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Old 21st Mar 2002, 02:54
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basil fawlty
 
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Bring back those thirsty, noisy 707's that hacked along at .88...... .Actually i believe that the 747 was aerodynamically designed to cruise at this speed, but the need for fuel efficiencies brought this down to around .84, therefore the 747 always cruises slightly nose up!
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