expressed interest in a passenger version, though Boeing isn't intending the 747ADV to directly compete with the A380 anyway, instead it believes it will fill the gap between the 777/A340 and the A380 in both the passenger and freighter markets.

But anyway, here's one reason to love the 747: Can you think of another airliner that has a variant that fires a megawatt-range "frickin' lazor beam"? :rotfl:

Kresge · 09-24-05, 11:26 PM

C-17 Globemaster III

DivingWind · 09-28-05, 12:36 PM

An-2!

Oberon · 09-28-05, 02:44 PM

Nah, nah, nah...

SCRAMJET

retired1212 · 09-30-05, 03:35 PM

none of them

Tupolev or Antonov. They build not so expensive planes

Torpedo Fodder · 10-01-05, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Oombongo

none of them

Tupolev or Antonov. They build not so expensive planes

What about Ilyushin? The Il-96 doesn't seem bad at all...

Kapitan · 10-01-05, 05:37 PM

IL is a bit dodgey i dont trust thier planes dont know why

Bort · 10-01-05, 07:29 PM

Boeing is certainly the superior company in my opinion. In addition to their unmatched commercial airliner heritage, they produce a ton of other things like fighter jets and rockets. All Airbus does is build airliners. (Yes, I know they're going to build the A400M, a military cargo plane but that is still a ways off in the future.) Go Boeing!

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09-24-05, 04:33 PM	#18
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	not in passenger capacity but in range it does the -600 is the longest ranged aircraft ever constructed __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

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09-24-05, 05:53 PM	#19
Jace11 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 683 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 1	Does anyone have figures on fatal crashes for the two manufacturers? Boeing have probably killed more people but they have been around longer. I seem to remember an early Airbus missing a runway and crashing into some trees somewhere in Europe but im not sure if it was in service at the time. The two most recent incidents involving Airbuses had no fatalities but that could be down to airlines as well as airframes. Anyway, safety record is more important to me than leg space, speed, range or capacity..

09-24-05, 06:06 PM	#20
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Rainman... after this movie came out, it was eventually offered as an in-flight movie by airlines. However, the scene where Charlie is trying to get Raymond to fly back to LA was removed by every airline except for Quantas. In this scene Raymond spouts out dates for every major airline's crashes but notes that "Quantas never crashed." I want to fly Quantas...definatley, definatley Quantas.

09-24-05, 06:12 PM	#21
Jace11 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 683 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 1	Yeah, airlines will be the main factor cause they all have maintenence rountines, but isn't the actual plane a factor too.. The McDonnell Douglas plane with the dodgy jack screw and raised tail is an example of a badly designed plane. Is there something inherently safe by having a cockpit full of computers? I don't know the answer to that...

09-28-05, 02:44 PM	#26
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nah, nah, nah... SCRAMJET

09-30-05, 03:35 PM	#27
retired1212 Officer Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Pole, World Posts: 240 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	none of them Tupolev or Antonov. They build not so expensive planes __________________ Sub has been gifted to enemy in exchange of asylum and money

10-01-05, 05:37 PM	#29
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	IL is a bit dodgey i dont trust thier planes dont know why __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

10-01-05, 07:29 PM	#30
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Boeing is certainly the superior company in my opinion. In addition to their unmatched commercial airliner heritage, they produce a ton of other things like fighter jets and rockets. All Airbus does is build airliners. (Yes, I know they're going to build the A400M, a military cargo plane but that is still a ways off in the future.) Go Boeing! __________________ GT Aerospace