Just a casual point of interest (not AA... yet!)

[alfista]

Just an FYI, for what it's worth...

Pic of the first modified 747 that will carry 787 fuselage sections...

Supposedly both the nose and tail will hinge for cargo cabin access.

 

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Just an FYI, for what it's worth...

Pic of the first modified 747 that will carry 787 fuselage sections...

Supposedly both the nose and tail will hinge for cargo cabin access.

Cool but I find it hard to believe the tail will hinge like the nose does on some freighters.
Do you have any PICS with the tail open

 

[Wretched Wrench]

Cool but I find it hard to believe the tail will hinge like the nose does on some freighters.
Do you have any PICS with the tail open

Remember the CL44?

 

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Thats Crazy

http://www.allaboutguppys.com/cl44/cl4403b.jpg

:blink:

 

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Remember the CL44?

I believe Icelandair or Loftleider/sp/ used to fly them out of JFK, and they had a really low fare to Europe, something like 99.00 r/t, but you had to endure something like 12/14 hrs and make 1 or 2 stops, and lets not forget the vibrations of those 4 turboprop engines which the engineer just couldn't quite get into sync, my teeth start to ache just thinking about it, lol.

 

[Wretched Wrench]

Thats Crazy

With fly by wire technology, it would be less crazy today.

Heck, I still marvel at WWII Grummans folding their wings as they taxi to the elevator of a carrier.

 

[eolesen]

Cool but I find it hard to believe the tail will hinge like the nose does on some freighters.
Do you have any PICS with the tail open

 

[alfista]

Cool graphic...

You know, it's kinda hard to believe that Boeing has determined that this is the "best" "cheapest" "most efficient" "or whatever" way to build an airplane...