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Re:Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight by Armisael16 on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @09:03PM (#34621090)
The 787 has a 330 minute ETOPS certification, so as long as it’s within 6.5 hours of an airport it can fly there.

That’s almost everywhere on the planet except the South Pacific and Antarctica.

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Re:Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight by wkat4242 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @06:32PM (#34634869)
Aha ok, I didn't know that. I thought they had to remain within glide distance (and I think this was also the case in the beginning). I haven't flown intercontinentally for a very long time :) And most of it was in 747s.
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Re:Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight by mulmen on Friday February 03, 2023 @12:09PM (#34644101)
Glide distance was never a consideration of ETOPS.
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