Airplane Thread

[themadscientist]

I hate changing planes in mainland. I get off a Japanese plane where they are so nice and attentive to the point I feel guilty; I try not to get their attention because they will come the full length of the plane to check on you. I then get on the American plane where some cow spends the entire flight punishing us for her failed dreams with s*** service and a complete lack of remorse or embarrassment about it. I'm surprised I haven't caused a turnaround event. An actual interchange on one flight.

SIR, the seatbelt light is on!

I see it, but my gotta pee light is also on.

SIR, the seatbelt light is on.

Lady, move or I'm pissin in the aisle.

Mad got to pee, but I am probably on a peepee watch list.

[Bubba1]

Only time I genuinely enjoyed flying was TWA. In the 90s they yanked out a third of the seats and gave everyone more leg room. And Southwest is alright.

RIP, Trans World

I didn't mind flying TWA back in the 80's. But if you had a flight in/out of St.Louis, TWA was pretty much your only choice, so it wasn't always a bargain. I was also sad to see TWA get sold, but for a different reason. At that time, TWA had a much better frequent flyer program whose points never expired. American Airlines, who bought them, their plan required more points for free tix, plus those miles expired ifmyou didn't cash them in. I used to fly regularly between Philly & St.Louis back then.

[Heavy]

IN SOVIET RUSSIA PLANE FLY YOU!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinin_K-7

[frapjap]

Southwest has some pretty cool theme painted planes, too. I flew on the killer whale one on a trip to FL once.







I think there are ~30 specially painted planes in their fleet.

[NolimitZ32]

The original super-sonic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_T-4 but thanks to the Soviet view on failure and saving face, after 1 failed the whole program was scrapped. hell of a plane though.

[Epod]

The FP/Tupolev Tu-164

http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/fisher/

I logged a lot of hours with one of these when I was younger.

[Rager]

this is the kinda plane that make "flying" actually flying. this bad boy was used to get my friend and I around the bush in canada on fishing trips

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

^^^That is one of my dream vacations.

[MinisterofDOOM]

How about rotary-wing aircraft?

Aerospatiale Lama (one "L").


Tiny frame, big engine, lots of wing surface. Flies high, lifts a lot. Beastly workhorse.

[skydragoness]

Geez, he said just cargo and passenger planes. READ PEOPLE.

That being said, I'll just post a plane that my Grandfather co-piloted in WWII.. B24 Liberator:


I really like the Southwest 737s actually, the paint schemes and the winglets are my favorite:


Also the Spruce Moose:


"I said hop in..."

[jbracy7]

I have no pix of it but, the V2 osprey is now a civilian aircraft, and is one off the coolest aircrafts ever