Originally posted by Whiskey Delta
I’ve seen a number of pictures of similar cargo aircraft that are also referred to as 744. The passenger version has the extended upperdeck but this cargo version does not. Are these truly 744’s or converted 741/742’s?
On a similar note, are there any easy ways to tell a difference between a 741 and a 742? The joke I’ve heard is that if it has a brown tail (UPS) then it’s a 741. 🙂
The B744 cargo plane does have the shorter upper deck, the way you can tell if it’s a 400 and not a 100/200 is the winglets and no windows along the body as they are built to be a dedicated freighter. Saying this, Cathay Pacific are going to be the launch customer for the B744 pax to freighter conversion, so this means it will have a stretched upper deck. CONFUSING
Hope this helps
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