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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 8:52 pm
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Originally Posted by TA
maybe the OP is asking a subtle geometry question and means if the plane could fly in a straight line right through the earth. For SFO-SYD, it would only be a 15% distance savings...
I think that route would require a lot more fuel than just staying in the air the whole way. The good news is that nobody would care if the window shades were up or down.
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