Rekkof at Farnborough
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The aircraft was ill thought out and broke Fokker
Swissair gave the fleet to LX who promptly sold them...says it all.
I found your judgment a bit too severe, considering that most of the a/c produced are still airworthy and flying...
Anyway I believe we are moving Off Topic since the thread was about the Rekkof thing.
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then there was silly freight compartment - too small as well as the doors - so baggage was either left behind or stuffed into the cabin.
- On four of my last five sectors AMS-LPI my baggage arrived the following day
- Each time I was far from alone
- On the single occasion where my bags arrived, plenty of other folks' bags did not
- The friendly staff in Linköping were very versed at handling the situation for such a tiny airport!
Each flight was serviced by either a F70 or a F100.
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Hmm. Significantly slower cruise than the competition, narrow cabin at 6 abreast with limited overhead storage, potential need to redesign wing for 2 large engines rather than 4 small ones, manufacturer well and truly out of the civil aircraft market... I fear the answer to your question is "yes."
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The only two types which take their roots from dinosaurs and still on sale are 737 and CRJ, however those were constantly developed and production has never stopped.
Why would you believe Fokker 120 have more chance than 727 Super-27 or 717 or RJX or what-ever-else failed project?
Why would you believe Fokker 120 have more chance than 727 Super-27 or 717 or RJX or what-ever-else failed project?
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The B727 can hardly be called a failed project. 1800 plus airframes produced over 20 years and it probably made Boeing a few dollars as well in that time. Eventually technology and ecomonics are going to result in a decision to stop production on some models but I suspect that many airframers would have been over the moon to have experienced such a failed project!
Why would you believe Fokker 120 have more chance than 727 Super-27 or 717 or RJX or what-ever-else failed project?
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funny enough i don't remember those things...
SR sold them becasue LX got the Avros (not really better) in order to make MS happy. And I know for absolutely sure it was SR who sold them, as part of the PB strategic plans.
Gimme a F100 over anything Canadian with Jets anytime!
Like in the SAAB discussion: HOW MUCH? Oh, I forgot, that is the question for any airframe in combination with some propelling device...
funny enough i don't remember those things...
SR sold them becasue LX got the Avros (not really better) in order to make MS happy. And I know for absolutely sure it was SR who sold them, as part of the PB strategic plans.
Gimme a F100 over anything Canadian with Jets anytime!
Like in the SAAB discussion: HOW MUCH? Oh, I forgot, that is the question for any airframe in combination with some propelling device...
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Looking at the phot of the cockpit on their site, the overhead panel (what you can see of it) looks like the current F100's, but the rest is totaly new. Wonder if thry will be able to keep a comon type rating id they ever build the NG?
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funny seeing a cabin window positioned almost inside the compressor intake
Hunter - not what I was told at the time but you could be right - I was just driving them at the time and found myself sans job...
Doubt if it was to make MS happy - flew with him on his last flight on the 9 before he suddenly lost his medical - nowt to do with the FDR your honor.
LX was used to reduce the SR pilot salary - most successful but their accidents and their equipment cost us lots of pax and was one of the proverbial straws.
But their inflight service into LCY was far superior to SR into lHR - Moritz certainly knew about inflight service - good pilot and skipper.
Back to the Fokker, brakes lousy as well and although I flew with earplugs I still suffer from tinnitus.
Doubt if it was to make MS happy - flew with him on his last flight on the 9 before he suddenly lost his medical - nowt to do with the FDR your honor.
LX was used to reduce the SR pilot salary - most successful but their accidents and their equipment cost us lots of pax and was one of the proverbial straws.
But their inflight service into LCY was far superior to SR into lHR - Moritz certainly knew about inflight service - good pilot and skipper.
Back to the Fokker, brakes lousy as well and although I flew with earplugs I still suffer from tinnitus.
