tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post5011788084318030394..comments2023-10-28T05:20:11.357-05:00Comments on Bob Barbanes: Boeing versus AirbusBob Barbanes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-41012574487160929852012-02-02T03:01:56.777-06:002012-02-02T03:01:56.777-06:00Two close friends are long-time airline Captains. ...Two close friends are long-time airline Captains. One made the statement and the other nodded his head...<br />" Airbus makes a Hummer. Boeing makes a TANK."<br /><br />"Tiny cracks"? That's absurd. Cracks are caused by stress/fatigue. If the wing wasn't weak, it wouldn't be cracking, would it?<br />Airbus makes a good airplane, but Boeing obviously has made Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-80598588402409127402012-02-01T23:38:29.720-06:002012-02-01T23:38:29.720-06:00Wow, how did I overlook a 707 accident that happen...Wow, how did I overlook a 707 accident that happened in 1962? What kind of damn journalist am I?! <br /><br />But wait- the AA #1 accident was caused, not by structural failure but by a fault in the autopilot that was most likely human-related? Maybe I'm dense, but I'm not seeing the connection.<br /><br />And yes, Anonymous, I'm quite aware of the amount of composites in the 787, Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-56056406328311357652012-02-01T21:24:46.234-06:002012-02-01T21:24:46.234-06:00Respectively suggest you compare the overall safet...Respectively suggest you compare the overall safety record of the Airbus fleet versus the Boeing fleet. Also suggest you review the design of the Boeing 787. Pray tell the vertical fin is 100% composite except for the leading edge. <br /><br />Suggested reading: AA Flight 1, a B707, departing JFK on March 1,1962. Also read up on multiple fatal cases of rudder separating from B737's. <br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-85670351829094008682012-01-21T12:00:11.732-06:002012-01-21T12:00:11.732-06:00The 737 has had it's share of rudder issues to...The 737 has had it's share of rudder issues too. Time will tell if the 787 will develop cracking in it's composites. Don't get me wrong. I like Boeing. It's an American company. It happens to both companies though. I had the opportunity to fly first class in an A320 and it was nice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214774046966297485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-89274805090334862962012-01-20T20:51:53.237-06:002012-01-20T20:51:53.237-06:00Bob,
As a former 135 driver, I'll make the sm...Bob,<br /><br />As a former 135 driver, I'll make the small correction that the 135 and the 707 are actually siblings - both being derived from the Boeing Dash 80. The 135 was the originl B-717.<br /><br />When my ride on the MD-80 comes to a close as the last ones are sent to Roswell, I'll be opting for the 737 over the A-320/321's my airline has ordered. I'm with ya' - just Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294773237992472216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-2264522035266920612012-01-20T07:28:10.639-06:002012-01-20T07:28:10.639-06:00A few years ago, I rode in a KC-135 R. The tail nu...A few years ago, I rode in a KC-135 R. The tail number indicated that the airframe was built/acquired in 1957. It was a little strange flying in something that was three years older than myself.<br /><br />The B-52s are ancient, there are a few 707s, 727s and 737-200s flying around the world though high fuel consumption and noise have grounded most of those.<br /><br />I do wonder how the 787 Capt. Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.com