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Boeing 747 200 series question.
Can anyone tell me why the Boeing 747 200 series used depleted uranium as ballast in the rudder and elevators on this aircraft? And does Boeing still use depleted uranium in any of its aircraft today? Surely lead would be safer as ballast, would it not?
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