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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/03/2017 at 09:20 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Boeing is upping their game. This fight lasted nearly 18 hours and covered a planned 15,766 miles while carrying out an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! max endurance test.

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pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 08/03/2017 at 09:21

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neat.

Rock Bottom > ttyymmnn 08/03/2017 at 09:24

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Meanwhile in Florida...

ttyymmnn > Rock Bottom 08/03/2017 at 09:30

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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ttyymmnn 08/03/2017 at 09:33

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BECAUSE WE CAN

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > ttyymmnn 08/03/2017 at 09:44

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While I admire the possibility and admit it’s quite neat, this is a colossal waste of fuel

ttyymmnn > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/03/2017 at 09:47

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It wasn’t a stunt. They were performing an ETOPS max endurance test. If you’re going to fly for 18 hours, might as well make it fun.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > ttyymmnn 08/03/2017 at 09:51

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Aah ok, nevermind. Must look good in the report too :)

ttyymmnn > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/03/2017 at 09:55

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No worries. I added that bit to the post.

McMike > ttyymmnn 08/03/2017 at 11:17

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I saw an update or two of that this morning.

Pretty neat.

EL_ULY > ttyymmnn 08/03/2017 at 18:05

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COOOOOOOOL!