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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 1:50 pm
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Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach
The Himalayas is a rather hard obstacle with close proximity to DEL. The Indian ocean and its storms are rather softer. Doesn't excuse the 343's inability to climb quickly to cruise which the 744 could do for the same mission.

Probably the only a/c that can fly takeoff from DEL and then fly straight over the Himalayas is a RR-powered 757 but of course it couldn't do the mission (trans-Pacific) due to lack of range and fire suppression equipment.
A very confusing statement. On the one hand you say the 744 could do what the 343 cannot out of DEL and then claim that actually the only a/c that could is an RR powered 757. Now which is it
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