Why do Airbus wings tend to flex less than Boeing Wings?

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I’ve been lucky enough to fly on many types of aircraft. When I flew on the 767, 737, 747, 777, and 757, I noticed that ALL of them had wings that loved to bounce around in turbulence. On the other hand, on the A330 and A320 series, the wings seemed to be so rigid. The only airbus aircraft I’ve been on with a flexible wing was the A340. Does anyone know why airbus chooses a rigid design? Wouldn’t that just put more stress on the fuselage?

Edit: Please refrain from arguing about whether Boeing or Airbus is better, both companies are great and have their own pros and cons.

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#2

I noticed that too, I don’t know why…

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#4

airbus is known for good flight mechanics (e.g auto pilot, advanced computer systems)
while boeing is known for a “smoother” approach

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#5

Do you have any basis for that statement?

Also, have you guys heard of the A350?

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#8

And you think Airbus is just like, “Aw, I’m sure this scrap metal will work just fine. Who needs wings anyway”?

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#9

Uh, yeah, I think it probably can.

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#10

Here’s another example

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#12

The wing IS the thing…

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#16

I have noticed that to
On IST-JFK, I flew on the 77W and the wings LOVE to flex
But on my IST-CDG flight (An A330-300) I barley noticed the wing flex

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#17

Yes I have, and the a350 does not even have as much wingflex as a 777.

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#18

Maybe because of the wing material

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#19

honestly Boeing fanboys are saying that airbus dont work on their wings much should grow up as they have a factory in anther country to make them so I’m pretty sure the do care about them. At least Airbus deigned the whole A350 unlike Boeing and the B787

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#20

Because Boeing is better than Airbus

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#21

It’s not that Airbus doesn’t care about it’s wings, it’s probably because of 2 different design philosphies.

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