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Old 4th May 2010, 00:47   #1 (permalink)
 
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You'll need a bed for a 27 hour flight
Check this baby out! It would take a good 27 hours that a usual 10 flight in a Boeing one suspects.

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Old 4th May 2010, 00:53   #2 (permalink)
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Check　this Google search term for up to 27 prior references to Hotelicopter: Google
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The Ozmates were 'way ahead of ya.

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The flying boats, travelling at about 200km/h, would take an average of 28 hours to complete the journey, but up to 32 hours nine minutes when winds were unfavourable.
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AND the Catalinas were good-looking, too.

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By comparison, that is.
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Old 4th May 2010, 04:44   #5 (permalink)
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Shed. MkII.



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"This is where we turn starboard a tad."

"No no no no no . . . is it?"

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