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Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:06 am to Traveler
Thank you! I will check that out 
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:10 am to Sentrius
Speaking of cargo, another interesting variation of the 747 is the Dreamlifter with its swing tail design.
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The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, also known as the Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft. At 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 m³) the cargo hold was the largest in the world for an aircraft, until the Airbus Beluga XL was released (2,615 m³). It can hold three times the volume of a 747-400F freighter. Cargo is placed in the aircraft by the world's longest cargo loader. It is an extensively modified Boeing 747-400 that is used exclusively for transporting Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft components to Boeing's assembly plants from suppliers around the world.
This post was edited on 6/28/19 at 9:12 am
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:15 am to When in Rome
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While we're sitting here appreciating the 747, we might as well take a look at the the SCA.
While in the Air Force, I was stationed at Edwards AFB. To see that beast lumber down the runway and take off with the shuttle on it's back was nothing short of amazing.
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:18 am to RedRifle
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Many airlines are retiring them but not British airways. Actually twice, last week and then return leg. They still use it on many routes. . The greatest plane ever built. Never felt safer. It’s better than the 787.
Look, I will be honest with you. I am an EP with AA, fly to LHR ~6 times a year. I have flown the 747 a few times, and while the nostalgia is great, this is not the best plane in the fleets. The new 777s are great, but the 787 is the best plane out there. The only plane the probably compares is the 350 AA/BA do not have it.
I have taken both the AA and BA (MSY-LHR) 787 and it is a far superior aircraft.
Edit: With the exception of the 787 fleet, ALL BA wide bodies are old and dated. There 777 fleet is god awful. I did New Orleans - London (787) to Bangalore (772) and it was like going from a BMW to a civic.
This post was edited on 6/28/19 at 9:22 am
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:22 am to TheDeathValley
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Look, I will be honest with you. I am an EP with AA, fly to LHR ~6 times a year. I have flown the 747 a few times, and while the nostalgia is great, this is not the best plane in the fleets. The new 777s are great, but the 787 is the best plane out there. The only plane the probably compares is the 350 AA/BA do not have it.
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I have taken both the AA and BA (MSY-LHR) 787 and it is a far superior aircraft.
you're absolutely correct, except for that 350 thingy
, 747 was/is a great old bird but time and technology will eventually eclipse everything, including the 777/787Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:25 am to TheDeathValley
quote:I haven't had a chance to fly on the Dreamliner yet, but I can't wait to experience it.
the 787 is the best plane out there
There's a great Netflix series called City in the Sky, which I'm pretty sure is where I saw some great details about the 787 design and what makes it superior (carbon composite airframe and its effects on efficiency, oxygen levels, etc.). The show also highlights Airbus and shows the Toulouse operations of getting all of the parts together, along with airport systems and other cool aviation information. It has been a while since I've watched the show, but I remember really enjoying it.
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:28 am to 777Tiger
quote:What do you think about hybrid airships?
technology will eventually eclipse everything
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:31 am to When in Rome
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What do you think about hybrid airships?
haven't really read up on any recent developments in that area, it's not new though, we once put a nuclear reactor in a B-36, seemed like a really good idea at the time
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:31 am to RedRifle
Flew a JAL 747 from Hong Kong to Tokyo back in 78. It was the first leg of the eventual flight to LA. Big arse plane back then. Has nothing on C-141 though. Sitting facing the back with no acoustics to trap the noise is pretty unsettling, especially stoned to the moon. Not to mention the flight crew running around with parachutes on. Short flight from Misawa AB to Yokota AB. Never knew we took off and low and behold we were taxing to the gate. Good, I mean high times.
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:31 am to TheDeathValley
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350 AA/BA do not have it
BA ordered the 1000 and it will replace the 747.
Airbus planes are usually pretty ugly and awkward looking. I just can't get past how the nose gear looks on the A320 as it looks like it's going to collapse and fall down.
The A350 is the only Airbus that looks sleek and sexy. Kind of like a supersized Boeing 757.
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:34 am to Sentrius
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Airbus planes are usually pretty ugly and awkward looking.
don't know much about the 350 but the narrow body Airbus are inferior to Boeing aircraft in every way, except price
that's why the airline execs love them
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:35 am to 777Tiger
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don't know much about the 350 but the narrow body Airbus are inferior to Boeing aircraft in every way, except price that's why the airline execs love them
Like the 737Max
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:39 am to RedRifle
Nice shot of the plane at ORD there. The last BA 747 will be retired by Nov. 2022
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:39 am to goofball
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Like the 737Max
I don't think the facts are all in on this, the DC-10 was responsible for the loss of several hundred lives because of its hasty design/production, trying to play catch up to the 747 and L-1011, but once they got the "bugs" worked out it was an awesome airliner, it too was a victim of advancing technology
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:42 am to RedRifle
Answer a dumb question for me.
What other airliners use 4 engines? Does a 787? Any Airbus’?
What other airliners use 4 engines? Does a 787? Any Airbus’?
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:44 am to LSU alum wannabe
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Does a 787?
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Any Airbus’?
a380 has 4
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:47 am to LSU alum wannabe
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What other airliners use 4 engines?
A380 = still has well over a decade and more left of flying but will end production in 2021.
A340 = will be completely phased out in the next few years.
Twinjets are the future.
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:49 am to 777Tiger
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the narrow body Airbus are inferior to Boeing aircraft in every way,
Isn't the A320 wider than the 737?
Posted on 6/28/19 at 9:50 am to RedRifle
Gorgeous!
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