Might have to change your figures, turns out it was a Schweizer 300 CBi:D
Here are the production orders according to Wiki! Luthansa are the only airline to order the passenger version as far as I know.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/List_of_Boeing_747-8_orders
It is surprising that this airline, L’Avion has been successfull in the business niche market when others like, Maxjet, Eos etc have failed!
Anything like these photos?:)
http://classicbritishfiles.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=28&func=fileinfo&id=803
More info. on the damaged fuselage section of the fourth test aircraft.
Just a thought, what about a Nimrod, perhaps flying into Warton?
With large winglets?:rolleyes:
Says they had to be ‘cut from the wreckage’ , seems a drastic outcome for a landing with stuck gear!?
Think that is ‘journalese’ as it was apparantly a fairly routine emergency landing without much drama.
Sounds like an opportunity for Jordan, not heard much lately?:confused:
Photo of it ready for flight, surprised that no in-flights photos have appeared yet!
747 to be new home.
Buying the plane was the cheapest part of the deal!
Welcome home, from the trip we all want to make!:)
Related question:
What happened to the early production ex-Braniff “Big Orange”?
Last I heard it was with Tower Air and parked at JFK.
N601BN (20207/100) finished its life with Tower Air and was wfu 3/93 and parted out at JFK.
B747-121(SF) N617FF line number 24, ex-N743PA was ferried Marana-Houston-Tripoli in the last 24 hours. Wonder who it’s destined for.
Might be joining Kallat El Saker Air who operate XT-DMS?
Obviously likes Europe particularly the Netherlands and Switzerland. It was at Manchester last month. Story is that the son of a sheikh bought it as a birthday present for his father. Wouldn’t you like a son like that! Originally it flew for United Airlines.
Back from 2004.
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/archive/index.php?t-25383.html