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Old 29th Oct 2012, 13:21
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Once there was a very large a/c and someone filled it full of freight to try and make a big profit on 1 flight. They found a very long runway (perhaps that's why the USAF go to the Nevada desert. You can have a rwy as long as you want in any direction.) They then nitro'ed the engines and blasted off, very slowly. I think curvature of the earth came to their rescue.
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