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2019-06-04 Science & Technology

'Flying-V' plane named after a GUITAR burns 20 per cent less fuel than conventional aircraft and can carry more than 300 passengers

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Posted by Skidmark 2019-06-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 I image when it fly overhead, instead of the roar of the turbine engines, we'll hear "wa wa waaaa" instead?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-06-04 04:38|| 2019-06-04 04:38|| Front Page Top

#2 looks nice but it seems it would be more difficult to have more than a few of these planes taxi near the gates as they are bulky

Posted by lord garth 2019-06-04 06:41|| 2019-06-04 06:41|| Front Page Top

#3 They reconfigure the Pissburgh International Airport every few years to keep the graft flowing. I'm sure similar shenanigans happen at other airports, so, no worries...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-06-04 06:46|| 2019-06-04 06:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Lemme know when they name one of them after Randy Rhoads.

Posted by Raj 2019-06-04 08:34|| 2019-06-04 08:34|| Front Page Top

#5 I predict big rivalries between starboard and port flight attendants.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-06-04 11:45|| 2019-06-04 11:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Callsign: Ghostrider

Posted by The peanut gallery 2019-06-04 11:56|| 2019-06-04 11:56|| Front Page Top

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