Originally Posted by
Stan Woolley
It makes a distinctive sound when you press TOGA on take -off. Can't remember similar - maybe the A320 ? Can't imagine that wheezy old trout making the same noise as the Mighty 757 ! ( No offence )
Oh, the A320 can be spectacular in her own way, but one thing she isn't is overpowered - she was designed as a pure short-haul type, whereas the B757 was designed for medium-haul, and with the coming of ETOPS has even been used as a long-haul type in her later years. The 757 is definitely one of my favourites of the B types, but the things that made her mighty also made her less economical to run in most use cases as time passed.