Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Oddly enough, you only appreciate how elegant the 747 is now it's being replaced by much uglier, more utilitarian efforts. The A380 is an ugly lump of a thing and the Dreamliner just looks fat.

The BAC 1-11 was the first aeroplane I ever flew on. I seem to remember that the DC-10 went through an unfortunate period in the late 70s/early 80s when it kept crashing. Or am I imagining that?
Happily the A380 is now dead in the water. The Dreamliner at least has the saving grace of being lovely to fly on.

I don't think the -10 had a bad record, but there were some high profile incidents. Sioux City was a famous one.