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BY THE NUMBERS
8,000,000 The number
of e-mails exchanged between Boeing employees on an average
day.
775,000 The weight
in pounds (351,534 kilograms) of a fully loaded Boeing 777-300ER
(Extended Range) during its recent refused takeoff testing
at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. In a refused takeoff the
pilot prepares for a takeoff but then uses maximum brake energy
to stop the airplane. The brakes become hot and glow because
of the amount of energy they absorb during the tests. |
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173 Number of minutes
of the Concorde's fastest London-New York trip, on Feb. 7,
1996. An average Concorde flight time from London to New York
is about 200 minutes. After 27 years of scheduled passenger
service, the final supersonic Concorde flight is scheduled
for Oct. 24.
60 Percentage of
business travelers responding to a survey sponsored by Intel
Corp. who say they would like to have "hotspots"—places where
people can tap into a wireless Internet connection with their
notebook computers—while in flight on an airplane.
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