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Old 14th Sep 2004, 14:30
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HotDog
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Ultralights, a good story but an urban legend I'm afraid. As you can see, the engine is off the wing on a transportation stand. The straps are routine maintenace devices for transportation. (One version of this story claimed they were seat belts from the cabin robbed by the Chinese mechanics.) There is no way you could do a three engine take off and flight from China to Frankfurt, as the original story claimed.

RTA,

http://www.airdisaster.com/photos/as...nc/photo.shtml

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