Re: Which nation has the best National Anthem?

Maybe not the best time for this opinion, but I think the Soviet anthem. I second that, unfortunately! (more impopular opinion) also the Russian anthem, I think it is pretty similar, nyet? It's the same tune, just different lyrics. Alexander Alexandrov originally composed the melody in 1938 as the ...

Re: Which nation has the best National Anthem?

As an American I'm biased towards the Star Spangled Banner (especially when played by a proper band or orchestra). Politics aside, the Soviet/Russian anthem. God Save the Tsar and Patrioticheskaya Pesnya (mentioned upthread) are also good. One thing the Russians know how to do well is national anthe...

Re: Delta welcomes its 1st Airbus A321neo

Following the delivery flight out of BGR on ADS-B Exchange and noticed that it's operating under LADD. Flightaware also lists N501DA as unavailable for public tracking. Why would DL want to limit the tracking data? The major airlines usually seem transparent about their aircraft movements. Plus the ...

Re: Air Cargo (non Amazon/DHL) Thread - 2022

On WGN's Instagram page today they reposted a screenshot of an MD-11 taken from a flight simulator. If the real planes are broken then the computer generated ones will do

Re: United Airlines Fleet Thread - 2022

CO should have bought the 763 or more 764s as the story was they were worried about the economy and bought some of the shorter versions. Fun fact: CO did indeed order 10 -300ERs, of which 5 were built and NTU. MSN 27392 converted to freighter, now N739DH with Kalitta/DHL MSN 27393 converted to frei...

Re: Your shortest mainline flight and longest regional flight

Shortest mainline: DCA -LGA on a US E190 (210 nm)
Longest regional: CLT-HPN on an AA (PSA) CRJ-700 (587 nm)

Re: The sound of a big turboprop

Back when I had Dash 8s flying overhead regularly they often sounded like a prop and jet at the same time. The PC-12 can also sound like that depending on altitude and power setting.

Re: United Airlines Fleet Thread - 2022

Cardude2 wrote:

now were just waiting on the 788, non er 900, and e170. Any others?

Re: Which aircraft's winglets are your favorites?

May be an unpopular opinion but I like the A32x/A380 wingtip fences. The A330ceo/A340's are sharp and simple. The 763's blended winglets always amaze me at how large they look in comparison to the rest of the airplane. The long wing E175 looks really sleek. On the flipside, I've always though that t...

Re: United Airlines Fleet Thread - 2022

Noticed that N835UA is back in service after ferrying from LCQ. Looking at the tracking history it was originally scheduled to DEN but then they decided on EWR. It then operated flight 554 to DFW but flew in a few circles shortly after takeoff and returned to EWR. Unresolved mx issues from its time ...

Re: Difference Between A320 CEO Family Engines

There are past threads that go into the various engine codes, for example "A320-211" and "A321-231." Among the two major engine types (CFM and IAE) there are even more subvariants with different thrust ratings. IAE is a triple spool design (three sets of compressors and turbines)...

Re: United 2712 Roswell - Honolulu?

My guess would be its heading to china for the required repairs/retrofit for the PW powered 777's Why wouldn't an empty 777-200ER be able to fly nonstop from ROW to China? If United mx needs to look at it before going in for the PW fixes wouldn't SFO make more sense? My guess is they're taking on c...

Re: Embarrassing Aviation Misconceptions You've Had

maps4ltd wrote:

First time I saw an E170 I thought it was a 737 variant.

Re: Embarrassing Aviation Misconceptions You've Had

The first time I saw a CRJ up close I thought it was a 727. I guess the T-tails are close enough

Despite having the word "autopilot" in my vocabulary, for some reason I thought that all planes were hand flown for the entire flight, including airliners

Re: "Moments ago" time stamp

I had a suspicion it would be a time zone issue. Thanks!

Re: Atlas Air orders 4 B777-200LRF’s

Would love to see these in the standard Atlas livery as depicted in their news release instead of just the plain white/yellow DHL paint. Beyond that, I smell a 777-300ERSF order at some point down the line (even if many years from now).

Re: "Moments ago" time stamp

I see this when browsing the site on my phone. My mobile browser will display "moments ago" for a post made hours ago, and earlier posts are given an incorrect timestamp (for example, 12 AM when the post was actually made at 8 PM). Timestamps are accurate when viewing on a laptop or deskto...

Re: Short taxi time at Charlotte.

Every time I've been to CLT my taxi times have been quite short. Granted I've only been there twice on four flights, but this was in the summer of 2019 when traffic was strong. Taxiing to/from 18L/36R from Concourse D/E was very quick. ATC kept the line to 18C moving nicely. I'd imagine the worst ta...

Re: Do gate size restrictions matter for freighters

OK. consensus seems to be that it'd need to be a freighter with a very specific long distance mission from airports with plenty of ramp space where it could possibly make sense. Thanks. Correct. For true long haul freighters like the 747 or the 777, efficiency matters a lot more and acquisition cos...

Re: Do gate size restrictions matter for freighters

Yes, it's partly the reason why airlines like 5X and FX love the MD-11. Its payload capacity approaches that of the 777 while taking up not much more ramp space than a 767. The inverse is why the A330 never really caught on with them, because it can't carry more payload despite its longer wingspan. ...

Re: US Registration / Tail Numbers

I see a lot of funny things on FR24 like this. We have a C172 around here with its tail number ending in "AA," so it shows up as an American 727. An SR22 shares its reg with an old 747-300. A helicopter ending in SW shows up as a WN 733. A few months ago there was a "GLF4" flying...

Re: Airliner types under threat of extinction

Lots of talk about the 737 Classic, but only a handful of 737-600 are still flying as well. The 737-900 non-ER is also rare in the grand scheme of things.

Re: Could A220 replace A318 on BA1-BA2?

In regards to LGA, there's no pre-clearance in LCY nor will there ever be for this one route, and LGA will not be accepting international flights, let alone the perimeter rule and slot constraints at that airport. There's not preclearance at LCY but there is at SNN, where the flight used to stop. C...

Re: What are your favorite retired/retro liveries?

American bare metal
Continental/United globe
Lufthansa (1988-2018)
United Battleship Gray
US Airways final livery

Re: American Airlines to add logo to winglets