[Leica] What about Boeing (was Digital R)

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

These days, Simon, I'd rather fly on Airbus than on Boeing - which is
heresy on my part because I've always liked Boeing equipment. But
Airbus makes planes that are more comfortable and their restrooms are
vastly superior to those on the recent Boeing aircraft I have flown
on. (I haven't been on a 777).

I am not a fan of the way Airbus designs its flightcontrol system. As
an ex-pilot I believe that the pilot has the right to ask the airframe
to do what he needs to do, he's there, the design group who set the
fly-by-wire parameters is not. Boeing sees it this way. Airbus does
not, or at least didn't use to -  you couldn't command the airframe
past parameters set by the manufacturer. It's a very European design
concept: we know best so don't try to over-ride what we do.

But as a passenger, it's Airbus for me any day and it's one of many
reasons I'm a big fan of JetBlue.

Adam


On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:38:34 +0100, animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote:
> 
> > However, if Leica were to crash and burn tomorrow I'd not shed a tear. > 
> > ted
> >
> Ouch what about Boeing?
> 
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