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Old 25th Jun 2005, 14:55
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167 mph = 245 fps -- USAir speed

171/245 = .7 seconds

Now if that clearance was nose to fuselage centerline, we're talking

( 171-99 = 72 )/245 = .3 seconds

after taking off half the A330-200 wingspan
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