They ruined the A320!!!!

[JetlinerX]

Airbus anounced flight tests of the "new" A320, belive it or not, to me it looks like an E-170 mixed with a 737-800. Why? you ask? THEY
PUT WINGLETS ON IT! Dont belive me? Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLFLLNnrB

The NEW A320 is now one of the uglyest planes I have ever seen, and it used to be my favorite.

Did I mention they are working on a double decker 2 engine plane, Airbus is haveing a massive cereberal hemerage!

[whiskey-zulu]

Yep, (Sc)Airbus introduced the 'sharklet's' back in Decemeber, and marketed it as an 'innovation' at the time.

[JetlinerX]

They are so ugly!!!!!!!!!!!

[whiskey-zulu]

I'm going to say: it's (Sc)Airbus, they were ugly to being with, now they're just hideous

[JetlinerX]

I liked it before... now, its a day for mourning...

[Eastbeast]

Ehm.. I like the new 320.

[crowebird]

I dislike airbus, so naturally the plane sucks! :P

(and if I found pictures of the right new wingets, it looks like they were just glued on...)



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[AeroJim]

your link is a black hole there x

[iflyfsx]

It's all about fuel efficiency and competition from Bombardier and Boeing. They could not care less about what the airplane looks like.

[Steven Tan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN3eKvTSIy4 I think that this video is the same. I actually think that its not too bad but it does look like a
fat Embraer E-jet.

[mr.pilot]

airbus is not for me ---- never flew airbus in fsx (apart from the missions ) and never will

[iflyfsx]

The A340-600 is impressive and good-looking, but I still prefer the 747--much more impressive, and beautiful. The 747 is the Enterprise 1701-D of
airplanes.

I haven't seen the A380 live, so all I know is that it has an incredible range and capacity, and it can be fun to fly such a huge monster. But I
wouldn't call it beautiful.

[dds92]

wow, they totally ruined it.
Now it looks like an embraer with 757

[whiskey-zulu]

iflyfsx wrote:
The A340-600 is impressive and good-looking, but I still prefer the 747--much more impressive, and beautiful. The 747 is the Enterprise 1701-D of
airplanes.

I haven't seen the A380 live, so all I know is that it has an incredible range and capacity, and it can be fun to fly such a huge monster. But I
wouldn't call it beautiful.

Seen the A380 going into Heathrow a few times - it's one ugly beast, esp with all the flats, slats and gear extended!

[AnsettAddict123]

its about fuel efficiency and renewed competition from boeing and bombardier. im sure the board of airbus (along with 99.9% of the
population) doesnt give a crap what the aircraft looks like, just as long as it competes in the market. but still it does look like an overgrown
e-jet.