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The Baby Boeing

2nd April 2018 Æthelberht 0

I think most of us here don’t get terribly excited at the thought of the Boeing 737. It’s quite mundane, unremarkable, pedestrian even. I suspect more than a few of us here have been herded [more…]

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I Learned About Flying From That

17th September 2017 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

When I was a young boy, I hated flying. I mean, really hated it. I think it was due to a traumatic flying experience on a transatlantic flight to Florida in a 747, back in [more…]

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