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Airbus Fan
4th Oct 2012, 20:03
Hello I'm new and I was wondering from a: pilots, engineer,.. which most preferred and why:
a) Rear-Mounted engined planes (Like the DC-9 family)
or
b) Wing-Mounted engined planes (Like the A320 family)

I've heard that some pilots prefer the Rear-Mounted's ones more because they (the engines) have less chance of ingesting something from the runway on take-off or landing, is that true?

barit1
5th Oct 2012, 00:37
An existing thread is here. (http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/491660-why-not-tail-jets.html)

Airbus Fan
5th Oct 2012, 00:45
I'm truly sorry about that.