McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing HSCT 1990s

[jcf]

From the High Speed Civil Transport Airport Planning document

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[McColm]

I have the Revell Boeing SST kit in the stash which could be used as a donor kit,  but that means moving the wings forward to accommodate the tail fins and reshaping the main wings.

[PR19_Kit]

That was SERIOUSLY Area Ruled! 

[rickshaw]

That was SERIOUSLY Area Ruled! 

Indeed.  If I was a paying passenger I think I'd like a seat in the middle waist position.  I was surprised that the door sill heights were the same between the 747 and the MD11.   I hadn't really considered they would be the same heights.  Was that a conscious decision by the designers?

[PR19_Kit]

I was surprised that the door sill heights were the same between the 747 and the MD11.   I hadn't really considered they would be the same heights.  Was that a conscious decision by the designers?

IIRC the Tri-Star was similar too, mainly because of the height of the jetways at airports. The industry didn't want to get caught in a mess with different gates being only able to be used by specific aircraft types.

And then the A380 comes along and screws it all up...............

[rickshaw]

I was surprised that the door sill heights were the same between the 747 and the MD11.   I hadn't really considered they would be the same heights.  Was that a conscious decision by the designers?

IIRC the Tri-Star was similar too, mainly because of the height of the jetways at airports. The industry didn't want to get caught in a mess with different gates being only able to be used by specific aircraft types.

And then the A380 comes along and screws it all up...............

When you're the biggest you get to set the rules... 

[chrisonord]

Hmmm?
I wonder  how many rotary  ALCM launchers would fit inside it
Chris