Boeing 707 roll by Test Pilot Tex Johnson

BennyBeaver

https://youtu.be/Ra_khhzuFlE

alumni94

Need more people like this.

biak1

Boeing is a dead man walking company, change my mind.

Swaye

Anyone named Tex is pretty much guaranteed to be cool.

RaceBannon

Swaye said:

Anyone named Tex is pretty much guaranteed to be cool.

Kind of racist

YellowSnow

Swaye said:

Anyone named Tex is pretty much guaranteed to be cool.

RaceBannon

huskyhooligan

BennyBeaver said:

https://youtu.be/Ra_khhzuFlE

One of my dads used to tell this story all the time. There is a 707 parked at exposition park in LA near the colosseum.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

biak1 said:

Boeing is a dead man walking company, change my mind.

Not gonna change your mind but instead, I’m adding some classic confirmation bias.

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/aircraft-propulsion/opinion-will-boeing-become-next-mcdonnell-douglas

doogie

So, August 7th, 1955 was the date Choo Choo Trains became obsolete. Why do we* keep building them? Does #TeamJoe hate Science?

Meanwhile United Airlines orders 200 flying taxis. I assume, with No government subsidy or any action by Sound transit.


https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/united-airlines-to-order-200-flying-taxis-for-airport-trips/

whlinder

biak1 said:

Boeing is a dead man walking company, change my mind.

Boeing Commercial Aircraft or the entire company?

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

biak1 said:

Boeing is a dead man walking company, change my mind.

Not gonna change your mind but instead, I’m adding some classic confirmation bias.

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/aircraft-propulsion/opinion-will-boeing-become-next-mcdonnell-douglas

Good article and that analyst knows his shit and has been sounding the alarm on Boeing Commercial Aircraft for quite some time. Separate article explaining what type of entity might go after BCA in the future:
http://www.richardaboulafia.com/shownote.asp?id=676

MontlakeBridgeTroll

This was back when Boeing still had some tough lumberjack blood.