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I won't miss the A380. I will miss the 747 because of how uniquely majestic it looks. https://www.airliners.net/photo/China-Airlines/Boeing-747-409/1055782/L ht

by ak217 8y ago

I won't miss the A380. I will miss the 747 because of how uniquely majestic it looks. https://www.airliners.net/photo/China-Airlines/Boeing-747-409/1055782/L https://www.airliners.net/photo/China-Airlines/Boeing-747-40...

FabHK 8y ago
The A380 is not quite the beauty from the outside, but I found the pax comfort unparalleled, and that matters more to me than how it looks, frankly.
- ggm 8y ago
  This. I, and almost every regular longhaul international flyer I see on comments/forums online say its the favourite experience inside the shell. The 350 and the 777x may rank alongside. The 787 is only good in superior classes. The 380 is by far the smoothest, quietest experience in the air for >10h flights.
  - inopinatus 8y ago
    I’ve loved the ride in the 380 since it first took to the skies, but the A350-900 more recently took my #1 spot for overall passenger comfort, particularly atmospheric (and therefore sleep) quality. 350 > 380 > 787 > 747 imo
  - arnon 8y ago
    I don't like the PaxEx in the 787. It feels narrower and more cramped. A380 -> A330/A340 (on account of the 2-4-2 arrangement) -> 767 -> 777 for me.
  - Reason077 8y ago
    I used to think the A380 was quiet... until I flew on an A350. I've been on both the -900 and -1000 variants, and they are just amazingly quiet.
joezydeco 8y ago
You need to visit the Lufthansa 747-200 that's on display at the Technik Museum in Speyer, Germany: http://www.rodbearden.com/Av13/Speyer/Boeing%20747-200%20D-ABYM%2009.html http://www.rodbearden.com/Av13/Speyer/Boeing%20747-200%20D-A...
- duxup 8y ago
  It appears to have a slide....
  - joezydeco 8y ago
    It does! You hike up to visit the inside of the plane and go out on the wing, then ride a burlap sack back down. It’s a super fun museum, the only counterpart I’ve seen here in the states is the Henry Ford Museum outside Detroit.
    - vinay427 8y ago
      > Henry Ford Museum outside Detroit Well, now you've convinced me to go to the Technik Museum. The Henry Ford Museum was an institution of my childhood and one of the things everyone we knew enjoyed when they visited the area.
      - Erwin 8y ago
        Close to Speyer is the Sinnsheim museum: https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/ https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/ They have both the Concorde and the Concordski -- the Russian Tupolev 144. In between those two is the Hockenheimring, with F1 will be in July this year, and the very pretty university town of Heidelberg.
        joezydeco 8y ago
        Yeah, I forgot to mention the Concorde across the street. (Sinsheim is literally on the other side of the autobahn from Speyer) They really have a unique collection of amazing stuff, each museum can take you 2-3 days to fully explore.

by ak217 8y ago

FabHK 8y ago

The A380 is not quite the beauty from the outside, but I found the pax comfort unparalleled, and that matters more to me than how it looks, frankly.

ggm 8y ago
This. I, and almost every regular longhaul international flyer I see on comments/forums online say its the favourite experience inside the shell. The 350 and the 777x may rank alongside. The 787 is only good in superior classes. The 380 is by far the smoothest, quietest experience in the air for >10h flights.
- inopinatus 8y ago
  I’ve loved the ride in the 380 since it first took to the skies, but the A350-900 more recently took my #1 spot for overall passenger comfort, particularly atmospheric (and therefore sleep) quality. 350 > 380 > 787 > 747 imo
- arnon 8y ago
  I don't like the PaxEx in the 787. It feels narrower and more cramped. A380 -> A330/A340 (on account of the 2-4-2 arrangement) -> 767 -> 777 for me.
- Reason077 8y ago
  I used to think the A380 was quiet... until I flew on an A350. I've been on both the -900 and -1000 variants, and they are just amazingly quiet.

joezydeco 8y ago

You need to visit the Lufthansa 747-200 that's on display at the Technik Museum in Speyer, Germany: http://www.rodbearden.com/Av13/Speyer/Boeing%20747-200%20D-ABYM%2009.html http://www.rodbearden.com/Av13/Speyer/Boeing%20747-200%20D-A...

duxup 8y ago
It appears to have a slide....
- joezydeco 8y ago
  It does! You hike up to visit the inside of the plane and go out on the wing, then ride a burlap sack back down. It’s a super fun museum, the only counterpart I’ve seen here in the states is the Henry Ford Museum outside Detroit.
  - vinay427 8y ago
    > Henry Ford Museum outside Detroit Well, now you've convinced me to go to the Technik Museum. The Henry Ford Museum was an institution of my childhood and one of the things everyone we knew enjoyed when they visited the area.
    - Erwin 8y ago
      Close to Speyer is the Sinnsheim museum: https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/ https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/ They have both the Concorde and the Concordski -- the Russian Tupolev 144. In between those two is the Hockenheimring, with F1 will be in July this year, and the very pretty university town of Heidelberg.
      - joezydeco 8y ago
        Yeah, I forgot to mention the Concorde across the street. (Sinsheim is literally on the other side of the autobahn from Speyer) They really have a unique collection of amazing stuff, each museum can take you 2-3 days to fully explore.