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To: Bluestocking

“Is that so far-fetched?”

Sort of. The plane needs a mile long runway to land. How many “obscure locations” have mile long runways? The whole ‘terrorists stealing the plane’ scenario doesn’t really work in my mind.


31 posted on 03/14/2014 10:43:47 AM PDT by Owl558 (Those who remember George Santayana are doomed to repeat him)
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To: Owl558
The plane needs a mile long runway to land

Depends on the gross weight. 110,000 pounds of difference for landings under 5000 ft at sea level.

33 posted on 03/14/2014 11:14:38 AM PDT by xone
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