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Old 12-01-2012 | 11:41 PM
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JonnyKnoxville
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Originally Posted by 742Dash
Actually the phrase started with Atlas management/marketing back in the late 1990s in reference to how the 767 would fit in the heavy freight market that Atlas serves. I do not think that the humor in referring to a 767 as a "light twin" was obvious to the first users of the phrase, with the exception of Mr. Chowdry.

You guys need to start making jokes about "heavy" 747 Captains.
Actually the phrase started way before Atlas was even a company. I know TWA 747 pilots were using that term when I was a little kid.
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