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spotted Air Niugini 757 at BNE on my way to work, it has been leased from icelandair, and a Virgin a330 behind it, makes the 757 look small





anyone else think that the Boeing designers were in a rush to get to coffee with the nose, looks like they forgot until the very end, unlike the 767

Jason

jastheace wrote:

QUOTE (jastheace @ Jul 3 2013,2:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

anyone else think that the Boeing designers were in a rush to get to coffee with the nose, looks like they forgot until the very end, unlike the 767

Other way round .. almost the 75 was a short/med haul not requiring the med/long haul load capacity of the 76 but keeping it common in cockpit making it an aircraft that stands out on its own ... one thing with design compare to AOA is having it more shallow at the bottom of the nose gives it a good aerodynamic performance , there making it look more a dynamic speedier looking aircraft tho speeds prity much matched .

actually just thinking about it, it looks like the a350 has a slightly similar look to it as well. just bigger.

Jason

It is a Snazzy looking machine the ole 757 ... a real Classic

yup, just a shame you don't see many of them here, shes a RR powered machine by the looks of it, love the RR sound, nothing like a 747 full of RR's at full song, unlike today back in the 80's and early 90's you could tell the type of aircraft by their engine sound, oh and don't forget the smoke. now they all sound like electric razors

Jason

Sorta unique like the ARBUST coming in sounding like a postmans whistle

Took a few years but the nose has grown on me now. Thanks for sharing the pics, see something new every day here. Cheers