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29th November 2004 | 16:42

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Jerricho

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From: This is the internet FFS.........

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Considering a 757 being heavy must be a joke, as the MTOW of the 757 is lower then the MLW of a DC-8....

I believe that it has something to do with the design of the wing that causes wake turbulence of a higher degree.