Northwarks Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 This flew over a couple of days ago, makes you wonder how old some the fleets above our heads are, saving grace of course is the attention to detail so only the airframe thats 26 years old. Bit like Triggers broom Quote
Steve (sdh2903) Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 Plenty of life left in that yet!! Quote
corsechris Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 I reckon the quickest way to spot the oldest planes is just look for the BA livery.... It's the main reason I stopped using them - got fed up with paying premium price to fly on crappy, worn out, badly maintained kit. I think they keep the two or three new ones for their highest paying routes and to hell with the rest of us. Quote
DonPeffers Posted January 26, 2017 Posted January 26, 2017 747 wing house, USA. http://inhabitat.com/photo-update-completed-747-house-made-of-an-old-plane-soars-to-new-heights/ Quote
John K Posted January 26, 2017 Posted January 26, 2017 You ain't flown on an old 747 till you've flown KLM, some still have CRT monitors to watch the movies on..! Quote
Steve (sdh2903) Posted January 26, 2017 Posted January 26, 2017 Providing maintained well there is no issue as you say they are like triggers broom. The problem is companies like BA don't like spending their profits on cattle class refits as the oiks down the back don't make big profits. They will happily refit the club and first cabins. Comparing a BA economy cabin on a 747 or a 767 to say economy class on Emirates or Qatar it's like night and day. Working out in Indonesia a few years ago it was an eye opener seeing how many of the old 737-200s still flying. Some of which are knocking on 45+ years old, flying into poor condition airfields with some ahem questionable maintenance going on. Quote
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 13 hours ago, John K said: You ain't flown on an old 747 till you've flown KLM, some still have CRT monitors to watch the movies on..! The first 747 I flew in was TWA Heathrow to JFK and the film was shown from a 16mm projector dropped down from the cabin ceiling and shown on a glass bead screen just like home movies! I was going to post about seeing a Boeing 707 back in about 1960 when I was at school. It had only three engines as it had dropped one from the pylon somewhere in its approach to LHR. I know this happened and it was reported in the press at the time, but I cannot find any reference to in any internet records. Am I going barmy, or has it been expunged from history? Where is Mulder when you need him? Quote
John K Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 28 minutes ago, Man On The Clapham Omnibus said: the film was shown from a 16mm projector dropped down from the cabin ceiling and shown on a glass bead screen just like home movies! Wow, the Wright brothers showed movies..??? Quote
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 2 hours ago, John K said: Wow, the Wright brothers showed movies..??? Quote
Captain Colonial Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Man On The Clapham Omnibus said: The first 747 I flew in was TWA Heathrow to JFK and the film was shown from a 16mm projector dropped down from the cabin ceiling and shown on a glass bead screen just like home movies! I was going to post about seeing a Boeing 707 back in about 1960 when I was at school. It had only three engines as it had dropped one from the pylon somewhere in its approach to LHR. I know this happened and it was reported in the press at the time, but I cannot find any reference to in any internet records. Am I going barmy, or has it been expunged from history? Where is Mulder when you need him? I guess I'm Mulder... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC_Flight_712 Quote
Thrustyjust Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, Scott Young - WSCC Chairman said: I guess I'm Mulder... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC_Flight_712 I found the pilot ........... Quote
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Scott Young - WSCC Chairman said: I guess I'm Mulder... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC_Flight_712 'fraid not Scott! I wasn't still at school in 1968, in fact that was the year I got married! The incident I recall was on or before 1961. Weird? Maybe! Or I'm senile! Quote
Captain Colonial Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 23 minutes ago, Man On The Clapham Omnibus said: 'fraid not Scott! I wasn't still at school in 1968, in fact that was the year I got married! The incident I recall was on or before 1961. Weird? Maybe! Or I'm senile! It's the only one on this list where Heathrow is involved, and it fits your description otherwise - I'll let you decide if it's an X-Files job or if you're senile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_707 Quote
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 42 minutes ago, Scott Young - WSCC Chairman said: It's the only one on this list where Heathrow is involved, and it fits your description otherwise - I'll let you decide if it's an X-Files job or if you're senile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Boeing_707 Yes, I saw that list too, and nothing fits the memory. In 1968 I was working in a building on the riverside (Thames) at Chiswick and my colleagues were distinctly uninterested in commercial (or military) aircraft. The memory is of a geeky school chum who used to love going to LAP (as he called it) watching 'planes, and he spotted this three-engined 707 as it flew over either at break or lunchtime. It is a mystery... Quote
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