From: "David MR" <damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 10:57 PM <snip> > Do you think an Airbus jet could do a barrell roll - the 707 did. I don't think Airbus has ever had to do this to sell an airplane. Have you been in a Boeing commercial plane when it did a barrel roll? I haven't. > Do you think an Airbus jet could survive with half of its wing missing (and > the engine there)? - a 707 did Maybe the wings on Airbuses don't go missing? > Do you think an Airbus jet could become a convertible (a la Aloha 737) and > still land safely > I have never heard of the top half of the fuselage ever separating from an Airbus. I have not experienced an accident in 65 years of riding in Douglas, Martin, Convair, Lockheed, Vickers, Boeing, Airbus, Canadair, Fairchild/Dornier, Embraer or Cessna airplanes (hope I haven't missed any). Nor have I experienced a barrel roll. My two aborted landings were in Boeings, but I don't blame the company for them. Gerry http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html