Galaxy5 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2034 posts, RR: 27 Posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1351 times:
is it just me or the fact that all of the new airliners pretty much look the same ( except for size and a few other small cosmetic effects ). its making the airways and airports boring. what do you think?
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Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 3, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1280 times:
They all look the same? Hold on a minute but, when did the A340 resemble a 777 and how does a 767 look the same as an A330? or a 757 look like an A320?
Airbus_A340 From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1553 posts, RR: 21 Reply 7, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1240 times:
Maybe aircraft manufacturers have found the ideal shape for an aircraft to fly economically, which probably explains why they look similar then? Just wondering.
Galaxy5 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2034 posts, RR: 27 Reply 8, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1199 times:
ok, im not saying an A340 looks like a 777 ( it has 4 engines and a 777 has two for starts ) how ever most of if not all new aircraft look so remarkably the same ( and im not argueing the fact it may be for economic reasons ) that it makes aircraft spotting and Id'ing boring. ( even when we are in flight, we always talk about it,pilot: " hey eng what plane is that at co altitude" eng:"hmmm its hard to tell they all look alike now adays " copilot: " yeah, you got to get really close to even tell if its a boeing or airbus")
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Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 9, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1173 times:
Yeah i understand your point. But they all look the same maybe because manufacturers have found a reasonable design which they like and is economical as Airbus_A340 mentioned. That could be the reason although i cant really see how airbus or boeing could come up with a design which is drastically different to current planes we have now. They've probably looked at all the different designs.
When boeing was designing the 777, they thought about having an upper deck with 3 engines, but that obviously never happened.
Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1124 times:
I agree with you 100% Galaxy5, spotting airliners is boring these days.
Bring back the days of the classic 747s, DC-10s, CV990s, DC-8s, Comets, L1011s, 727s, etc. Now those were the days to go spotting (even though I wasn't alive then! )
EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 41 Reply 13, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 1110 times:
I tell you what, we'll do a deal. I'll phone up Airbus and you phone Boeing, we'll tell them that their airplanes are boring and too similar and we'd like them to redesign all their best selling aircraft so they look more interesting and less alike...
Ual777contrail From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (11 years 1 month 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1108 times:
galaxy5,
you bring up a good point, but i disagree.
to see a 777 taxi to the gate next to a 737 is awesome, to see a 757 landing gives you the chills. planes all have the same general look, but i feel there is enough diffrence to help each plane stand out.
like they said before, when was the last time you saw a 757 and said what kind of plane is that? when was the last time you saw a 777 and said man that 737 is huge?
i like the planes, but i am a big fan of the 727, but now we have the 777 to help ease the pain.
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