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How about this one (dont think anyone did it):

I am gone.
I launched the 727-25
I WAS the official airline of Disney World

Eastern Airlines

How 'bout this one:

I was the small airline that was used to launch the aviation empire that became today's Continental.

United.

Now who else flew all three of the original widebodies?

It looks like the wing area for each aircraft can be found by looking them up at http://www.airliners.net/info/. I'll pull the data out for each aircraft in game and send them to you via PM

#3 is going to be tough as there are actually several factors, some of which are straightforward, some more complex. The two main ones though would be runway loading and thrust/weight ratios,

The first would be the runway loading . It is the most simple and is calculated in pounds per square inch (or kilos per square meter). For the runways, the issue isn't the overall weight of the aircraft, but rather the how the load is distributed so that you avoid cracking the pavement. That is why you 4 main gear on the 747, triple main gear on your heavy DC-10s and A330/340s and the triple axle gear of the 777 - to help distribute the load over a greater surface area. This is your first limitation. If the runway can't support the aircraft, it really doesn't matter how much excess thrust it has.

For the thrust to weight, that will always be a graph and it will always vary for each airframe and engine combination scaling by weight (the higher the weight or lower the thrust, the longer the needed runway). For that information, there simply can't be a single number.

So bottom line, once you pass the first hurdle, which can be an absolute, easily calculated number, you hit the second, which is not.

I have noticed in the past that each aircraft/engine combination already has a minimum runway length entered in the game. I realize that it wouldn't be perfect, but why not use that as a temporary way of limiting the aircraft while searching for a better solution? I think it would add another layer of challenge than seeing who can be the first to get the most A380s on every route.

Colombo (CMB) has decided to move from the Indian Ocean to the North Sea. Also, interestingly enough, I can fly there from MCO in a 737 (says 1513 miles), but it is over 11000 from SIN.

Also, Taipei (TPE) has apparently figured out a new form of independence and has moved south to Indonesia.