Not the only war looming if the idiot Trump gets his way
According to the N Koreans, that war has already started
You guys are just checking whether the mod is awake, confirm?
Peter wrote:
You guys are just checking whether the mod is awake, confirm?
No, of course not. Just discussing if there might be a way to develop a scaled-down GA version of one of the prettiest aircraft ever made. Because – in my eyes at least – the Bombardier C-Series is the second most beautiful aircraft after the Concorde. If I was the leader of a country making less pretty aircraft I would also do everything possible to keep it out 
The proportions are as perfect as can be and everything is where it belongs (no tail or over-wing mounted engines, no T-tail, no canard, no nothing…):
To me it looks like any other passenger tube with wings and two engines. 7×7, A3xx, wha’evar.
What happened to Electras, Spitfires, Hunters?
Timothy wrote:
Spitfires, Hunters
These are machines designed for killing people. I hate them.
Timothy wrote:
To me it looks like any other passenger tube with wings and two engines. 7×7, A3xx, wha’evar.What happened to Electras, Spitfires, Hunters?
More relevant would be the Comet IV, which was a notably pretty airliner. Unfortunately for that design, airliners do not make a return on investment based on their looks and the pylon mounted engines on the Boeing 707 made a lot more sense in the real world than engines buried in the wing root. I think virtually all airliners today are still based on the architecture established by the 707…. sixty years ago. In terms of appearance, I agree that any differences between them are almost trivial. Also that in 2017 they’re just airborne buses, so who cares.
To remain on the civilian side, I would say Caravelle was an elegant airliner, short haul though.
Sorry, it’s French nostalgy 
