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Old 11th Nov 2020, 02:31
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Originally Posted by megan
Probably light weight (little fuel). Had what seemed like a spirited take off in a QF 747 fueled for a 400nm trip, deck angle a lot higher than the previous trans Pacific take off, straight up FL410 like a home sick angel.
That's what makes me a little skeptical of the claim: “There are only two 747s in the world that can take off like that,” one of the flight stewards said that day, leaning over to a congressman who was aboard. “And they’re both called Air Force One.” A little journalistic license perhaps?

I'm thinking I've read something similar years ago in one of the AF1 coffee table picture books.
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