757 we will miss it - irreplaceable as yet
What was special about B757 aircraft compared to others?
The B757 is a pilot’s dream. Lots of excess power and lots of wheels to help it stop on the ground. The performance capability of the airplane is second to none and even to this day there is no commercial aircraft like it or that can match it’s versatility.
The ability to successfully carry out a whole host of varied missions makes the aircraft extremely sellable from a commercial point of view. The range and performance capabilities means that it was very rare that the aircraft had to make ‘tech/re-fuel’ stops which were unplanned. The technology on board, although quite dated compared to some more modern aircraft, still does the job extremely well and has just the right balance of automation, but still relies heavily on a pure pilot input to fly the aircraft.
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