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weather, and with this many fatalities they will look at weight and balance. that is a critical thing for particularly small planes. you have to have you can t be overweight, you to have the correct balance or the plane is you re putting yourself in jeopardy. this is, you know a real tragedy. what happens in holidays is people tend to get anxious about getting to their destinations and they fly in more marginal weather and these accidents are usually completely they can be avoided. the weight factor is one of the early things that go through my minds. the weather reports say the conditions at the airport were listed as fog/mist with visibility about three quarters of a mile.
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this? reporter: gregg, this is fascinating thing to sigh. we just had a fly-by at dulles airport with the 747 mated to it. it is most unusual sight. the first thing you ask yourself when you see this how can this thing fly? it is a bit of a chore because it changes the center of gravity quite drastically on the 747 not to mention the weight factor and aerodynamic factor involved in that. if you look at the 747 pretty closely it has undergone a number of aerodynamic modifications. tail structure is very different than what you see on an ordinary 747. the shuttle itself weighs even when empty of fuel weighs 200,000 pounds. this has been gutted of most everything. it is a bit less than that, 175,000 pounds. it is a huge weight so it can t fly nearly as fast as a regular 747. can not fly as high. apparently flew up from
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