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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by sjm-lbm on Thursday July 02, 2020 @02:31PM (#23716428)
I know it's not the most important thing, but I feel that 747s are easily the prettiest passenger airplane in the sky right now.

Going to miss the variety they provided at the airport.

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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by architect64 on Thursday July 02, 2020 @04:43PM (#23717804)
I don't know about prettiest; I'm a big fan of the 787's sleek, flexible composite wings. :P
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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by whatgoodisaroad on Thursday July 02, 2020 @04:52PM (#23717922)
Strictly in terms of appearances, I think Antonovs look really nice. Granted, it was rare to see one in a western airport even in the best of times.
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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by beamatronic on Thursday July 02, 2020 @05:22PM (#23718205)
Just move to Mountain View, California and you can see it every week
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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by iso8859-1 on Thursday July 02, 2020 @05:27PM (#23718252)
The An-225 goes to California every week? Why?
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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by patman on Thursday July 02, 2020 @05:35PM (#23718324)
I don't think the An-225 is the only Antonov.
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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by numpad0 on Thursday July 02, 2020 @10:51PM (#23720613)
By antonov I’m certain they don’t mean the 124...
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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by DataJunkie on Thursday July 02, 2020 @04:25PM (#23717615)
Indeed. There hasn't been much variety since the 90s. 727 thru 777, A300-A340, MD-11s, MD-80/90 family, DC-9/10s, L1011s.
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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by FabHK on Thursday July 02, 2020 @05:35PM (#23718327)
Interesting. The 747 is certainly majestic and maybe even elegant. In contrast, many people hate the looks of the A380, but I quite like it. It's not sleek or pretty, but it's airplane-y. Look at the curved wings, the massive vertical fin. It's a huge, bulky, dare I say, voluptuous. Great plane.
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