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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 5:27 am
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kryten22uk
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Originally Posted by rkenyon
Not necesserily. Some 747-400's don't have the wing tips. I think these are mainly in Japan.

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Oh, ok. I didnt verfiy the info, I was just repeating what was said on the documentary. What was funny was that these fins were so light (comparatively) that during construction they are just held in place by a couple of blokes whilst someone bolts them on (with a big red mallet).
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