JAM747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 550 posts, RR: 1 Posted (8 years 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 3304 times:
I have always liked the look of 4 engine airliners. Which is the most gracefully of all the 4 engine airliners. Possible contenders:
Boeing 707
Douglas DC8
De Havilland Comet
Convair 880
Tu-144
Concorde
Boeing 747
Airbus A340
Airbus A380
IL-96
Feel free to suggest others. My favorite is the Boeing 747.
FutureUALpilot From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2561 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (8 years 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3280 times:
TedTAce From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 3271 times:
Concorde, NQA.
Grace is speed under pressure.
Everything else just lumbers along simply provinding enough thrust to go forward a bit an keep itself in the sky.
57AZ From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 2550 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (8 years 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 3243 times:
Boeing 307 Stratoliner or the Douglas DC-7 Seven Seas. Two of the most promising airliners of their times, both of which fell victim to factors out of the industry's control-WWII killed the Stratocruiser and the Jet Age killed the Seven Seas.
"When a man runs on railroads over half of his lifetime he is fit for nothing else-and at times he don't know that."
ZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 6930 posts, RR: 10 Reply 10, posted (8 years 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3223 times:
CitationJet From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 2229 posts, RR: 3 Reply 20, posted (8 years 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 3096 times:
The VC10 was certainly a beautiful Lady, but, you could never describe her as graceful, she was raw power, subtle control and the ability to glide through the air were not her forte.
For me it has to be the true lady of the skies, Concorde.
Andy
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25 Aerlingus330: After Watching the A380 on Wednesday...It is a winner So my List- A380 A340 Concorde 747-400 AerLingus330
26 USAFMXOfficer: From Websters: Main Entry: grace·ful Pronunciation: 'grAs-f&l Function: adjective : displaying grace in form or action : pleasing or attractive in li
28 AV757: The grand daddy of the Boeing passenger jet dynasty, Boeing 707-300 series. AV757
29 EmmenezMoi: To me, the most graceful is definitely the Concorde. By very, very far!
30 ZKEOJ: --> yes! Prop: No doubt the Connie! Jet: Comet, VC10/IL62, Concorde, 707, DC8, 747, A340 - gee, I think they all are....any main airliners that aren'
32 OzLAME: I'm with you there, It has as much grace as a shipping container IMHO; it kind of reminds me of the Boeing Stratocruiser. I'd still like to see it pl
33 Fanofjets: I, too, love all versions of the Connie. I would also like to nominate the De Havilland DH-91 Albatross (looks kind of like Lockheed's proposed Excali
34 WorldXplorer: I don't know what I am missing withe Connie, I just does nothing for me. I will have to go with the 747-400. On rotation with maximum wing flex... Ohh
36 Jumppilot: everyone knows its the 747. c'mon now. the a340 looks nice too but the 747 its just soooo beautiful.
37 Flygaz: I have to vote for the A340-600, beats the 747 in the 'beauty contest'.
38 Iakobos: Prop age Lockheed Constellation Jet age Concorde The rest are at best "nice" planes, at worst oddities in the sky (eg Short Skyvan).
39 MH017: For me: Lockheed L-188 Electra in the KLM diagonal colours (still recall them flying daily over my head, when still playing in the sand-pit at Kinderg
41 KC135TopBoom: #1. B-707/B-367-80/KC-135 #2. Boeing Flying Boat (B-344?) #3. Lockheed L-749/1049/C/EC-121/P4V Connie #4. Boeing B-747/E-4/VC-25 Four engines, four vo
51 Doona: I think people in this forum have trouble understanding that Concorde is a four-engined A/C. If this was a "Most Graceful Airliner Ever"-thread, the C
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