Qantas ferried an engine on the wing of a 747 (2016)

Re:Qantas ferried an engine on the wing of a 747 (2016) by bragr on Sunday May 29, 2022 @04:06AM (#31547362)

The 737-200 had an optional gravel kit for unpaved runways! A few -200s still in use because of that feature

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Re:Qantas ferried an engine on the wing of a 747 (2016) by rkagerer on Sunday May 29, 2022 @05:05AM (#31547647)

Neat - kind of like mid flaps for planes. Also thank you for teaching me a new word, "cromulent".

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Re:Qantas ferried an engine on the wing of a 747 (2016) by delsarto on Sunday May 29, 2022 @08:37AM (#31548650)

I am dating myself but I'm old enough to have watched the Simpsons episode where this word was invented in its first airing. Maybe it is a word now, I mean it's no more or less ridiculous than other words, which somebody just made up at some point too.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/what-does-crom...

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Re:Qantas ferried an engine on the wing of a 747 (2016) by dotancohen on Sunday May 29, 2022 @10:22AM (#31549351)

You're embiggening my perception of you.

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