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Apr 30, 2007 | 9:21 am

#16

JGR01

Join Date: Sep 2004

Location: MSP (and will only fly NWA in re-routes if I HAVE to)

Programs: AA EXP (4.5MM), hotel programs as needed

Posts: 5,800

I think the tail cone is not an accurate definition.

The stubby round one was on planes when they were first manufactured (as in the older planes). Even before the TWA acquisition I think that the newer AA planes had the new style 'aerodynamic' tail cone.