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Neal
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:17 am |
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Big bastard |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:39 am |
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yeah theres another pic doing the rounds at the mo
this one
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:45 am |
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they indeed are big mofos ,they carry more than 1k people .
would love to see one of them in flesh |
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Neal
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:49 am |
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1000 people? about 600 in the most compact configuration more like |
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Sic Puppy
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Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:06 pm |
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The take-off weight of the aircraft was 421 tonnes (464 US tons), or about 75 % of its maximum take-off weight for commercial flights. This was the heaviest take-off weight of any passenger airliner ever created.
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That is one heavy plane. |
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Sic Puppy
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:08 pm |
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Powerplant: 4x Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP7200 turbofans, 302 kN (67,890 lbf) thrust each |
LOL Holy excrement! |
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astrojon007
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Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:45 pm |
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Comes with optional gyms as factory extras.........no really it does. |
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roddy21t
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:18 am |
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That big ugly thing is what helped kill off the Concorde |
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Addie
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Joined: 05 Apr 2004
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:05 am |
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Not looking forward to seeing the carnage when one of them fall from the sky. |
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