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Old 20th Feb 2019, 06:55
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El Bunto
 
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Originally Posted by b1lanc
Virgin Atlantic 787 - 801mph ground speed yesterday over Pennsylvania - 48 minutes early.
Not really notable except well played by the airline's PR. Not even the fastest logged for a 787.

It's the Inverse Gell-Mann Effect at work; once you find a news story that you know is incorrect or sensationalised, you start wondering how many other news reports about things outside your knowledge are also rubbish.
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