To DC re: airplanes.

by ballistic 6 Replies latest jw friends

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  ballistic

  Please, please, please DC. THink about comments like this:
  

  Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?

  
  It is exactly this kind of arrogance that gets peoples backs up and turns them against the "American way" of thinking.
  I didn't wish to carry this on in the other thread as I certainly have no sympathy with terroists.
  However, I just wanted you to know that your comments themselves are an example of a pig-headed american attitude to life.
  I could come back with 101 arguments against your comments on airplanes such as WHAT ABOUT CONCORDE. Despite a recent (and the only) crash, it has a safety record better than any BOEING or American plane, is supersonic, and was built by the French and Brits.
  I could go on to other examples, and historic facts.
  But my point is not about flight, it's about this "we're the best so get stuffed" attitude which I hate so much.
  If America is so rich and always giving handouts to other countries, why can't it pump some money into stop being the world's biggest polluter or even consider signing up to international pollution targets?
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  ChuckD

  That particular piece of writing that people are quoting time and again was from a 30-year old Canadian radio broadcast that was ressurected this week.

  The fact is many international airlines DO fly other aircraft, most notibly the french-made Airbus, which wasn't even around 30 years ago when that piece was originally written.
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  Englishman

  Ballistic,

  The UK also produces a sizeable chunk of the Airbus. Then there is the famous Harrier, which is much beloved by USA pilots. Our own Westlands is one of the worlds largest producers of helicopters, next time you see President Bush alighting from his helicopter check it out carefully, what you are looking at is a Westland Sea King. Rolls Royce, near to me, produce vast quantities of aero engines, many airlines prefer them to Pratt & Whitney.

  Re Concorde, I live under the flight path for British Aerospace's factory at Filton, its flown over several times on test recently.

  Englishman.

  ..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.
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  ballistic

  Thanks for that, but as I said, it wasn't about flight but about the various statements people in the US come out with. Is it to do with National pride or are most people in the US under this illusion that they are better than everyone else?
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  Englishman

  Ballistic,

  Not good timing for this one,

  Englishman

  ..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.
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  jelly

  The concord is a wonderful airpland. That said the Boing 777 has a better safety record.

  Jelly
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  stillajwexelder

  Just flown United Airlines out of Denver - United Airlines is an American Airline and it was an Airbvus plane not Boeing