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re: The Boeing 747 turns 50
Posted on 2/14/19 at 11:43 am to Amadeo
Posted on 2/14/19 at 11:43 am to Amadeo
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The last time I was there, even the Airbus A380 was starting to grow on me.
The Flying Forehead is never going to be attractive.
I'm at work, so I can't post a photo, but one of the SCAs brought a Space Shuttle to Huntsville when I was a kid. Columbia, maybe? That was back in the day when they let us congregate out on the ramp to watch it land and taxi in. Amazing.
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Posted on 2/14/19 at 12:00 pm to RedFoxx
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Lufthansa, Korean, and Air China all operate the new version, the 747-8i.
UPS is buying -8’s, as well. I think they are getting 28 total
Posted on 2/14/19 at 12:05 pm to RedRifle
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Watching a 747 take off is probably one of the greatest joys a person can have in understand human ingenuity.
Accurate statement, since one can no longer do this: I had the fortune of watching a dozen space shuttle launches from three miles away, at the countdown clock (forward of the Vehicle Assembly Building).
I brought a few friends along. The best description was from a buddy who works for SWA maintenance at Love Field (desk-job) and he eloquently said:
"JP, in aviation, we have to balance passengers, fuel, cargo, reliability, lift, drag, and so on, in an elegant dance that is sometimes beautiful. The launch I just witnessed, its like you space guys raise the bar and push a button that says frick GRAVITY!"
Posted on 2/14/19 at 12:29 pm to RedRifle
I loved flying the airplane! It was a sad day when we parked them. Once you figured out how high you had to flare for landing It was easy to fly and handled wonderfully. It was really fun when we flew them as a 2 man crew on the shorter flights. One may be surprised how small the cockpit was relative to the jet itself.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:02 pm to HeyCap
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One may be surprised how small the cockpit was relative to the jet itself.
Oh that reminds me. For the TDers in the Bay Area, at the museum at the San Carlos airport is a 747 cockpit you can check out. It's a 100 series so the cockpit is classic and really primitive looking.
https://www.hiller.org/event/boeing-747/
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:19 pm to hottub
Lufthansa loves them some 747s.
13 - 744s
19 - 748s
13 - 744s
19 - 748s
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:24 pm to HeyCap
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may be surprised how small the cockpit was
Sadly I know exactly what this reaction looks like.
This post was edited on 2/14/19 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:36 pm to RedRifle
The 747 has been an amazing vehicle for peace, commerce, knowledge sharing, exploring, families and societies connecting. It truly shrunk the world by revolutionizing the airline industry and opened the world up to billions of people in the middle class and poor as well.
It's the greatest aircraft ever built and most beautiful plane to ever fly. It's truly the GOAT airplane.
It's the greatest aircraft ever built and most beautiful plane to ever fly. It's truly the GOAT airplane.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 2:06 pm to LSUBanker
These are in my opinion, the most beautiful paint jobs on 747s ever.
You could say that I really like blue on them.
You could say that I really like blue on them.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 2:09 pm to Sentrius
Luftansa color scheme is good.
KLM > Korean
KLM > Korean
Posted on 2/14/19 at 2:13 pm to LSUJuice
KLM's new scheme is really good one. I like the dip at the front. Would look amazing on the 747-8
Posted on 2/15/19 at 12:55 am to Sentrius
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The 747 has been an amazing vehicle for peace, commerce, knowledge sharing, exploring, families and societies connecting. It truly shrunk the world by revolutionizing the airline industry and opened the world up to billions of people in the middle class and poor as well.
Alexandria Chlamydia Cortez would protest this for everything it's worth.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 1:02 am to LSUBanker
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Boeing factory in Washington
Csb, my grandpa was a director or something there for years
Posted on 2/15/19 at 4:51 am to Sentrius
My dad used to fly the stand-by air force one planes at Offut Afb. We lived in officer housing pretty close to the flight line and it always fascinated me watching those big mfers somehow stay airborne while doing touch and goes.
Also a csb, during 9/11 when Bush was at offut afb (stratcom,) they made 4 of the alternate's take off in opposing directions as to not giveaway which one actually had the president on board.
I got to do a limited tour of one of them when I was 9, still to this day one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Also a csb, during 9/11 when Bush was at offut afb (stratcom,) they made 4 of the alternate's take off in opposing directions as to not giveaway which one actually had the president on board.
I got to do a limited tour of one of them when I was 9, still to this day one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 4:52 am to Reservoir dawg
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Alexandria Chlamydia Cortez would protest this for everything it's worth.
Jesus Christ, can't you people enjoy anything without making a stupid political statement?
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:02 am to Jim Rockford
First thing I thought of was
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