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fireman0174 11-07-2007 01:52 PM


Originally Posted by Tinpusher007 (Post 259203)
Agreed. My point is that it appears the news may be misrepresenting the facts.

Aaaah, Say it ain't so. :)

When the 747-400 was relatively new to UAL, they had a winglet get damaged and it was removed. As there was no performance data available, the aircraft was restricted to domestic routes by the FAA.


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