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Old 13-07-08, 11:06 AM   #14
Baph
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Default Re: Saw this today at Manchester Airport...

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Originally Posted by 454697819 View Post
and im worred that the tuono only does 28 mpg... ffs.. I can really see the government gives a toss about CO2...
A fully laden A380 can carry 50% more passengers than a 747-400. So for every 3 A380s that go up fully laden, you can take a 747-400 out of the sky.

Of course, they have to be full!!

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Originally Posted by plowsie View Post
Wow they're in use I was following these a lot in the development stages, very interesting some of the trouble they had to overcome. Amazing bit of machinery.
Did you see the vacuum powered toilet system that fires turds at 70mph along it's tubes. Awesome!
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