Originally Posted by
SeaHawg
I don't know that the MAX will be any better, but I find it hard to believe that it could be worse. Honestly, I really don't like any configuration of the 737 past the 700.
I like this logic
But honestly I think it can get worse. Even if they're tweaking the wing it's still the same miserable fuselage width they can always come up with more interior "enhancements" like the 739 bathrooms.
I honestly cannot fathom why they're still tweaking this horrid 50-year old platform. Although I suppose I should be carful what I wish for because a clean sheet design would probably have a 6" narrower cabin...
Originally Posted by
SeaHawg
They could have 34" pitch with 18"+ wide seats, and the plane still wouldn't feel comfortable to me.
Same here. Even in First something just feels really wrong. I've flown hundreds of thousands of miles and every time taking off in a 739 gives me anxiety. It's unlike any other plane in how pathetically underpowered it is. Feels like we're going to overshoot the runway or fall out of the sky.
Originally Posted by
SeaHawg
As far as the A320, I like it better than the 73, but I always get this weird sensation like I'm flying sideways in them. Perhaps it's just my imagination, but I did have a pilot once tell me that the fuselage bends somewhat on the older 320's- maybe I'm not completely crazy haha!
This I cannot say I relate to, but an incredibly interesting feeling on your part. In an A320 I generally feel very very happy to not be in a 737