Originally Posted by DozyWannnabe
Interesting how people gravitate to different types. Maybe I'm of the wrong generation, but the DC9 always struck me as a bit flimsy in appearance and backward in engineering terms. This could also be coloured by my soft spot for the BAC 1-11 (which I thought was a lovely design and built like it was hewn from granite but let down by the choice of engine).
So any anecdotal comment/opinion regarding Airbus demands an immediate response from you demanding facts to back up the assertion, yet you have no problem offering your own opinion about the DC9.
Can't say that I'm surprised.