Talk:Wide-body aircraft: Difference between revisions

I thought a Jumbo Jet was a 747 only. Mintguy

Hard to say, Mintguy, as it's a term used by people who know so little about aircraft that they don't know the difference between a 747 and an A-330 anyway. (Never mind 777s and DC-10s and L-1011s.) Sorry to be snotty about it, but dat's da trufh. It should be Wide-body aircraft.

Wel there's an anomaly that needs to be resolved one way or the other because Jumbo jet has this info whilst Jumbo Jet redirects to the 747. Mintguy

I agree with Mintguy, Jumbo Jet is, in my not-so-humble opinion, used only for the 747. I think that if you asked the public what a jumbo jet was most would try to describe a 747 ie the one with the bulge on top. Wide body is a more general description covering the biggies but I don't think we should use jumbo jet for them. Arpingstone 19:29 Feb 11, 2003 (UTC)

A bit more info - the wide bodies are these:

Ilyushin IL86

Airbus A300, A310, A330 and A340

DC10 and MD11

Boeing 747, 767 and 777

Tristar

Arpingstone 20:19 Feb 11, 2003 (UTC)

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Please not be using the term "gayness" in that manor, it is not appropriate for Wikipedia.

Sorry - you are quite right, of course. There was an anon contributor a few days back who marked almost every edit as "removing gayness" - the lord only knows why. Lots of people complained and he stopped. (I would have complained myself, but there were plenty of others beat me to it.) This was just my little in-joke. No offence intended. Tannin