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To: dalereed
From the looks of the weather charts they flew into a thunderstorm which is sure disaster!

....sure disaster???

Thought planes were designed to withstand thunderstorms.

49 posted on 06/03/2009 11:03:42 AM PDT by Churchillspirit
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To: Churchillspirit

“Thought planes were designed to withstand thunderstorms.”

Absolutely not, even Navy fighters are to skirt them by 10 miles.

A large one will tear rhe wings off of any plane made.


60 posted on 06/03/2009 11:24:35 AM PDT by dalereed
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