Re: American Attitudes

[Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten]

Charlie Bell schreef:

> >
> > On the other hand, to make the bird metaphor the measure of success lets
> > out, in my opinion, any airplane that needs a runway to get going.  Birds
> > don't need runways any more than they need catapults.
>
> Except swans.... you ever seen one attempting to get airborne?
>

Our national Dutch airline (KLM) has that Swan takeoff used for it's commercial
representation.
Swan takes off from or lands on a lake. The sound of an aeroplane taking off or
landing (including the pilots conversation with the tower) is synchronised to
those pictures. It was an award winning commercial and it indeed looks very
beautifull.

Sonja