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Old 01-12-2003, 09:14 PM  
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Originally posted by Equinox
The worst thing was that I sat right at the wings and could clearly see the tip of the wing flexing with an amplitude of about 3 feet. I am thankful that those things flex that much. Otherwise we would have been toast.

The 747s wing tips can flex 26 feet before they snap off.
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