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I flew from Ohio to Melbourne back in ~2001. It was CMH-DEN-LAX-MEL. The leg from DEN to LAX was a 747 and there were probably 30 passengers in the entire pla
by jcims 4y ago
I flew from Ohio to Melbourne back in ~2001. It was CMH-DEN-LAX-MEL. The leg from DEN to LAX was a 747 and there were probably 30 passengers in the entire plane. I was near the back of the plane and it gave me an entirely new perspective of just how much they bend and twist in flight. You could see the walls above the wings sort of bow in when lifting off.
Probably tied with hot air balloons for least efficient transport I've ever taken.
(For the leg from LAX to MEL i had the aisle seat beside the shitter galley in the back. 14 hours of people fanning their farts in my face.)
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoYou should see what a big plane does fully laden. The fuselage and wing of a cargo jet in turbulence basically "banana" in perpendicular planes.
- technothrasher 4y agoI flew on a 757 from ORD to ROC years ago as the only passenger on the plane. The flight attendant just came and sat down next to me to do the safety briefing, told me she was sorry but no refreshment service, and then went up front. I didn't see another soul again until we were getting ready to land. That was a very eerie two hours.