Date: 19 Dec 96 03:06:32
From: "David Smith" <drs@hplms2.hpl.hp.com>
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Planecrazy <tbird209@cris.com> wrote in article
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> I think that we are about to
> say goodbye to the large tri-jet and the rear-mounted twin for good.
Well, the DC-9 family has the narrowest fuselage of the Boeing and Douglas
airliners, so maybe it can serve the below-100 seat market, particularly
now that Fokker is gone.
But I don't expect Boeing to invest heavily in Douglas designs (besides
maybe the MD-17).
I don't think Airbus killed Douglas. McDonnell killed Douglas.
As for beautiful airliners, while in general agreement with the TriStar
partisans, I vote for the 727, particularly as seen from below (or above,
but that is rare). It looks like some kind of shark.
David Smith
