limerickman said:Well Schlomo, seems advance sales of A380 indicate that it is a success.
SR71 - is this an anti-terwowist prototype ?
Advance sales mean nothing. Look at all the schmucks that waited until midnight to buy Windoze 98. Sure, stores were crowded but after the geeks got their copy, even OEM's had to include Win95 or NT with the bugware OS. I remember having to install NT on the new machines at work because the Network hasp for an application was incompatable and neither Microsoft nor the hasp manufacturer had a solution.
Talk in 5 years to see if the Scarebus 380 turns a profit. The hubcentric business model of aviation is a dying breed. The advances in engine technology (why does the 777 only have 2 main engines???) make the paltry drag penalties evaporate in the face of flexibility...turning around an A380 isn't going to happen on the drop of a hat.
Silly drunk, the SR-71 is the superlative of speed, altitude and distance in the aircraft world.