[oldplayer]

“. . . believed to be fewer than 10 people on board the small military plane.”

Small compared to what? A B-52?

I always have to wonder about the overall accuracy of articles after I read something like that. These planes are almost 100 feet long with a wingspan about the same. Take-off weight is right at 100,000 pounds.

That isn’t my definition of a small plane. Maybe it’s just me.

[Zhang Fei]

[Small compared to what? A B-52?]

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They may be thinking of it as the souped-up small civilian jetliner it is. 50-100 passengers.

[Starboard]

You make a good point.