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Test crew flies Boeing 747-8 to Pittsburgh for sandwich
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| June 25, 2011
| Kate Auletta
Posted on 06/27/2011 2:18:27 AM PDT by Daffynition
The Seattle-based flight crew testing out Boeing's 747-8 decided to take the new jet for a spin...to Pittsburgh for some sandwiches.
It all went down on Wednesday, when flight test director Paul Shank handed out Pittsburgh's famous Primanti Brothers menus while in Seattle.
Roughly 8 hours and 2,500 miles later, the flight crew landed in Pittsburgh to nosh on some sandwiches, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Staffers from the Pittsburgh-based Atlantic Aviation picked up the sandwiches, and the crew was back en route to Seattle an hour later.
Shank told the paper: "Everybody loved it. They were all like, 'Who would have thought to put fries and cole slaw on a sandwich?' It was comfort food for me, something that reminded me of home."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Travel
KEYWORDS: 7478; aviationpinglist; boeing; primannis
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To: econjack
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posted on
06/27/2011 8:52:57 AM PDT
by
toldyou
(Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
To: martin_fierro
Gotta get another one of those when I return to PIT for my high school reunion in September!
Thanks for the ping!
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posted on
06/27/2011 8:58:36 AM PDT
by
toldyou
(Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
To: Daffynition
For a Primanny’s sammich its worth it.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:06:11 AM PDT
by
Emperor Palpatine
(Can you afford to board the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Dunno. The story of how the sammie came to be is cute: According to John, "One winter, a fella drove in with a load of potatoes. He brought a few of 'em over to the restaurant to see if they were frozen. I fried the potatoes on our grill and they looked pretty good. A few of our customers asked for them, so I put the potatoes on their sandwiches." And the rest is history. The Primanti Sandwich: a true taste of Pittsburgh.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:34:44 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: NCC-1701
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:37:44 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:48:27 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: martin_fierro
And you thought there weren't any direct flights to PIT anymore. LOL...been going there for over 35 yrs...when it was only open in the early wee hours of the am
To: Daffynition
At one time in my life, I would have traveled 3K miles for a particular sammie. [*a roast beef special* at Elsie’s at Harvard Sq. in Cambridge ...alas, Elsie’s is no longer there] Somewhere along the way, I found some common sense. MMMMM... Worcester's Coney Island hot dogs and the Boynton's onion rings. There is a place in Manchester CT called Shady Glen that has cheeseburgers with a crispy cheese "skirt" around the burger. Or the chicken carbonara at Elsas in White City. I would probably consider driving several hours for those.
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posted on
06/27/2011 11:52:30 AM PDT
by
Cowman
(How can the IRS seize property without a warrant if the 4th amendment still stands?)
To: Daffynition
It all starts with a $100 hamburger and the next thing you know they are out buying $100,000 sammiches.
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posted on
06/27/2011 11:56:18 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
To: 04-Bravo; 1stFreedom; A_Conservative_Chinese; acehai; Aeronaut; af_vet_rr; AFreeBird; ...
aviation pinglist (munchies attack)
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posted on
06/27/2011 12:10:49 PM PDT
by
raygun
(http://bastiat.org/en/the_law DOT html)
To: Daffynition; SkyDancer
Heck.... they can call us for a ride to get a sandwich. We won’t mind!
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posted on
06/27/2011 12:20:35 PM PDT
by
Northern Yankee
(Where Liberty dwells, there is my Country. - Benjamin Franklin)
To: longtermmemmory
The -8 is longer and more fuel efficient
More seats in the upper deck as well.
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posted on
06/27/2011 12:22:14 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Let's all meet Sarah at her last bus stop -- 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Jan 2013)
To: Daffynition
I could understand flying to New York for a Reuben, but to Pittsburgh? What’s there sandwichwise?
To: MadelineZapeezda
been going there for over 35 yrs...when it was only open in the early wee hours of the am 
or 
??
To: toldyou
Gonna be there in late July and will make a concerted effort to put my head around one.
To: Portcall24
Coors is like making love in a canoe
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posted on
06/27/2011 2:36:47 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom!!! I know i was kidding)
To: longtermmemmory
It means that *somewhere* in America [Everett, WA]there are still a few people who have production jobs.
It uses [barf alert] biofuel.
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posted on
06/27/2011 2:54:03 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Northern Yankee
You're gettin' the peanuts and likin' it. Sit down and fasten your seatbelt ,sir!
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posted on
06/27/2011 2:57:40 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: martin_fierro
onna be there in late July and will make a concerted effort to put my head around one.
LOL! Bon appetit!
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posted on
06/27/2011 3:18:37 PM PDT
by
toldyou
(Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
To: martin_fierro
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