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msongs

(71,275 posts) Sat May 24, 2025, 11:20 PM 23 hrs ago

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live jet landings at London Heathrow airport. all kind of planes but alas no 747s anymore xcept very rare (Original Post) msongs 23 hrs ago OP

They're gas hogs. Great airplanes 30 years ago but new engine technology Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #1

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1. They're gas hogs. Great airplanes 30 years ago but new engine technology

Sat May 24, 2025, 11:34 PM

23 hrs ago

makes it possible to go just as far and as fast with a lot less fuel. Most airlines have retired their 747s in favor of A330s and B777s and 787s.