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Old October 18th 07, 02:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Phil
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On Oct 18, 6:46 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Phil wrote groups.com:





On Oct 17, 6:10 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Phil wrote
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Thirty Five percent more fuel efficient. That would translate into
less expensive tickets. And just a fraction of the noise. But
will Boeing ever build something like this? Or will they wait
until Airbus or Embraer or the Chinese or the Russians build one?


http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviatio...0110vgnvcm1000
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4eecbccdrcrd.html


Why don't you build one?


Bertie


Well, OK. Can you loan me a couple of billion?


Sure.

Draw up the plans on MS paint and send them off to me. Don't forget to make
a little sun in the corner and draw flames out the back end.

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I don't know how to use that fancy computer stuff. Is crayon OK?

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Old October 18th 07, 05:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]
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Phil wrote in
ups.com:

On Oct 18, 6:46 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Phil wrote
groups.com:





On Oct 17, 6:10 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Phil wrote
groups.com:


Thirty Five percent more fuel efficient. That would translate
into less expensive tickets. And just a fraction of the noise.
But will Boeing ever build something like this? Or will they
wait until Airbus or Embraer or the Chinese or the Russians
build one?



http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviatio...5370110vgnvcm1
000 00
4eecbccdrcrd.html


Why don't you build one?


Bertie


Well, OK. Can you loan me a couple of billion?


Sure.

Draw up the plans on MS paint and send them off to me. Don't forget
to make a little sun in the corner and draw flames out the back end.

Bertie- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


I don't know how to use that fancy computer stuff. Is crayon OK?



Even better!


Bertie

 




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