Marc Kobaissi From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 119 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 years 1 month 4 days ago) and read 507 times:
Which modern airliner (Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell-Douglas, Fokker, Lockheed, etc...) has the best all-around ground performance, in terms of accelleration, braking, cornering, and overall handling? It seems to me that the taller aircraft (ie:747, Concorde) would not handle as well as lower aircraft such as the MD-80 series.
Transferring fuel quickly between wing tanks to improve cornering does NOT count.
PW100 From Netherlands, joined Jan 2002, 1983 posts, RR: 10 Reply 1, posted (11 years 1 month 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 469 times:
Ground performance, accelleration, braking, cornering, overall handling...? For a good answer, let Mario Antretti or Micheal Schumacher have a go at some Boeings and Airbusses...!
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Marc Kobaissi From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 119 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (11 years 1 month 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 437 times:
I know the Convair 880s and 990s had brakes on the front wheels...I'm thinking that would reduce their stopping distance by quite a bit. The mystery remains, however, which airliners handle best during extreme gound maneuvering.
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