The Race to the Cape...

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The Race to the Cape...

#1 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:01 am

One hundred years ago the effort to fly where no one has flown before, set speed and altitude records, and take risks that were more likely to fail than succeed was pretty much the way things were. If you wanted to expand the horizons of aviation, that's what you did. This is the story of one such effort, the attempt to link London and Cape Town.
Vickers Vimy to Cape Town

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#2 Post by Woody » Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:01 am

Now we can’t get there again X(
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#3 Post by ian16th » Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:31 pm

Woody wrote:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:01 am
Now we can’t get there again X(
BA flew an A380 into Joburg this morning.
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#4 Post by Woody » Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:44 pm

ian16th wrote:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:31 pm
Woody wrote:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:01 am
Now we can’t get there again X(
BA flew an A380 into Joburg this morning.
Cargo only, repatriation flight returning today.

747 from CPT as well.
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#5 Post by Woody » Mon Jun 01, 2020 4:40 pm

Apparently that A380 has over 440 pax on board, not much social distancing for 10 hours :-o
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#6 Post by ian16th » Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:59 pm

Woody wrote:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 4:40 pm
Apparently that A380 has over 440 pax on board, not much social distancing for 10 hours :-o
So 29 empty seats!

According to Seat Guru they have:
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#7 Post by G-CPTN » Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:03 pm

Perhaps the persons in the empty seats get up and move around thus evening-out the proximity.

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