"Too many small parts flying in close formation". On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I was at an airport somewhere a while back and one was parked at a gate > and standing in the terminal I was about nose on nose with it thru the > window. Huge airplane. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 22, 2017, at 1:56 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I’ve flown on most, if not all, of the variants. -200, -300, -400. As > you might expect, the -400s were the nicest. Got to make the trip across > the Pond to the UK in the bunk room on the top deck one time because my > business class seat back broke. Upper deck was full and I wasn’t about to > go sit with the common folk downstairs. The cabin crew asked if I could > sit in the crew bunk room since it wasn’t occupied (trans-Atlantic flight, > only one crew) and they said, “Sure!” > > > > That was nice. Like having a private, albeit very small, suite. > > > > They are big honking aircraft, that’s for sure. You should stand on the > tarmac under one some time to get an idea of their incredible size. > > > > -D > > > > > >> On Nov 22, 2017, at 2:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I have always wanted to fly on one but does not look like I will get > to. I guess they are probably used by some of the overseas airlines. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
