Alcock and Brown re-creation by Fossett

What was coolest, was seeing it fly. Things that big, are NOT supposed to
be able go that slow! g

A large airplane always appears to be goig slower than it is, because
we tend to judge speed by how long it takes the tail to reach the
spot where the nose was.

I was privileged to see the first public fly-bys of the 747, at Boeing
Field, Seattle, back in 1969. It appeared to be going far too slowly
to stay in the air--perhaps 40 or 50 knots.

vince norris