The Lady of the Sky - nice article

[leadman]

As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/...on&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0
A nice article on the 747. I ready do miss them, but when I recently flew SYD - SFO on a 747 I realized how quiet the new aircraft have become. In my opinion the A380 has nothing on the 747 especially on takeoff.

 

[jb747]

In my opinion the A380 has nothing on the 747 especially on takeoff.

In terms of the noise they make? I expect that the people living under them are probably happy with the progress in sound engineering.

The best sounding 747s were the old P&Ws, on those (rare) occasions when we used water injection. Then they really howled...until the water ran out.

 

[TomVexille]

Thanks for sharing that. The 747 formed a big part of my childhood so I'll always love it.

 

[Pleb Status]

Sometimes new is not necessarily better (the 787 for example).

However, unfortunately for the 747, the A380 is superior in almost every way from a pax perspective.

 

[leadman]

Interestingly i was talking to the Thai cabin crew and the told me the 350 is not very "staff" friendly. little room to work in and everything is even more compact. they prefer the 777's.

 

[BAM1748]

Sometimes new is not necessarily better (the 787 for example).

However, unfortunately for the 747, the A380 is superior in almost every way from a pax perspective.

But they have the same seats don't they.

 

[Pleb Status]

But they have the same seats don't they.

Not in Y... The A380 seats are wider than the 747 and 787.

Above Y, it is more seat dependant than aircraft dependant...