Talk:Airport (film)

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[edit] Wrong City?

In the book, the airport was in Cleveland, Ohio, not Chicago, Illinois. I believe this is also true of the film.

Untrue - there are a variety of references to locations in Chicago in the book; the film deals little with its' surroundings, but is still organized as set in Chicago. Additionally, an airport in Illinois - the "Land of Lincoln" - would have all the reason in the world to be named Lincoln; an airport in Cleveland would have little reason to glorify Lincoln in such a manner. You may be confused by the numerous references to Cleveland's air traffic control center, which was handling Flight Two at the time of the explosion. DiogenesNY 02:07, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

This article reads like crap. Someone needs to write a separate article concerning the book.

(01/06/07) This article reads very badly. Much of the main body of the article reads as though it belongs in the Trivia section. The whole plot section is a comparison/contrast between the film and the book, and I'm not sure such an in-depth look at the book belongs in an article about the film. It is probably enough to state that there are numerous differences between the novel and the film without enumerating every single one of them.

Additionally, the article follows no logical progression. For example, it states that George Kennedy is the only actor to star in all four Airport films long before it points out that there actually ARE four Airport films.

This article might benefit from stripping the whole thing down and starting over. (Justrd)

re: "At one point the captain informs the cabin that they are traveling at 610 mph ground speed at 35,000 feet. This translates to a speed of Mach 0.86 which is slightly faster than the plane's maximum capability even with a tailwind."

Then is the wikipedia article on the B-707 wrong? It lists the cruising speed of a boeing 707 model 120b as 540 kt/hr, or 1000 km/hr, which, if correct, translates to appx. 620 statute miles per hour.

Ron

169.253.4.21 10:59, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

re: "Even though the flight was from Chicago to Rome, in reality the 707 did not have the range to do such a route."

Wikipedia article on Boeing 707 lists its range at 3680 nautical miles. With a refueling stop or two, a B707 could have made it from Chicago to Rome (appx. 4200 nautical miles). 169.253.4.21 11:49, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Airport (film)

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[edit] Wrong City?

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