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To: ConservativeStatement

The 747 is one of the nicest airplanes ever built.


8 posted on 09/20/2017 9:36:23 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: wjcsux

The 747 is one of the nicest airplanes ever built.

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Yep, especially for its time. It started life as a competitor for a government cargo carrier that the C5 eventually won.

It was initially such a money loser for Boeing that they considered selling their 737 rights to the Japanese.


40 posted on 09/21/2017 5:29:01 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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