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Old 18th Feb 2019, 20:47
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Originally Posted by rog747
Indeed and with all the engines removed, and them leased to other 747 operators due to the problems in surging...
I remember seeing a couple at Everett in late 1969 with concrete blocks hanging from the engine mounts to maintain the stresses.

In recent times there were a lot of 787s idle at Everett for an extended period, also with blocks instead of engines.

I wondered if they were the same concrete blocks ...

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