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BumRushDaShow

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4. My very first (and only so far) flight on a 747

Reply to Layzeebeaver (Reply #3)

Mon May 12, 2025, 06:34 AM

10 hrs ago

(as most of my long hauls have been on wide-bodies like L-1011s or 767s) was to Cairo, Egypt on EgyptAir over 30 years ago. The flights within the country were all Airbus-manufactured planes.

What shocked me about it compared to the wide-bodies, was how LONG it was! Felt like it was a block long and couldn't see the rear of the plane from the front (plus of course the 2nd level, although that was always something promoted about them ).

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'Very bad idea': Republicans revolt over Trump scheme to get $400 million plane from Qatar [View all] BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago OP

An impeachable violation of the Constitutuon. benfranklin1776 12 hrs ago #1

Yes and thank you BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #15

I understand perfectly as the list of judges is quite long! benfranklin1776 42 min ago #18

Grifters gonna grift Deminpenn 11 hrs ago #2

I've flown a simulator of a 747 Layzeebeaver 11 hrs ago #3

My very first (and only so far) flight on a 747 BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #4

When I lived in Europe COL Mustard 10 hrs ago #5

My very first plane trip was on a 707 from Philly to London back in 1970 BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #7

The biggest, most beautiful, plane... forgotmylogin 3 hrs ago #16

LOL...the 747 can haul 500+ passengers while the Airbus is 180. Bengus81 1 min ago #19

I'm sure they're very "concerned." But they won't tell him not to do it. Scrivener7 10 hrs ago #6

There's A LOT of "back-tracking" going on at the moment BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #8

Sad that it's Qatar and not our own lawmakers. Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #10

Revolt?!? ROFLMFAO!! You milque toast fuckers have done NOTHING to stop this NAZI Bengus81 9 hrs ago #9

Finally took a ride in his Tesla and the doors wouldn't open when it caught fire. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #11

This is their bridge too far? live love laugh 5 hrs ago #12

But that's his bribe, silly me, not bribe but tip. republianmushroom 5 hrs ago #13

It's only a bad idea Mz Pip 5 hrs ago #14

Yes not a gift it's a bribe. Let's call it what it is Dem4life1970 2 hrs ago #17