Originally Posted by vincom
I often will get "stuck" on a 757, and unless its an older one, which really aren't even that old... They are perfectly comfy aircraft to fly... We have gotten soo spoiled with widebodies... If we think back to the 707 and DC-8 days, wasn't the cabin of those aircraft just about the same as the 757 today?
I think.... ^
-Vincent
Yes, the DC-8 was about the same size as a 757. I flew UA DC-8S regularly in the 1980's and actually enjoyed flying on them. I believe that one of the differences is that they had "multiple" cabins (like the 757's without the overwing exits with the additional set of door exits). This mitigates the LONG TUBE effect of the current 757's.