For aviation buffs

[Randimus Maximus]

De Plane, De Plane...

http://787firstflight.newairplane.com/ffindex.html

I did not notice any mention of a treadmill.

[Drjones]

Carbon fiber is about to get reeeaaalllly expensive again.  There was a price hike when they first started building the first prototypes of the 787, so expect to see it go up again when they start production for customer delivery.

[erkishhorde]

Cool. My sister was working on the other Boeing plane under production, the 747-8. It was interesting touring the facility in Seattle (Everette?) on family day. Too damn big, though. So much walking. 

[Popeye the Sailor]

Australian accent


You call that a plane?

Now here's a plane



/Australian accent

[Drjones]

Antonov.  I've seen that beast taking off from IAH before. The sun was blocked out! Well not quite, but it was still huge.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Antonov.  I've seen that beast taking off from IAH before. The sun was blocked out! Well not quite, but it was still huge.

It's not comfy 

[Drjones]

It's not comfy 

So my uncle has told me; works for Continental.  Squashed into the tail section with smelly Ruskies were you?

[Speeddog]

Meh, just another round Greyhound. 

[ROBsS4R]

I just got back from Japan on the 777 which I thought was pretty nice.

Most comfortable ride so far on a plane.

Now this one 

[Rev. Millertime]

Antonov.  I've seen that beast taking off from IAH before. The sun was blocked out! Well not quite, but it was still huge.

Saw the Antonov AN-124 here in Fargo.  Made the terminal look like an outhouse.

[Popeye the Sailor]

So my uncle has told me; works for Continental.  Squashed into the tail section with smelly Ruskies were you?

For perspective-see the size of the tires up above? Here's P with one:

[MendoDave]

That thing was always parked at Moffet. It made the C130 look like a puddle jumper. Then again so do those blimp hangers.