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 "version": "2026-10-20",
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 "slug": "plano-guide-series-airliner-rod-tube",
 "name": "Plano Guide Series Airliner telescoping rod tube (PLAO4588Z)",
 "kind": "modern",
 "category": "Fishing",
 "group": "Rod tubes and transport",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of the Plano Guide Series Airliner telescoping rod tube (PLAO4588Z)?",
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  "fishing",
  "fishing rod",
  "rod building",
  "tackle",
  "rod tubes and transport"
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 "aliases": [
  "plano airliner rod tube",
  "plano 4588",
  "plano guide series rod tube dimensions",
  "telescoping rod tube 88 inch",
  "rod travel case size",
  "airline rod tube",
  "tubo porta cañas telescópico plano",
  "rutenrohr teleskop plano",
  "tubo para varas plano"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": 1193.8,
  "width": 247.65,
  "height": 139.7
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  "basis": "Manufacturer specifications (Pure Fishing (Plano))",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": 1193.8,
   "width": 247.65,
   "height": 139.7
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  "notes": [
   "Plano lists the Airliner as 47-88 in long x 9.75 in wide x 5.5 in high and also quotes a 4.5 in diameter, probably the tube barrel, without saying inside or outside.",
   "The box is the collapsed envelope; internal dimensions are not published.",
   "True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so."
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    "dimension",
    "value"
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   "rows": [
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     "Length, collapsed",
     "1193.8 mm (47 in)"
    ],
    [
     "Length, extended",
     "2235.2 mm (88 in)"
    ],
    [
     "Width",
     "247.65 mm (9.75 in)"
    ],
    [
     "Height",
     "139.7 mm (5.5 in)"
    ],
    [
     "Diameter (as listed)",
     "114.3 mm (4.5 in)"
    ],
    [
     "Capacity",
     "up to eight 7 ft rods"
    ],
    [
     "Weight",
     "not published"
    ]
   ]
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   "publisher": "Pure Fishing (Plano)",
   "title": "Guide Series Airliner Rod Tube",
   "url": "https://www.purefishing.com/products/guide-series-airliner-rod-tube",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How long is the Plano Airliner rod tube?",
   "a": "47 in collapsed and 88 in extended (1193.8-2235.2 mm)."
  },
  {
   "q": "How many rods fit?",
   "a": "Plano says up to eight 7 ft rods."
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   "note": "Envelope 1193.8 × 247.65 × 139.7 mm (Collapsed (47 in); extends to 88 in (2235.2 mm))"
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