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Old 1st Nov 2010, 16:28
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bearfoil
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Retrofit requires a substantial increase in structure and weight at the wing root. (And the tip). Extrapolating from that would infer that the 777 is designed to be without the weight increase, and the formula for fuel specifics is not served by the inclusion of the feature.

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