To: DManA
Personally I’m suprised they never redesigned this to be a 2 engine plane... 777 launched in 94. 17 years and they didn’t do jack to compete with the 777?
Maybe they did and the airframe would have had to have had too much rework to justify the expense.
To: HamiltonJay
I feel sorry for Airbus, the only reason Boeing beat them in design was that the US government gave them green loans. Maybe if France and would subsidize Airbus, they could become green and design a two engine plane (/ sarcasm).
4 posted on
11/10/2011 8:58:43 AM PST by
11th Commandment
(http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
To: HamiltonJay
Decided to put all their effort into the A380 I suppose.
5 posted on
11/10/2011 9:01:51 AM PST by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: HamiltonJay
No problem! Just take two engines off the 340 and haul only really skinny people.
7 posted on
11/10/2011 9:15:59 AM PST by
count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: HamiltonJay
I have a pilot friend, and he said the cost and trouble of maintaining 4 engines vs. 2 is a BIG deal.
8 posted on
11/10/2011 9:17:33 AM PST by
PGR88
(I'm so open-minded my brains fell out)
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