Thanks to a friendly colleague, I got the oppurtunity yesterday to have a closer look at the aformentioned DC-8 and Caravelles at Stockholm Arlanda Airport…as well as some other interesting aeroplanes while driving around on the aprons:
Three Caravelles are now at the same place, creating a mini-museum… this is SAS SE-DAF, which belongs to the Arlanda Aerospace Expo but it has been stored outside for 31 years.
ex-SE-DAA, without nose to make tow training easier.
SE-DAI, of Le Caravelle Club, next to the old Transjet 747
What a nice museum! Pity no one on the outside can visit it…
The former Transjet 747 was about to leave in February but was returned to its parking spot where it has been for three years already.
This gem was hiding in one of the hangars. DC-8-62F ST-UAA of United Arabian Airlines has been here for maintenance and was about to leave…
…but not before I got a chance to enter the flight deck and sample the smells of a 33 year old DC-8. This is the next-to-last built DC-8.
The flight engineer’s panel
After a while, it was towed to the engine test bay where its four JT3D’s sang for everyone within a considerable radius…
Some apron shots: unmarked Britannia 757 SE-DUP
Tinybus from Lufti…
SAS 737-600 arriving to the domestic terminal
Snowflake now only exists as a discounted economy class, but the painted aeroplanes still fly
ATP Freighter by West Air Europe
…and another surprise: Antonov An-12 by Heli Air of Bulgaria
That’s that! Hope you enjoyed!
And, finally, my thanks to someone without whom I would never have been able to do this:
TACK VENDELA!!!
By: Bmused55 - 30th May 2005 at 13:29
If I was Landor I wouldn’t sign anything (lol) :dev2:
ha ha…. good point
By: Ren Frew - 30th May 2005 at 13:27
hehe
Do you see landors name on CX or Austrian aircraft?
If I was Landor I wouldn’t sign anything (lol) :dev2:
By: Bmused55 - 30th May 2005 at 13:15
Did Sandy’s signature appear on the DC-8 by any chance ?
hehe
Do you see landors name on CX or Austrian aircraft?
By: skylad - 30th May 2005 at 13:05
Nice pic of the West Air ATP.
By: Sonnenflieger - 30th May 2005 at 12:47
Did Sandy’s signature appear on the DC-8 by any chance ?
Didn’t see one…. 😀 but the Philippino mechs were very nice as were the Swedish ones. The galley consisted of one microwave oven next to a porta-potty behind a drape…
@LBARULES: Weather was quite gloomy yesterday so all shots were dark but I understand what you mean. I wouldn’t be surprised if the lack of an airline title is because a new name is coming for Britannia Nordic as well.
By: Ren Frew - 30th May 2005 at 12:14
Did Sandy’s signature appear on the DC-8 by any chance ?
By: LBARULES - 30th May 2005 at 12:08
Excellent shots 🙂
G-CDUP (SE-DUP), looks rather sad like that, does anyone know if it will be coming back onto the UK register next year?
By: Airline owner - 30th May 2005 at 12:04
I know the owners. Good people.
I’m not surprised it looks good. They know that a well kept plane keeps longer than one run into the ground.
Thats what happened to an Alaskan MD82/3…the airline was too concentrated on making money and slightly slack on its engineering and one day on a flight from Peurto Vallerta to Los Angeles the plane crashed.
Proves a good point that does about looking after a plane.
By: Bmused55 - 30th May 2005 at 11:08
Nice shots there. That DC-8 is very well looked after as that doesn’t look anywhere near 33 years old.
I know the owners. Good people.
I’m not surprised it looks good. They know that a well kept plane keeps longer than one run into the ground.
By: Humberside - 30th May 2005 at 11:06
Great shots there
By: Airline owner - 30th May 2005 at 10:41
Nice shots there. That DC-8 is very well looked after as that doesn’t look anywhere near 33 years old.
By: Bmused55 - 30th May 2005 at 10:32
very, very cool shots!
By: MSR777 - 30th May 2005 at 09:58
Great pics, nice to see Caravelles anytime. 🙂
By: steve rowell - 30th May 2005 at 09:34
Most enjoyable
By: Mark L - 30th May 2005 at 09:02
Superb shots Sonnenflieger, and lucky devil for getting a ramp tour!
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