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Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet by jen20 on Friday July 17, 2020 @10:52AM (#23871149)
> At cruising altitude I was sure I was seeing curvature of the planet (I concede this may have been wishful thinking, or an artefact of the windows).

Many people have reported this, and it's widely publicised so perhaps not so wishful! https://www.ft.com/content/8a96c13e-2623-11e9-b20d-5376ca521... - for example.

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Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet by iso1631 on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:27PM (#23873047)
What do you mean by seeing a curve? If I look at the Earth from the top of a mountain I see a curved horizon, same if I look at it from The Moon.
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