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03-15-2008, 05:45 PM | #11 |
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I like Civilian ones because they look cool inside and outside. I like Northwest Airlines alot.
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03-16-2008, 04:33 AM | #12 | |
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I don't have a favorite airline. I've only flown on one, and it was not an especially enjoyable trip. I've used USAir to ship animals many times, as well as Delta, and USAir is more reasonable and reliable for that purpose. There are several airlines that I will never use because of their descriminatory policy of not accepting certain kinds of dogs as cargo. I'm not what you'd call a "frequent flier" in any case. pitbulllady Last edited by pitbulllady; 03-16-2008 at 04:37 AM. |
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03-16-2008, 05:10 AM | #13 |
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Ah, I see. Have you heard of those big flying boats? I liked the Short Skyvan before.
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03-16-2008, 04:42 PM | #14 | |
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03-16-2008, 05:09 PM | #15 |
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How about the Connies?
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03-17-2008, 02:49 AM | #16 |
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If you're referring to commercial aviation, I can tell you what carriers I've used. The first time I've ever travelled by air was with the now defunct Trans World Airlines (TWA) [American Airlines bought them]. My first experience was one of the best I've had in an airliner. I think I rode on a McDonnell Douglas jet on one my flights. Since 2001, I've flown with Continental, with the exception of my last trip (which was NWA/Northwest) and on a voluntary deal in 2003 (I think) (flew to another city before going home on American, and Continental gave me a voucher for discounted travel). I know I've flown on Boeing 737s on my long Continental fights, except for the shorter flights (I think it was an Embrarer or something). The thing I like about Continental is free snacks and meals (if desired); which I learned on NWA that they do free beverages, but the food/snacks are not free (probably to keep flights as low as possible). Also, the major hub is in a city I've been to many times in the past, so it's not too terribly far from where I live right now. I also have frequent flyer miles through them.
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03-17-2008, 05:24 AM | #17 | |
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Wow, What a experience. I like Commercial Aviation better because It was a big revolution through time and that it was the only way for the Airbus and Boeing to arrive. Anyways, This is a all-aviation discussion. |
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03-17-2008, 08:41 AM | #18 |
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I don't know too much about aircraft but I do know some stuff about them. My favorite aircraft of all time would have to be the (in)famous Avro Arrow, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_arrow ) in my opinion, the greatest and most beautiful plane Canada ever created.
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03-17-2008, 09:41 AM | #19 |
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But it was failed.
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03-17-2008, 05:12 PM | #20 |
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gotta say those late model Messerschmitts (totally botched the spelling on that...) any way, rocket-propelled nazi warplanes. designated Me-1something. Me-163? I dunno. Not jet powered but rocket powered, they put a big cannon on them and said, "go knock out some b-17's". These things flew way faster and climbed way higher than anything else, they'd just dive out of the sky and open up on a bomber then glide back when the fuel ran out. No landing gear, just touch down on a field and tow it back to base
the nutjobs also stripped down standard fighter planes and used them to ram, literally ram into, bomber formations... the crazy thing was the pilots were expected to bail out and report for duty again! Its 1945, Germany is obviously sunk, and a bunch of 17 year olds with like 5 flight hours under their belts were expected to fly their Me-109's into B-17 bombers... and bail out and return home! The goal was to cut the cockpit off of the bomber using your wing as a knife, or to chop up the tail with your propeller. absolutely nuts ETA yeah i think it was the Me-163
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