RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2019 They must be close to retirement by now - perhaps it is to be preserved in this livery..... Delta retired its ex-Northwest ones recently. They say it will retain it's livery until retirement in 2023. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Maybe one for the Duxford Aviation Society, but perhaps they only collect British made a/c? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 The average age of the BA 747 fleet is 22.1 years. Qantas repainted two relatively new 737-800s in retro liveries. Being of similar size to the 707 the livery works quite well. Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 They say it will retain it's livery until retirement in 2023. The average age of the BA 747 fleet is 22.1 years. Many of the earlier 400's have been retired, many scrapped. The remaining 30+ will gradually be taken out of service as BA's new A350-1000 fleet are brought into service, starting from this summer. I think the last BA B747-400's will go in 2023. I like the idea of the retro BOAC livery. It seems so long ago, in fact it was so long ago, from when I saw my first ever 747. It was a BOAC one, in that retro scheme back in 1970. BOAC G-AWNC, an original (classic) 747-100 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 A nice touch by BA and just in time for the 50th anniversary of the 747. I wonder if any of the other launch customers for it will follow? Not that there’s many of them left! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 One to watch out for. BA are due to release a 747-400 in heritage BOAC livery next month. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-ba-reveals-boac-747-400-retrojet-more-t-455159/ Cheers, Mick So the title "Britain's Obsolete Aircraft Collection" still applies..?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinLoco Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just a few oldies on the subject hope brings back some fond memories!! London Heathrow mid 70s poss. Last picture 2nd 747 into London Luton . Hope interesting . 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted January 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just a few oldies on the subject hope brings back some fond memories!! Last picture 2nd 747 into London Luton . Hope interesting . Luton pic was as a result of very poor Heathrow weather as I recall, significant fog the previous evening. I think it also had Randy Andy as a passenger on board too, so it all got a bit challenging with the passenger handling! All the pax had to be taken by bus to the terminal about a kilometre away as well as the bags. At the time Luton had 1800m of runway (again from memory) so the aircraft could only position to Heathrow due take off performance restrictions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprintex Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) Many of the earlier 400's have been retired, many scrapped. The remaining 30+ will gradually be taken out of service as BA's new A350-1000 fleet are brought into service, starting from this summer. Good grief, fancy replacing these lovely Boeings with a bunch of Scarebus rubbish!! I know 4-engine planes are obsolete now, but Tesco Value planes as replacements - really? Paul Edited January 23, 2019 by Sprintex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Maybe one for the Duxford Aviation Society, but perhaps they only collect British made a/c? They have an SR-71 Blackbird there. In a building which houses an American collection IIRC. Duxford is a war museum though. I don't know how the Concorde fits in with this, but I think other civilian arcraft are unlikely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprintex Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Duxford also has a BOAC Comet, BEA Trident, a Trislander, British Airways BAC1-11 and a BOAC Super VC10 and that's just the ones I remember. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 The Duxford Aviation Society looks after the civil aircraft collection. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetmorgan Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 They have an SR-71 Blackbird there. In a building which houses an American collection IIRC. Duxford is a war museum though. I don't know how the Concorde fits in with this, but I think other civilian arcraft are unlikely. I'm not sure the runway at Duxford will be long, wide or strong enough to take a 747 landing now, even if it has been stripped to lighten it so the landing weight isn't too much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePipersSon Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 The day after concorde landed at Duxford, the runway was considerable shortened, by cutting through it to build the M11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Duxford also has a BOAC Comet, BEA Trident, a Trislander, British Airways BAC1-11 and a BOAC Super VC10 and that's just the ones I remember. Paul A Lockheed Constellation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 It's likely that aircraft in this collection are all British designed and built. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 A Lockheed Constellation? It's likely that aircraft in this collection are all British designed and built.My bad. I meant the Bristol Britannia. 4 engines. Propellers. Wings. I was close *goes to Back of the Class* 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitchinLoco Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Mos Luton pic was as a result of very poor Heathrow weather as I recall, significant fog the previous evening. I think it also had Randy Andy as a passenger on board too, so it all got a bit challenging with the passenger handling! All the pax had to be taken by bus to the terminal about a kilometre away as well as the bags. At the time Luton had 1800m of runway (again from memory) so the aircraft could only position to Heathrow due take off performance restrictions. Mostly correct the 747 diverted because of fog but was delayed on the ground at Luton due to having to get a Tow Bar from Stansted for push back. It was capable of taking off with the passengers on-board with a lighter fuel load however. Luton had many 747 visit after this such as these few .. Cargo such has the last two 1000 Breading sheep on that one being off loaded. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 A major milestone today at the RAAF Museum where Mk.23 Mustang A68-170 got its newly installed Packard V-1650 Merlin up to 1300 rpm. There was a very short start before this one to check oil levels. Only a few more ground tests before its first flight test. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 One from nearly 22 years ago now - A Calm Air HS748 at the Airport in Churchill, Manitoba in October 1997. Travelled there by rail from Winnipeg (behind VIA F units) to see the Polar Bears, but returned on this aircraft and was the only time that I have flown in an HS748 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted March 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2019 Having unearthed the little print of Herr Krause and his sailplane among pre-WW2 family photos, I decided to find out who Krause was and why the crowd was so large. The answers can be found in this archived magazine 'special progamme' edition https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/souvenir-programme-sailplane-glider-approx-1931 Our family interest comes from my great-uncle Percy's enthusiasm for the sport, so I have added a couple of photos of him and his glider, which was a bit more basic. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted March 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Berlin Air Show 2004: Edited July 11, 2023 by Ian Morgan re-loaded images 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted March 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2019 A couple of my late Dad's photos, taken when he was posted for a couple of years to Bahrein. Not the best quality but I hope the subject matter makes up for that! Round about 1965. The little kid under the wing of the Lancaster grew up and became a railway modeller and a member of RMWeb but remembers that day well. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted March 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2019 U. S. Naval Detachment Souda Bay, Crete 1972: 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2019 3 hours ago, t-b-g said: A couple of my late Dad's photos, taken when he was posted for a couple of years to Bahrein. Not the best quality but I hope the subject matter makes up for that! Round about 1965. The little kid under the wing of the Lancaster grew up and became a railway modeller and a member of RMWeb but remembers that day well. Ooh! Lightnings, Javelins and Twin Pins! Very nice. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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