Whoosh - The Airplane and Airline Thread

[Nowak]

Something I noticed is the MD-90 is the first McDonnell Douglas jet to be retired.

 

The DC-8 isn't retired yet. The DC-9 isn't. The DC-10, MD-11, MD-80 and, if you want to count it, Boeing 717 aren't. Just the MD-90.

[OJTheAviator]

7 minutes ago, Nowak said:

Something I noticed is the MD-90 is the first McDonnell Douglas jet to be retired.

 

The DC-8 isn't retired yet. The DC-9 isn't. The DC-10, MD-11, MD-80 and, if you want to count it, Boeing 717 aren't. Just the MD-90.

That's fascinating! If I were to be super pedantic, the C-9 military variant of the DC 9 is entirely retired. But, that's as close as you can get to a prior retirement. Even all the McDonnell Douglas fighters still see some limited use.

[Nowak]

1 minute ago, OJTheAviator said:

That's fascinating! If I were to be super pedantic, the C-9 military variant of the DC 9 is entirely retired. But, that's as close as you can get to a prior retirement. Even all the McDonnell Douglas fighters still see some limited use.

Since the C-9 was just a variant I don't really count it tbh lol

[PlayStation 2]

rip to the md-90 pencilliner 

[handymanshandle]

35 minutes ago, handymanshandle said:

rip to the md-90 pencilliner 

+f
MD-90 Pencil :^(

[handymanshandle]

Airbus A220-100 and A220-200

[handymanshandle]

41 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

Airbus A220-100 and A220-200

cursed image

[handymanshandle]

How Airbus should thank Boeing for giving them a prime opportunity to help Bombardier sell a really good plane and eventually taking the whole program over, and just about at a decade after they ended 717 production

 

 

[handymanshandle]

What would you guys think if a US airline operated an Irkut MC-21 with PW1000G engines?
I think it'd be kinda interesting lol

[GDRRiley]

3 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

What would you guys think if a US airline operated an Irkut MC-21 with PW1000G engines?
I think it'd be kinda interesting lol

given the airbus A220 seems like a very similar aircraft in size but I trust airbus won't cheap out and cause something to fail

[handymanshandle]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

given the airbus A220 seems like a very similar aircraft in size but I trust airbus won't cheap out and cause something to fail

the A320 and A321 is closest in size to the MC-21 lol

but I think I could agree. InterJet in Mexico operates the Sukhoi SJ100 although they had to ground a lot of their fleet to be used as spares to support far fewer aircraft because there wasn't very good after sales support from the company in Russia.

 

One thing I'll be very interested in is seeing the Mistubishi *SpaceJet* I kinda think that's a funny name but whatever enter in the US, I believe there is a US airline ordering it lol

[GDRRiley]

4 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

the A320 and A321 is closest in size to the MC-21 lol

but I think I could agree. InterJet in Mexico operates the Sukhoi SJ100 although they had to ground a lot of their fleet to be used as spares to support far fewer aircraft because there wasn't very good after sales support from the company in Russia.

 

One thing I'll be very interested in is seeing the Mistubishi *SpaceJet* I kinda think that's a funny name but whatever enter in the US, I believe there is a US airline ordering it lol

theres like 6 set configs listed for each aircraft and sub type I'm too tired to figure it out.

wow what a surprise. they expect you to be like china who will just clone everything.

 

I want an regional airliner that take the idea of a honda jet but bigger

[handymanshandle]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

theres like 6 set configs listed for each aircraft and sub type I'm too tired to figure it out.

wow what a surprise. they expect you to be like china who will just clone everything.

 

I want an regional airliner that take the idea of a honda jet but bigger

that would be a uh, hell of a sight lmao

Upper wing mounted engines lol

[seon123]

6 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

that would be a uh, hell of a sight lmao

Upper wing mounted engines lol

You mean like the VFW Fokker 614?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFW-Fokker_614

 

[GDRRiley]

I just learned the Honda jet is built at an airport I've flow in and out of lots Piedmont Triad International Airport( GSO)

[handymanshandle]

13 minutes ago, seon123 said:

You mean like the VFW Fokker 614?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFW-Fokker_614

 

huh some how never saw it or it never processed lol

[GDRRiley]

Just now, pinksnowbirdie said:

huh some how never saw it or it never processed lol

its a weird one

[A banana thats into tech]

Wow I thought there were less people in the forum that were interested in aviation.

[handymanshandle]

yup @A banana thats into tech lol

 

On another note can't wait to fly back down to Huntsville lol

both MSP-ATL and ATL-MSP flights seem to be operated by the 757 still lol

Which is fine that won't be around for much longer probably

[Mr.Meerkat]

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Some nice VFR on-top (FAA: VFR over-the-top) today  

[handymanshandle]

1 hour ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

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Some nice VFR on-top (FAA: VFR over-the-top) today  

nice a Cirrus lol

[Mr.Meerkat]

Surface...

2000ft

 

Guess I shouldn't be surprised when I encountered 47kts of wind at 2000ft today 

26 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

nice a Cirrus lol

Cirrus? Where did  you get cirrus from? Do you mean the cirrus clouds?  

[handymanshandle]

1 hour ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Surface...

2000ft

 

Guess I shouldn't be surprised when I encountered 47kts of wind at 2000ft today 

Cirrus? Where did  you get cirrus from? Do you mean the cirrus clouds?  

if I'm not mistaken that wing is a Cirrus wing lol

[handymanshandle]

huh so in theory an A220 could do practically everything I'd want it to do for the airline I envisioned and basically entirely scrap the whole hub and spoke thing because it can fly to most places in the US and even Europe and even to the Caribbeans I guess its range sort of got lost on me other than on a delivery flight it was possible for Air Baltic to fly directly to Riga from Mirabel. From say Albany or Hartford or Providence or Baltimore/DC you could get to the bigger cities in Europe like London, Paris, Amsterdam (wouldn't be able to really get to Germany because Amsterdam might be pushing the range a little). You can get to Hawaii from Los Angeles with an A220. Not sure how popular that would be but imagine for less than a mainline airline flying from a more local airport if you live in a medium size city with a big enough airport going to one of those major travel destinations?

[handymanshandle]

22 minutes ago, Kaloob said:

The only question:

How comfortable would flights that long be on an A220?

well the seats are wider so maybe not that bad.
leg room sounds like it's okay so probably not that bad?