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Smutny wrote:
As I mentioned, it is in the long run. I didn't say that the 737 in all its variations was a mistake. That would be ignoring the historical sales figures. And they go back a long, long way ! What I was pointing to was that Boeing should have continued the product line commonality idea started with the 757/767, bringing to market a whole new airframe to replace the narrowbody fleet. That design would have been reaching full production about now. Instead, they opted to re-hash, for a third time, a 1960's design. So..... Airbus's idea of making multiple capacity variants of the ( 737 competitor ) A320 ( A318, A319, A320, A321 ) was more sensible I guess ? Same cockpit - same operating procedures - same handling ( fbw ) . Then they made bigger twin aisle versions ( A330, A340 ) with the same flight controls and similar handling - making conversion very easy. Was that what you reckoned Boeing should have done after 757/767 ? Boeing has put itself in the precarious position now of developing a new design as the worlds major airlines are struggling. A380 is a pretty new concept too ! Mind you, I saw a documentary where Airbus's Chief Exec simply jokingly described it as an A330 stuck on top of an A340 ! Similar cockpit ( but somewhat larger ), controls and handling to other fbw airbuses are promised. Ease of conversion once again. Graham |
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