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Old 3rd August 2002 | 09:32
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stagger
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Here's the section that Kalium Chloride refers to...

"With a maximum takeoff weight of 910,000 pounds (412,770 kilograms), the 747-400ER is now the largest and fastest commercial airplane in the sky - cruising at Mach 0.85, or 85 percent of the speed of sound."



The full press release is here. There's a contact email at the bottom if anyone fancies explaining the meaning of fast to the author.

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