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From: rjk@mgweed.UUCP (Randy King)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Airplanes gain weight
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Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 13:47:55 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 18 13:47:55 1984
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I'm not sure whether I believe 2Klbs or not, but perhaps someone could expound
on the weight of the various crap that comes out of those scummy weeds.  How 
about when IBM/360 disks would consistently crash when exposed to cigarette
smoke particles?  As far as airplane weight, it is monitored very carefully.
On smaller craft, it may not be the size of your checkbook that limits the
purchase of new avionics, but where it would put you in the loading envelope.
D. A. is right, though.  There is one helluva lot of surface area in those
747's.  Not to mention the fact that cloth probably holds 10-20 times the
weight as does vinyl and other non-porous surfaces.  I sometimes think that
I'm gaining weight just from breathing that scummy crap all day long.

							Randy King