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Old 29th Dec 2014, 08:15
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The outer engines of the 380 are 51m apart, the runway at Birmingham is 45m wide so the outers are outside the main runway surface.

As there's a risk of debris being blown onto the runway and causing a FOD hazard, precautions are taken at some airports.

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