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Old 12th January 2006, 05:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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You must be an American to belive this. All the brainwashing has done you no
good.

"Nomen Nescio" <nobody@dizum.com> wrote in message
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> Instead of being made of durable metal, Airbus planes have a lot of
> plastic
> parts that break. The big New York City crash a few years ago happened
> when the vertical stablizer snapped off the plane just after takeoff. All
> the pilot did is press on the rudder pedal and the tail fin couldn't take
> it.
>
> No thanks. When I go by air, I ride in safe Boeing jets.
>



 
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Old 12th January 2006, 05:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

> Instead of being made of durable metal, Airbus planes have a lot of
> plastic parts that break. The big New York City crash a few years ago
> happened when the vertical stablizer snapped off the plane just after
> takeoff. All the pilot did is press on the rudder pedal and the tail
> fin couldn't take it.
>
> No thanks. When I go by air, I ride in safe Boeing jets.


What will you ever do when the new Boeing 787 comes out? It will be almost
entirely made out of composites. I guess you will have to just take the
train.
 
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Old 12th January 2006, 06:31 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Ziga Uhelj wrote:
> You must be an American to belive this. All the brainwashing has done you no
> good.
>
> "Nomen Nescio" <nobody@dizum.com> wrote in message
> news:5fac92edb3fdd765666c2861b140f925@dizum.com...
>
>>Instead of being made of durable metal, Airbus planes have a lot of
>>plastic
>>parts that break. The big New York City crash a few years ago happened
>>when the vertical stablizer snapped off the plane just after takeoff. All
>>the pilot did is press on the rudder pedal and the tail fin couldn't take
>>it.
>>
>>No thanks. When I go by air, I ride in safe Boeing jets.
>>

>
> Speaking of safe Boeing jets and tailfins, I guess you know that Boeing had to redesign and refit the rudder controls on the entire 737 fleet?


T.

 
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Old 12th January 2006, 04:14 PM   #4 (permalink)
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James Robinson wrote:
> What will you ever do when the new Boeing 787 comes out? It will be almost
> entirely made out of composites. I guess you will have to just take the
> train.


And for overseas trips, cruise ships.

 
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