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Old November 21st 05, 09:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.owning
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Default Last Plane Without a Computer

"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote:
"Brett" writes:

"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote:
"Brett" writes:

"Charles Talleyrand" wrote:
I'm going to guess the last successful airliner without a computer

was
the Boeing 737 original version. And the largest sucessful

airliner
without a computer was the Boeing 747 original. And I believe the

last
successful large bomber without a computer was the B-47. Can

anyone
confirm or refute this?

The B-47 had a bombing and navigation system that included an analog
computer.

Yeah, but he defined computer, and his definition clearly limits it to
digital computers.


Well "his definition" should have come before his claim of what didn't

have
them.


Or you should have read to the end of his message before responding.


Nah, if he wants to use his own definition of a computer his post should
have started with it.
So when his opening paragraph was garbage, the rest of it got dumped.