ok, so instead of stodgy defense contractor, how about giant corporate welfare recipient? is that better?
and your argument doesn't hold a lot of water anyway. MD can still be a stodgy defense contractor, whether or not Boeing developed a single modern fighter plane.
peter
I think that there are versions of the 747 that actually do hold 600+ people. Of course it's when the plane is exclusively cattle-car class.... i seem to remember that some asian ailines actually use those configurations.
oops, i stand corrected, according to this page, 568 is the max.
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/back/ ba ck2.html
but i do agree, i dont think the new airbus is going to be 1200 people...
1. for about $20, you can get a pint of Stan's Notubes, which will eliminate almost all flat problems. I've used it all season, ridden over a tons of goatheads, with no problem, even torn the sidewall and it allowed me to ride.
2. No real issues with rain here in denver, but i assume a rainjacket would be easily wiped off even if it got dirty. and why do you claim that fenders dotn work?
3. tons of foldable bikes available (from the EU mostly though)
4. have you heard of this invention called disc brakes?
5. see point number 1
uhm, you can by helmets such as the Giro E2 (a $140 retail helmet) for $40 at places like Veloswap... and motorcyclists will tell you that $150 is nothing for a helmet. (check the latest arai, shoei, agv prices) for comparison, my motorcycle helmet was over $500. which is next to nothing compared to how much i spent on the college degree... which i prefer to remember if i ever crash.... so if you got a head worth 5 bucks, then by all means use a cheap helmet....
$1500 frames that weigh next to nothing are very useful for those of us that race XC (or roadies for that matter)
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ok, so instead of stodgy defense contractor, how about giant corporate welfare recipient? is that better? and your argument doesn't hold a lot of water anyway. MD can still be a stodgy defense contractor, whether or not Boeing developed a single modern fighter plane. peter
How did you know it was a B-1 if you never saw it? You're saying you can name planes by sound?!? ;-)
I think that there are versions of the 747 that actually do hold 600+ people. Of course it's when the plane is exclusively cattle-car class.... i seem to remember that some asian ailines actually use those configurations.
/ ba ck2.html
oops, i stand corrected, according to this page, 568 is the max.
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/back
but i do agree, i dont think the new airbus is going to be 1200 people...
1. for about $20, you can get a pint of Stan's Notubes, which will eliminate almost all flat problems. I've used it all season, ridden over a tons of goatheads, with no problem, even torn the sidewall and it allowed me to ride. 2. No real issues with rain here in denver, but i assume a rainjacket would be easily wiped off even if it got dirty. and why do you claim that fenders dotn work? 3. tons of foldable bikes available (from the EU mostly though) 4. have you heard of this invention called disc brakes? 5. see point number 1 uhm, you can by helmets such as the Giro E2 (a $140 retail helmet) for $40 at places like Veloswap... and motorcyclists will tell you that $150 is nothing for a helmet. (check the latest arai, shoei, agv prices) for comparison, my motorcycle helmet was over $500. which is next to nothing compared to how much i spent on the college degree... which i prefer to remember if i ever crash.... so if you got a head worth 5 bucks, then by all means use a cheap helmet.... $1500 frames that weigh next to nothing are very useful for those of us that race XC (or roadies for that matter)