Wild tail insignia

That’s a long-defunct East African Airways, Vickers VC.10 parked behind GBM 112. And the Zambian Air Force DC-6B is ex Yugoslav Air Force, one of two, later sold to an operator in Namibia. There’s a 50% chance that GBM 112 is now the Red Bull display DC-6B.

[QUOTE=chornedsnorkack;1346735]How much usable floor area does a Boeing 747-200 (VC-25/E-4B) have? And how does A380-800 compare against this?

Roughly how are the usable spaces of VC-25 and E-4B divided? I mean, the basic layout of both is public domain, and there should be a rough idea of the numbers.

Parts of the interior are similar. Both VC-25 and E-4B have principal´s bedroom in the nosecone and office/council rooms nearby. However, other parts are different. E-4B-s have large communications and command rooms taking up most of the rear of the main deck; VC-25s have a small communication room on the upper deck, and most of the rear main deck is given to guests/press/publicity.

An Airbus 380-800 is not the size of two 747-s. But seeing how a large part of VC-25 and E-4B interior and functionality matches, would it be feasible to furnish an A380-800 with the entire functionality of both VC-25 and E-4B?

Why? E-4B is command and control for war-fighting, VC-25 is VIP. Why combine them into one bird?

[QUOTE=gkozak;1344897]A Rhodesian DC-7C in unusual camouflage. From the airlinehobby.com site:

That DC-7C belonged to Affretair. When it was used for military missions, it was painted with common water-based paint, applied with brooms.

An outside chance for US vs Venezuela, if Chavez gets really stupid.

Gulfstream

Can anyone in the know put a bit of info here as to the role of the highly midified gulfstream featured in the article please.

Thanks

Steve

This is the newest version of the Phalcon AWACS, formerly installed in a Boeing 707. It is obviously much smaller, and reportedly is more capable than the original. The platform, now, is a Gulfstream 550.

Looking for Images

Anybody have pics of Zambian AF DHC-4 Caribou?

R.O.C./Taiwan Pics

Phantom:

The last entry: N-24A Nomad is Thailand’s Royal Thai Navy, not R.O.C./Taiwan.

Mike44

Censorship?

Just what part of PROTECTING the pilot’s identity do you have a problem with?
Israel is a very small nation with a sizeable ethnic minority population, some of whom might be inclined to lash out at the families of these men, if they recognize them on the street. Paranoid? Yes, but with justification.

Mike44