[cc2k]

From the article:

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Roughly 8 hours and 2,500 miles later, the flight crew landed in Pittsburgh to nosh on some sandwiches, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

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Did they forget to retract the landing gear? 2,500 miles / 8 hours = 312.5 mph. That seems really slow for a 747.

[kaboom]

Roughly 8 hours and 2,500 miles later...

Beginning when the menus were handed out in Seattle, not from when they took off.

[bvw]

It’s a test flight. That means that they had to circle Pikes Peak seven times, and the St. Louis Arch three times. Standard FAA protocol.

[Daffynition]

Reporter: What kind of plane is it?
Johnny: Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol.