Beautiful Airliners

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JA Yawd Bwoy said:
Huh?:confused:
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. . .the plane (the A321) is really just a fly more people plane. I *believe* the stretched fuselage is the only change to that aircraft.

The engine thrust output is the same as other A320 series aircraft, same wing (size).

As such the plane is a very, very slow climber. In aviation that is described as either a pig or dog. I'm told above FL20-240 it often steps climbs to burn off fuel to be able to climb higher.

I hear that you don't want to be behind an A321 in a climb.

I'm of course not a 121 pilot. But I do know a A321,19,21 Airways captain (west guy) who was the one who told me all this stuff awhile ago. might not have all the info correct but more or less I think that's what he said!
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
The 757 is far more an attractive looking plane than that of the 767. At least in my opinion.

YMMV!
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It is.

This is absolute sacrilege, but the last "attractive" aircraft Boeing designed was the 757.

The 767 looks like a big fat 737 on steroids.

The 777 looks like a 767 with a funny tailcone.

The 787 looks like well, a 767 after all of the modifications.
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
. . .the plane (the A321) is really just a fly more people plane. I *believe* the stretched fuselage is the only change to that aircraft.

The engine thrust output is the same as other A320 series aircraft, same wing (size).

As such the plane is a very, very slow climber. In aviation that is described as either a pig or dog. I'm told above FL20-240 it often steps climbs to burn off fuel to be able to climb higher.

I hear that you don't want to be behind an A321 in a climb.

I'm of course not a 121 pilot. But I do know a A321,19,21 Airways captain (west guy) who was the one who told me all this stuff awhile ago. might not have all the info correct but more or less I think that's what he said!
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a couple of months ago i was riding up front in one of those things and we didnt step climb but rather made it a 500fpm climb for about 4 minutes to get a little lighter. the step climb came at fl32. we only made it up to fl36 so we arent talking about long steps. the ca was not a fan of the stretch bus. he said the 19 and 20 were sized just right. either way it is a color coded airplane that does not require much thinking. one of the many reasons developing countries love them.
 
amorris311 said:
a couple of months ago i was riding up front in one of those things and we didnt step climb but rather made it a 500fpm climb for about 4 minutes to get a little lighter. the step climb came at fl32. we only made it up to fl36 so we arent talking about long steps. the ca was not a fan of the stretch bus. he said the 19 and 20 were sized just right. either way it is a color coded airplane that does not require much thinking. one of the many reasons developing countries love them.
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Yea, the 19 is the screamer of the 320 series and has the most range. I *think* the 321 has the same MTOW as the 320. But carries more people and weights more. I'll have to ask Dave when I see him at pride in the this weekend! Lol, if that even comes up!

Anyway, she's definitely no 757! :)
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
. . .the plane (the A321) is really just a fly more people plane. I *believe* the stretched fuselage is the only change to that aircraft.

The engine thrust output is the same as other A320 series aircraft, same wing (size).

As such the plane is a very, very slow climber. In aviation that is described as either a pig or dog. I'm told above FL20-240 it often steps climbs to burn off fuel to be able to climb higher.

I hear that you don't want to be behind an A321 in a climb.

I'm of course not a 121 pilot. But I do know a A321,19,21 Airways captain (west guy) who was the one who told me all this stuff awhile ago. might not have all the info correct but more or less I think that's what he said!
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Wow, thanks for the very in depth info, If someone asked this before, I would have said that the A321 had a better climb than that!:tmyk:
 
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