After that chap fell out of a plane's undercarriage and landed in Clapham, I looked

[Sir C]

I didn't actually look as it was purely for the sake of the gag, but it turns out you're right - a 787.

I'm not a spotter, honest!

747s will all be gone within a few years, b. It's sad, really. There have been few airliners quite as elegant as the 'Queen of the Skies' as she is often dubbed. Now all airliners look the same. I can barely tell one form another.

When I started going to Heathrow as a child you'd see 747s, VC10s, 707s, DC10s, TriStars, Tridents, BAC 1-11s, Caravelles... all distinctive and individual. Now the aircraft, like the passengers, are dull, dull, dull.

[Rich]

I'm not a spotter, honest!

747s will all be gone within a few years, b. It's sad, really. There have been few airliners quite as elegant as the 'Queen of the Skies' as she is often dubbed. Now all airliners look the same. I can barely tell one form another.

When I started going to Heathrow as a child you'd see 747s, VC10s, 707s, DC10s, TriStars, Tridents, BAC 1-11s, Caravelles... all distinctive and individual. Now the aircraft, like the passengers, are dull, dull, dull.

I quite like the windscreen of the A350.

[Sir C]

I quite like the windscreen of the A350.

That is because you are a deviant, r.

[Rich]

That is because you are a deviant, r.

Have you seen the B748 in BOAC livery?

https://www.google.com/search?q=747+...FY7MOQNTdnbsM:

[Sir C]

Have you seen the B748 in BOAC livery?

https://www.google.com/search?q=747+...FY7MOQNTdnbsM:

Yes, I saw a couple at Heathrow last week. They made me extremely nostalgic for a lost age of elegance.

[Burney]

I'm not a spotter, honest!

747s will all be gone within a few years, b. It's sad, really. There have been few airliners quite as elegant as the 'Queen of the Skies' as she is often dubbed. Now all airliners look the same. I can barely tell one form another.

When I started going to Heathrow as a child you'd see 747s, VC10s, 707s, DC10s, TriStars, Tridents, BAC 1-11s, Caravelles... all distinctive and individual. Now the aircraft, like the passengers, are dull, dull, dull.

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?

[Sir C]

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.

[IUFG]

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.

I see Emirates are now flying the 380 from Dubai to Muscat. Seems a bit of an overkill.

[Burney]

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.

Here you go. Knew I wasn't imagining it. I seem to remember it was quite a thing at the time.

https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/20/u...r-crashes.html

[Sir C]

Here you go. Knew I wasn't imagining it. I seem to remember it was quite a thing at the time.

https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/20/u...r-crashes.html

Blimey, 4 fatal incidents? That's not many, really. I'm inclined to think it was perception more than statistical reality.