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The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: Russell Nash on December 24, 2007, 01:55:07 PM

Title: Flying Phoenix
Post by: Russell Nash on December 24, 2007, 01:55:07 PM

The Chinese are producing a new airplane called the Flying Phoenix (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17504645).  I'm I the only one who wouldn't fly on a plane called the Phoenix?

Title: Re: Flying Phoenix
Post by: Planish on December 26, 2007, 04:45:24 AM

"Flying Phoenix" is not so bad.

It's boarding the "Collapsing Into A Heap Of Smoking Ashes Phoenix" that I'd avoid.

non-sequitur:
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Title: Re: Flying Phoenix
Post by: Tango Alpha Delta on December 31, 2007, 02:37:45 PM

I concur; you should be perfectly safe.  Afterall, if you can rely on the Wikipedia story, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28mythology%29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28mythology%29), you just need to make sure they don't land on a "nest of cinnamon twigs".

Oh crap... something else for the TSA to ban from carry-on luggage!   :-\

Title: Re: Flying Phoenix
Post by: Chodon on January 02, 2008, 08:26:41 PM

After working with Chinese suppliers trying to get into the aerospace industry I have to say this terrifies me much more than just the name of the aircraft.  The companies I've worked with view quality departments as "unnecessary overhead".  Yeah, that's a quote.