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nradov on Jan 30, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Cargo airships could be big

I guess the last time was in 2013. Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777 jumbo jet, crashed at SFO with only 3 fatalities. Those are tough airplanes and low-speed crashes are often survivable if passengers can evacuate before the inevitable fire spreads.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214?wpr...

It was kind of freaky seeing the burned-out wreck sitting next to the runway when I flew out of SFO a few days later.

rootusrootus on Jan 30, 2023 [–]

I was going to say that the 777 isn't a jumbo, but it looks like they're now calling it a 'mini jumbo'. Feelings of inadequacy, I guess, compared to the 747.

VBprogrammer on Jan 30, 2023 | [–]

Meh, terms like this are pointless. Completely arbitrary where you put them.

It's probably more sensible to use terms like wide body, implying 2 aisles.

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