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Old 28th Apr 2005, 01:24
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.....to the untrained eye, the six-man crew that stepped aboard the world's largest commercial passenger plane for the test flight did not exactly inspire confidence - they all wore parachutes.

A handrail had also been installed in the cockpit to help lead them to an escape door that could be blown open in case of an emergency.

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