Am i the only person here interested in Heavy Aviation Metal?

[davieb]

Hi all 

If you think you are having a bad day then take a look at this 

http://home.bt.com/news/worldnews/giant-cargo-plane-stuck-at-tiny-airport-11363851536268

I think someone may be in a spot of trouble over that one   

dave 

[Newportnobby]

 

The class 70 of the aviation world
Pretty it ain't

[CF-FZG]

Just as a point of interest dash 80 is at 132 inches wide 16 inches narrower than a 707 and 12 inches narrower than the original 717 (KC135)

Which -80 are you referring to??

If it's the Boeing - maybe because it was the prototype demonstrator for the 707.

[javlinfaw7]

It was more a proof of concept for the KC135 thus type number Boeing 367-80 , the Boeing 367 being the KC97 Stratotanker
This was later developed into the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser ,there were bigger orders available from the USAF so military  variants still came first.

[B757-236GT]

Hi Richard

Many thanks for your illuminating answer. I have flown on many of the BPE* and CPE* series and never knew they were getting me there quicker! I forgot that BA were the launch customer for the 757, it would be nice to see them be as pioneering in future.

Many of BA's 7676s are still flying - I understand these are the larger siblings of the 757 and that a pilot qualified on one type is also qualified for the other. They were introduced by BA after the 757s and are now showing signs of age. We still have a 767 scheduled on one of the two Philadelphia / Heathrow flights and they are getting pretty rough. My last flight home on G-BNWO last Sunday night was (eventually) cancelled due to a technical fault on the aircraft I ended up with a night at a Heathrow hotel and going back to New York last Monday morning. Thankfully BA saw the error of there ways and put me in First - a most pleasant experience

Just spotted this post, only 6 months late (bit like FGW). G-BNWO is actually going to be withdrawn and sent to the desert for parting out next month. C,D,H,S,T,U, W and Y are also going by mid 2015. G-BNWN and R have already gone. That leaves BNWA,B,V,X and Z along with BZHA, BZHB and BZHC. G-BNWE,F,G,J, K and P went to Qantas in 2000 as they were the only other carrier who had RR powered 767s to keep them the same as the 747-400. These were withdrawn and stored in from december 2012 onwards and have been re-registered to the lessors so i suspect they will be going for scrap as well as they are non standard with all the others.

You are indeed correct is as they are the same type rating so they could move across, another reason the charter carriers loved them as it helped to keep costs down.

Richard

[B757-236GT]

Ive been uploading a few of my more interesting photos to my flickr page. I havent been out for a while as its been getting a bit samey but hopefully i might try and get out again next season!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fatherjacksphotos/

Richard

[CF-FZG]

I worked on a couple of them

[Chetcombe]

Ive been uploading a few of my more interesting photos to my flickr page. I havent been out for a while as its been getting a bit samey but hopefully i might try and get out again next season!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fatherjacksphotos/

Richard

Real planes, real trains and layout plans. Gotta love it!

What is that weird 747 in the 3rd photo? And finally to carry on the discussion on the 767s above... What do you think of their successor the 787 Dreamliner? I have flown the BA version a few times as a passenger (they are now on the Heathrow Philly route) and am quite impressed...

[Sprintex]

What is that weird 747 in the 3rd photo?

I'm reliably informed it's a private 747, judging by the Arabic script probably some rich sheikh?

The 'lump' on the top is an early form of satellite communications pod for TV/telephone/etc


Paul

[Bob Tidbury]

767s still in use on the British Airways Heathrow / Calgary route but as they are at least 20 years old I don't  know when they will be replaced
Bob

[Buzzard]

What is that weird 747 in the 3rd photo? .

A4O-SO of the Royal Flight of Oman.

See it while you can as there aren't many 747SPs still active.

Nigel

[Greybeema]

Canadian Lancaster Mk X "Vera" VoRA flew in yesterday to Conningsby to display with the BoBMF Lancaster.

If you get the chance you should go and have a look.  Two Lancasters have flown together since 1955..

[javlinfaw7]

Possibly true in uk but the French Navy still had Lancasters in service until at least 1963

[Bob Tidbury]

Further to my earlier post GBNWO 767 is flying near Iceland right now on its way to Heathrow from Calgary .Does anyone know where you can get a cheap almost N gauge model of a British Airways model of a 767 to hang above my layout to remind me of my holiday of a lifetime which my son paid for as a thank you for all we've done for him over the years.
Bob

[CF-FZG]

Bob,

There's a 1:144 scale 767 kit available, probably find some BA decals to fit it too.