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To: cymbeline

“747 trivia question: why is there a bulge in the upper nose of the 747?”

Isn’t that where the disco was supposed to be ?


84 posted on 09/12/2023 9:58:57 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: PLMerite

“why is there a bulge in the upper nose of the 747? ... Isn’t that where the disco was supposed to be ?”

Good try but the bulge is there because it contains a hinge so the front of the plane can be swung open for loading freight. Of course the back can also be opened. The other jumbos don’t have the ability to open both ends.


85 posted on 09/13/2023 5:22:59 AM PDT by cymbeline
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