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RE: Longest Multiple Stop Flight.

Im talking a booked flight from sim to zam, but the scheduled flight has long layovers at multiple stops. I'm looking on sites now for flights from NYC to the middle of nowhere south pacific and the length is 58hrs total time. A couple years back I did a similar search and found one that was 74hrs t...

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Longest Multiple Stop Flight.

What is the longest multiple stop flight anyone has heard of? Can be multiple airlines of course, and longest can be duration and/or length.

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Sydney Airport

Why on green Earth did Sydney Australia build their International airport out into Botany Bay??

To be closer to city I presume but the cost of building father away outside city limits rather than having to build out into water would seem to make more sense.

I've always wondered....

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RE: A380 Contrail Vortices

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jetmech" class="quote" target="_blank">jetmech</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>The entire trailing edge of a lift producing...

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A380 Contrail Vortices

I live in Vermont under the flight path of a number of A380 flights. I've noticed that when they leave contrails they are a lot of times thin and concentrated. This clip shows what i'm getting at. Are the outboard engines close to the wingtip that it creates the vortex? A380's are the only ones i've...

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RE: National Air Cargo B744 Down In Bagram Part 2

Why hasn't the fact that according to an unconfirmed claim, a crew member was heard on VHF air-band radio reporting that some of the load of five heavy military vehicles in the cargo hold had shifted, made more news??

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RE: Wynn Resorts To Get First G-650

Not as pretty as a G550. I wish they would have kept a similar cockpit window design.

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RE: Airline Service To Zanesville Ohio(ZZV)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/n797mx" class="quote" target="_blank">n797mx</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>The tetrahedron could be taken out though...</...

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RE: United 787 First Revenue Flight Underway

I like that Flightaware has it listed as a 739.

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RE: That Older Widebody Smell?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Lemmy" class="quote" target="_blank">Lemmy</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>stale cigarette smoke</i></font></td></tr></tabl...

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RE: Air Pacific’s(Fiji Airways) New A330′s

Yes! Designs on nacelles are where it's at!! I think it needs palm branch on there somewhere.

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RE: The 767 Thread

I'll break the 767 loving streak. It's 30yr old tech. I find it sad that the Human race is not able to progress faster as it's hampered by coin. (I still love it though)

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RE: TAM Narrowly Avoids Crash Landing @ JFK

I love how the Post dramatized the hell out of that story. I guess thats their job.

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RE: MD82 Yellow Triangles On Wing

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AAR90" class="quote" target="_blank">AAR90</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>AA helped develop a "heater blanket"</i></font><...

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RE: Lufthansa... Clean Airplanes!

Such a proud looking airplane at the 0:45min mark.

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RE: Southern Air Accident In Anchorage

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AF1624" class="quote" target="_blank">AF1624</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> the pilots can't control braking pressure cor...

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RE: An Explanation For These Engine Differences?

I like the spinners on most Lufthansa's 747's. It's all white with a black center circle with a black swoosh out of it like this: <center><table align="center" border="0" width="650" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a href="/uf/view.file?id=98740&filename=phpmiis0J.png" target="_blank"><...

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RE: An Explanation For These Engine Differences?

One spinner is painted and the other is not?

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Thrust Reverse Noise.

Thrust reverse noise from modern high bypass turbofans is as loud as it is because the bypass air is no longer surrounding and muffling the hot center jet exhaust. Am I correct?

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RE: Very Long Flights For Cargo Jets - Economical?

With ultra premium cargo I'm sure it's economical.

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Questions About A380 Landings.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ulfinator" class="quote" target="_blank">ulfinator</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>I can't find the thread now but there wa...

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RE: Effect Of Bogie Tilt On Landing

It's really the same reason landings are softer if you don't land on the nose gear and bounce I think. The landing gear should have "flare" to it.

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RE: P&W Vacuum Cleaner Noise At Idle

I hear it all the time when the A300F use break-away thrust after being pushed back. They have P&W's. Love it!

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RE: SQ A380 Wing Repairs?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/22886" class="quote" target="_blank">22886</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i> this is what the repairs look like on <acrony...

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RE: SQ A380 Wing Repairs?

I wonder what the Qantas 380 wing loks like after getting repaired from the uncontained engine.?

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RE: CNN News: 10 Top Airport Lounges

I found the Helsinki Airport as a whole to be splendid. But the tier leading to the lounge was warehouse-like.

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RE: No More White Cadet Pilots For South African Airways?

It's sort of a reverse discrimination in an odd way. I personally would feel like a dog being thrown a bone. Awful.

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RE: Alaska 737 Flap Damage: A "repair"?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ptrjong" class="quote" target="_blank">ptrjong</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>walking by passengers at the check-in counte...

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RE: GA Plane Crash In Idaho -Cockpit Video- Graphic

I got my PPL while flying out of Glenwood Springs, <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> airport. Elevation @ 5900msl. I learned what density altitude means the hard way and the sinking feeling of seeing telephone poles getting closer. Something tells me this guy took off with a t...

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RE: Question About The A330F

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/trex8" class="quote" target="_blank">trex8</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>This makes it easier for loading the freight.</i...

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RE: Takeoff Momentum

The reason I posted this is i'm out on the ramp at <acronym title="Portland - International (PDX / KPDX), USA - Oregon">PDX</acronym> and watch 8 or 9 heavy freighters depart every evening (767, A300, MD10, <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11) Each one, especially the <acronym title="Air...

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RE: Takeoff Momentum

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Starlionblue" class="quote" target="_blank">Starlionblue</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>I can't believe I wrote that. What...

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Takeoff Momentum

I'm sure people have noticed a lot of times 30secs or so after takeoff, the airplane (mostly larger jets) will "settle" and you get a sinking feeling. This is caused by the loss of forward momentum built up from the takeoff roll correct? Crazy question: What if large airliners would continue to "mom...

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RE: First VS A346 Withdrawn From Fleet.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/spiritair97" class="quote" target="_blank">spiritair97</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>Lets hope the 343s stay in the fleet...

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RE: Why Not A Full Double Decker 747?

One simple answer...It would look absolutely positively butt-ugly.

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RE: CRJ-200 Nose Down Attitude, Why?

Nothing beats the <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-76 (that has slats!) at nose down attitude landings. <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/><a href="http://youtu.be/cclH8ZSDVOM" target="_...

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RE: UA: New Livery For 787s

Light gray belly please

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RE: Air Asia Japan Revised Livery

IMO ".com" should never be included in a livery. Looks cheap like a billboard.

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RE: Lights Off Policy On US Carriers-why?!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CoachClass" class="quote" target="_blank">CoachClass</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>The thing that gets me is the absolute...

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RE: Why Do Airbus Aircraft Seem To Be Kneeling?

Airbuses also seem to be trimmed back more (nose up pitch) when on short final.

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RE: Woman Has To Sit Next To A Dead Person

I was in EMT school recently. The instructor flew with the local medivac chopper. He said they never had a deceased soul on board. Death was always declared at the hospital or on land.

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RE: Ultra Long Range

I would say today's technology is easily capable of producing a plane that can fly half way around the World economically. We are going to have to start flying S..L..O..W..E..R...The speed at which we travel in today's commercial aircraft is very fast compared to almost any other form of transportat...

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RE: Air France A343 Climbs On Overspeed Warning

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aaexecplat" class="quote" target="_blank">aaexecplat</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Unreal. The level of ineptitude displa...

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RE: Emirates Urges Boeing To Move Fast On 777

If/when Emirates stumbles, the effects will reverberate through out aviation.

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RE: Air Tahiti Nui: Ia Orana Half Way Around The World

Thank you for such a well written and positive report! Too many are negative.

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KU A343 To JFK

Kuwait has brought the A343 back to <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>! Glad to see that! That is all. <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="...

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RE: Reducing Parasitic Drag

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BMI727" class="quote" target="_blank">BMI727</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>The main difficulties lie in making such a sys...

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Reducing Parasitic Drag

What if to reduce parasitic drag associated with an aircraft in flight, you took the same principle of an air hockey table and placed many small holes with air being pumped out of them at the nose and tail of the aircraft?

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Why No Curved Windshields On The A380?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KELPkid" class="quote" target="_blank">KELPkid</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Always an aircraft designer's number one pri...

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RE: Virgin Atlantic Downgraded To 3 Stars?

Why they have not improved their website is beyond me. It looks like it's 3yrs old!

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