Boeing 707 – what's wrong?

You should live where I do…. There are loads of “heavy’s” landing at RAF Lyneham with engine switch offs, mainly C130’s, but sometimes I see VC10’s and more recently C117’s, all practising with 3 engines

Not something you see too often – an engine at Idle/Shutdown, or a 707 (or derivative) anymore!

I only saw for the second time last friday an aircraft land with an engine shut down in flight – G-LOFD L188 Electra of Atlantic Airlines at LPL in fro LGG!

Just for your information, the humps here and there are fairings containine Electronic Support Measures antennaes. Understand radar recievers 😉

And, although the E-3s are less smokey, they still aren’t discrete in that area… Nor silent.

LX 90456 – based at Geilenkirchen, Germany. Operated by international crews, registred in Luxembourg for insurance reasons.

P.S. And the rudder is kicked straight again to align with the runway.

A few moments later. You can actually smell the rubber. But not today – the wind was bearing away.

Best regards

Correct!

The No. 4 engine is at idle = no smoke. The rudder is “hidden” to the left / port side.

Thanks!

That’s actually engine nr 4. Have problems seperating left and right? 😀 Yep, think your right.

I think the #1 engine (on the left on this pic) is shut off. Look at the vague contrails on #2, #3 and #4 they are not present behind #1.

Also, it is a military plane so someone probably pasted out the other contrails. Military 707s normally have a lot of smoke! 😀

Have no idea! I assume the “hump” on the lower nose doesn’t count either?