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Byker
January 20th 18, 07:54 PM
JFK-LHR in 5 hrs. 13 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5KCIph3NH4
I wonder if the return trip would necessitate a stop in Newfoundland...
Miloch
January 20th 18, 09:32 PM
In article >, Byker says...
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>JFK-LHR in 5 hrs. 13 min.
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5KCIph3NH4
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>I wonder if the return trip would necessitate a stop in Newfoundland...
Pity those flying in the opposite direction!!
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Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]
January 21st 18, 05:17 AM
On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 13:54:42 -0600, "Byker" > wrote:
>JFK-LHR in 5 hrs. 13 min.
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5KCIph3NH4
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>I wonder if the return trip would necessitate a stop in Newfoundland...
At least one of the images in the video is a 737.
The basic message is "we flew faster than any plane that hasn't flown
it faster than us, with the help of a 200mph tailwind."
Byker
January 21st 18, 07:47 PM
"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
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At least one of the images in the video is a 737.
737-800s make up the bulk of their fleet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Air_International
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Long_Haul
Byker
January 21st 18, 08:34 PM
"Miloch" wrote in message ...
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> Pity those flying in the opposite direction!!
Norwegian is doing it with 737s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_og_WaBJ2k
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