pilotho you have no idea the debate that you have reignited as powerfully as Concorde's reheat (and that's 4 engined re-heat
) Just for the record, here is the definitive answer.
Two engines only look good on small machines. The 767, 777 and 787 are swollen beyond what nature intended and cannot
ever look good.
Tri-motor machines have always been a horrendous abberation and the sooner the last ones are retired the better.
Four engined machines are where it's at, however, this is not to say that all x4s are good - the 380 is ugly as sin and even if I overcome my conern about evacuation times from it, I would not want to be travelling in something so hideous.
The 747 has a natural grace and authority to it that is timeless. The DC8 + 707 tried but, ultimately, only looked average. Which, since Concorde is in a class of beauty all her own, leaves us with the VC-10. Yes, that is the one to hold in your mind's eye as the reason that man created four bl@@dy strong engines and strapped them on to the place where they would look the best.
I can now leave PPRuNe, content in the knowledge that i have insulted almost everyone!
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