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sao123

Lifer
May 27, 2002
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Originally posted by: FoBoT
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Is there a conveyor belt involved?

i don't think they make airplane conveyor belts for the 747

now 737, sure, i have seen many southwest flights use a conveyor belt for easy take off, but never a BIG 747

think of how many wheels a 747 conveyor belt would need!

u missed the point... longtime AT running joke
 

AbAbber2k

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If the 747 was fully loaded, it should have been too heavy for the conveyor to move so it should have taken off just fine...
 

WobbleWobble

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YVR (Vancouver International Airport) had a security scare on the weekend, delayed things by about 2 hours. Maybe that somehow affected your flight?
 

waggy

No Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: FoBoT
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Is there a conveyor belt involved?

i don't think they make airplane conveyor belts for the 747

now 737, sure, i have seen many southwest flights use a conveyor belt for easy take off, but never a BIG 747

think of how many wheels a 747 conveyor belt would need!

/whooosh!

you hear that? that was the sound of the joke going over your head!
 

So

Lifer
Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: FoBoT
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Is there a conveyor belt involved?

i don't think they make airplane conveyor belts for the 747

now 737, sure, i have seen many southwest flights use a conveyor belt for easy take off, but never a BIG 747

think of how many wheels a 747 conveyor belt would need!

/whooosh!

you hear that? that was the sound of the joke going over your head!

/whooosh!

That was the sound of his reply going over yours.