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May 2nd, 2006 at 4:50am

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Well 54 years ago today we officially entered the jet age for commercial travellers http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/2/newsid_2480000/2480339.st...
 
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Reply #1 - May 2nd, 2006 at 1:38pm

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Unfortunately, it's the pioneers that takes the lumps.  Who would have known squared-off windows along with re-pressurization would have caused metal fatigue?  And every other airliner afterward are equipped with windows with rounded corners.
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