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2007-02-25 Down Under

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Posted by Shemp Slereter5290 2007-02-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hear lefties moan

Posted by Captain America 2007-02-25 00:56|| 2007-02-25 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Something doesn't sound right. Any kind of problem that led to a runway stop should have immediately led to the plane being towed back to the ramp. Instead, with something apparently dodgy, they took off for the US - and then diverted to Singapore?
Take a look at the maps, 'Burgers. They diverted in the wrong direction...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-02-25 11:03|| 2007-02-25 11:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Love the Super Connies!

Posted by USN, ret. 2007-02-25 21:05|| 2007-02-25 21:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Not necessarily. Australia to California is probably longer than Australia to Florida. I haven't measured it the great-circle distances, but I know that the Pacific covers darned near 50% of the globe.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-02-25 21:18|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-02-25 21:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Jackal,
Sydney to LA = 7488 miles
Sydney to Miami = 9336 miles

What Mike is pointing out is that Singapore is far to the Northwest while USA is to the Northeast.

Posted by Chuck 2007-02-25 23:44|| 2007-02-25 23:44|| Front Page Top

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