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The flight scheduled to leave 4 hours after us arrived in Boston before we did. As I say though... Fools and Horses and a curry (well, sort of) makes up for a lot. :)

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I've started avoiding BA 747s lately as I've had too many delays due to elastic bands snapping and the like. As much as I regret this as the old birds won't be around forever, I can't recall the last time I had a shambles on a 777. And they're starting 787s on the BOS route in October, so looking forward to that.

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Had a nice ride from Chicago to Atlanta, last week, on an American Eagle Embraer 175.

Pretty smooth flight, and all for just $194 inc taxes Round Trip, for Midday Flights.


Jim.

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I've seen later go-arounds, but not too much later than this one...

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Any later and that would have been a touch and go :D

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A couple of interesting visitors today

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Ready to cough up $3200 for a flight in a P51

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So I hear that they have got a signal from the EgyptAir black boxes.

Plot twist, they haul them up from the sea floor and they have a sticker on them that says "MH370". No? Okay then...

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I read that the human remains that they have been fishing out of the Med has been only small fragments, none larger that the palm of a hand. So the preliminary assumption appears to be an explosion, which has to be the worst possible news for the French.

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Ah - them Russkies trying to figure out carrier operations...?

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I'm curious - how long does it take to stick a boat load of fuel on to a 747?

Is it mutliple tanks in parallel, or just the one hose etc?

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At Heathrow and most other major airports, the fuel is piped directly in. There are then underground pipes that feed each stand. A vehicle is used to hook up the the underground system, and pump the fuel into the aircraft. Memory is getting a little hazy now, but I don't think a 45 minute operation to fuel a 747 would be unusual.
When I fuel aircraft using a truck, it's pumped in at about 40psi. Whether it's the same on the fuel bowsers that fuel the big commercial aircraft, I don't know.

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Similar tech they do the F1 cars with?

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I dunno mate. I suspect the F1 refueling rigs are a bit more high tech than my truck LOL. So last night I fueled my first 737. It took about 1400 gallons and was done in about 5 minutes, so that gives you an idea of the speed.

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They (F1) used to pump at about 12 liters per sec or so.

McLaren would probably prefer to race in your truck this year. :lol: