777 records record flight

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Perhaps of interest to you, gentle reader:

quote
LONDON (AFP) - A Boeing 777 plane has broken the world record for the
longest flight by a commercial jet when it landed at London's Heathrow
airport on a flight from Hong Kong via the Pacific.
/quote

More at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051110/tc_afp/hongkongusairbritain_051110181726
among other places.

For instance, the OC Register says in
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/abox/article_761915.php:
quote
The 777-200LR Worldliner - one of Boeing's newest planes - touched
down shortly after 1 p.m. (5 a.m. PST) at London's Heathrow Airport
after a journey of more than 11,664 miles. The previous record was set
when a Boeing 747-400 flew 10,500 miles from London to Sydney,
Australia, in 1989.
/quote



Boring

BTB wrote:


Boring

Sorry your attention span is so short.

/dps

wrote:
BTB wrote:


Boring


Sorry your attention span is so short.

/dps


Boring because...

1. It is nothing really new, unlike Space Ship One or the first balloon
flight around the global
2. Only 35 people on board, mostly Boeing employees. It would have been
more impressive if it were a 'true' commerial flight
3. Long distance records are old new... what about a new speed record

BTB wrote in newsPudf.13917$Qu4.5505
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Boring because...

1. It is nothing really new, unlike Space Ship One or the first balloon
flight around the global
2. Only 35 people on board, mostly Boeing employees. It would have been
more impressive if it were a 'true' commerial flight
3. Long distance records are old new... what about a new speed record


Funny how you needed to tell all of us how in your opinion this is a non-
event.

I was actually quite impressed that they flew almost 23 straight hours
unrefueled from Hong Kong to London...who the hell cares if it was full or
empty. It's stil quite an interesting feat of technology.

Vern wrote:
BTB wrote in newsPudf.13917$Qu4.5505
@fed1read03:


Boring because...

1. It is nothing really new, unlike Space Ship One or the first balloon
flight around the global
2. Only 35 people on board, mostly Boeing employees. It would have been
more impressive if it were a 'true' commerial flight
3. Long distance records are old new... what about a new speed record



Funny how you needed to tell all of us how in your opinion this is a non-
event.

I was actually quite impressed that they flew almost 23 straight hours
unrefueled from Hong Kong to London...who the hell cares if it was full or
empty. It's stil quite an interesting feat of technology.

Full or empty means a lot. It this stunt was to meant to sell to the
worlds airlines a long range aircraft that fly unrefueled from Hong Kong
to London then I think they failed. Bums on seats is what pays the
bills - if it could fly unrefueled from Hong Kong to London with a full
passenger load then it would be quite an interesting feat of technology.

"BTB" wrote in message
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wrote:

Boring because...

1. It is nothing really new, unlike Space Ship One or the first balloon
flight around the global

By that logic, we've been been flying at those altitudes since the 1940's
and balloons have been flying since the 1800's. Who cares?

2. Only 35 people on board, mostly Boeing employees. It would have been
more impressive if it were a 'true' commerial flight

Commercial aircraft, commercial flight...

3. Long distance records are old new... what about a new speed record

Where's the Concorde these days, eh? Hmm.

Juan Jimenez wrote:
"BTB" wrote in message
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wrote:

Boring because...

1. It is nothing really new, unlike Space Ship One or the first balloon
flight around the global


By that logic, we've been been flying at those altitudes since the 1940's
and balloons have been flying since the 1800's. Who cares?


2. Only 35 people on board, mostly Boeing employees. It would have been
more impressive if it were a 'true' commerial flight


Commercial aircraft, commercial flight...


3. Long distance records are old new... what about a new speed record


Where's the Concorde these days, eh? Hmm.



But at least there are a few countries working on the next generation SST.

"BTB" wrote in message
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Juan Jimenez wrote:

But at least there are a few countries working on the next generation SST.

Whoopie.

But at least there are a few countries working on the next generation SST.



I was not aware the US ever outlawed SST R&D or construction.

If you want a SST; front some money and buy one.

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