Talk:Jumbo jet

message: Is this article Boeing slanted? It seems to focus primarily on tbe 747 ('Because the 747 was representative of so many "firsts" in so many cateio dont know dudegories, first "wide-body airliner," first to use the "twin-aisle concept," and the first airliner to use "quiet technology high bypass turbofan engines.') and mentions the other airline company as a side note. I'm hardly an expert in these matters, however, perhaps someone in the know can give us their opinion? --Feanix (talk) 07:40, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: A little after the fact, nonetheless; despite the "informal" appropriation of the term, "Jumbo Jet" was a creation of the Boeing marketing division on the launch of the B.747, see: Company history and the first popular use of the term, Popular Science and definitively, Robert J. Serling's account of the development of the 747 Legend & Legacy: The Story of Boeing and its People (1992), p. 293. The derivation of the term from a marketing exercise to a commonly-used term approximates that of the earlier "Jetliner" terminology which actually was the official name of the Avro C.102 Jetliner but like many other words/terms in transition, was purloined to attach to all jet airliners of the period, although the terminology is now arcane. The Boeing Company actually tried out a number of descriptive terms before settling on "Jumbo Jet", see: Douglas Ingells' 1970 747: Story of the Boeing Super Jet which constantly refers to the 747 as the "Super Jet". Regardless, "jumbo jet" is a PR person's god-send as it is now used for every and any aircraft, despite its original origins. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:22, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Article Biased Towards Boeing?

message: Should wide body aircraft be included? I've never heard of anything other than a B747 been called a Jumbo Jet, and in fact a Google search will only bring up the B747. Even the A380 isn't normally called a Jumbo Jet, it's more often referred to as a Super Jumbo.Harvyk (talk) 09:06, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wide body aircraft \ A380 

message: "Because the 747 was representative of so many 'firsts' in so many categories, first 'wide-body airliner,' first to use the 'twin-aisle concept,' and the first airliner to use 'quiet technology high bypass turbofan engines," this particular aircraft is often and rightfully referred to as a jetliner for these among other reasons which follow."
Actually, the fact that it's jet-powered is the reason it's referred to as a jetliner.
All the other reasons cited or alluded to are irrelevant. "Rightfully" is a bizarre work choice here, and the whole sentence has a stilted and strange grammatical structure. Maybe a re-write by a someone fluent in English who does not work for Boeing would we good.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.68.134.1 (talk) 13:37, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, I think the whole article needs to be rewritten. The name Jumbo Jet now days means B747. When the phrase was first coined it meant any large airliner. In fact to start off with Boeing hated the fact that the B747 was been referred to as a Jumbo Jet. As for the "firsts" section, this is meaningless under the name Jumbo Jet, it should be under the main B747 article.Harvyk (talk) 02:59, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jetliner 

message: Wouldn't the Spruce Goose be a Jumbo Jet? It is HUGE! It is the biggest plane in wingspan, height, and largest flying boat ever. K50 Dude ROCKS!
No, it's not a jet.59.167.251.161 (talk) 10:05, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it's not 747. 82.181.76.172 (talk) 16:45, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spruce Goose 

message: A jetliner with two passenger seating decks, one being twin-aisle the other single-aisle? 76.66.196.229 (talk) 13:28, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Def'n

message: why do jetplane leave smokeline  while fly high on sky? pls mail me if anybody had answer (e-mail address removed)
:Have a look at Contrail for your answer. We don't reply by email because then no one else can see the answer. I have removed your address  because programs that hunt for addresses would have been pleased to find yours (in order to spam you!) - Adrian Pingstone (talk) 12:30, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  smoke line seen on sky while jet plane fly high 

message: Once a jumbo is landed, lights go on, and they look like a city in it's own capacity. Are there any pictures where a jumbo on it's own causes more light pollution than the island it lands on?--85.164.220.159 (talk) 22:47, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  A light pollutant? 

message: The usage of "" is under discussion, see talk:jumbo jet (disambiguation) -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 08:47, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Jumbo jet"