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A comment on Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina. Parent comment

Re:Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina by FartyMcFarter on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @05:32AM (#24552584)
What advantages does the single tube fuselage give?
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Re:Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina by FeistyOtter on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @05:39AM (#24552613)
I would imagine that without skin splices it weights less, has less drag in flight and generally one less thing to worry about for mechanics.
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