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If It Ain’t Boeing – I Ain’t Going. The Iconic Boeing 707 Story
If it ain’t Boeing – I ain’t going is quite a bold statement. However, consider the context at the time. This was the beginning of the jet age – with the de Havilland Comet becoming a synonym for “mid-air explosion”, the Boeing 707 came at the right time. Douglas and SUD were lagging behind and introduced their DC-8 and Caravelle jet aircraft a year later than the 707. The Tupolev Tu-104 was behind the iron curtain. Because of this, it had no chance to impact anything culturally outside the… (www.aerotime.aero) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
As Straofan says, "Regarding the 737MAX, I would have np qualms flying on one simply because it will be the most scrutinized airliner in the air", I agree with him/her, the MAX would be the safest aircraft flying today after all the tests and updates it has gone through!!
Same here.. No problems with them... One thing that is highly overlooked in my opinion is that both crashes which is listed as the cause were on a/c that only had 1 AOA Vane... All US Airliners must have 2 AOA Vanes. That accident could not have happened on a Dual AOA Vane A/C. It would have been listed as a comparator error or fault.
Pan Am had the fortune to hire the most famous pre-WWII pilot in the world Charles Lindberg to scout for landing sites both on solid ground and on the water on most continents, his wife came along in some of these trips. This was a forethought that eventually allowed Pa Am to be a worldwide acclaimed and successful airline.
All I'm gonna say is..
That barrel roll...
That barrel roll...
All I'm gonna say is.. 'Tex Johnson' came from the same school of aeronautics 'Bob Hoover' did!
Yes.... In my book, you will never find any 2 better pilots who really understand and become 1 with the plane... No disrespect intended to anyone, but those 2 were special standouts!