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To: CondoleezzaProtege

" the twinjet has fly-by-wire flight controls, a carbon composite wing and an aluminium-lithium fuselage."

4 posted on 03/29/2021 6:47:55 PM PDT by Paladin2

To: Paladin2

"" the twinjet has fly-by-wire flight controls, a carbon composite wing and an aluminium-lithium fuselage.""

Isn't that the model whose engines use dilithium as a fuel?

10 posted on 03/29/2021 7:08:35 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another John Brown now that we desperately need him?)

To: Paladin2

" the twinjet has fly-by-wire flight controls, a carbon composite wing and an aluminium-lithium fuselage."

And a poor design with the engines improperly set on the wings.

13 posted on 03/29/2021 7:15:07 PM PDT by PAR35

To: Paladin2

“...and an aluminium-lithium fuselage.”

So if it gets hit by lightning, will it hold a charge?

16 posted on 03/29/2021 7:22:28 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )

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