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<kanzen> I think I want a tshirt that reads "Xenu is my copilot" with a picture of DC-8 somewhere on it

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[frosch.livejournal.com]

I miss DC-8s, btw. Nice airplanes to ride in.

I miss L-1011s, too. Sadly, though, Boeing hasn't retired an airplane that I was sorry to see go.

[ptomblin-lj.livejournal.com]

All I remember about DC-8s was the crash near Toronto when I was a kid, and one very cramped trip to England in one. I couldn't tell you any difference between a DC-8 and a 707 from my experience on the inside.

The L-1011 was a seriously nice airplane, though.

As for Boeing retirements, I have one word for you: Stearman.

[frosch.livejournal.com]

The only 707 I was ever on was an AWACS. Plenty of legroom on those.

The 727, on the other hand, was a cattlecar, in every seating configuration I ever saw (when you buy a jet airliner, you get to do a fair amount of custom tricking out; Boeing has a dedicated engineering group for seat layouts and practically a whole plant devoted to custom engine installations).

Good riddance.