Originally Posted by HawaiiTrvlr
I wish I could but I will be in my last college semester. I do like the DC-10, especially in 1st. I really enjoyed the flights to SEA in them. What is going to replace the DC-10? Hopefully not the 757. That is a terrible aircraft.
The 757 is a horrible aircraft? What are you smoking?
It has the highest thrust to drag ratio thus providing a full 752 to take off from airports with a runway of just 1 mile. It has the highest climb to 10000 feet. It is completly overpowered, what more can you want?
Keep in mind when this A/C was built. It entered service in 1983. It is usually equiped with a pair of 43K LB Force engines - by compairson, 737-700 has 24K each engine, with the 737-900 (which is designed to replace the 752) has about 29K per engine. This means the 757 cruises much faster...
Why do you say the 757 is such a horrible plane?