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Offline Baradium

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Boeing's newest 747 varient takes flight!
« on: September 11, 2006, 02:05:42 AM »
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Offline Frank N. O.

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Re: Boeing's newest 747 varient takes flight!
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2006, 08:59:18 AM »
What the heck is that?? Boeing's answer to the Beluga and Super Guppy??

Frank
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Offline Voidhawk9

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Re: Boeing's newest 747 varient takes flight!
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2006, 11:03:59 AM »
Pretty much. It will carry pieces (BIG pieces!) of the 787 from *all over the place* to the final assembly line.
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Offline tundra_flier

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Re: Boeing's newest 747 varient takes flight!
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2006, 12:21:07 AM »
No No No!  It's the arctic version with super insulated cabin  ;D

Seriously though, my first impression was that it had a big comforter wrapped around it. 

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Offline cj5_pilot

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Re: Boeing's newest 747 varient takes flight!
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2006, 01:47:49 AM »
It really needs a good coat of paint...help some of that ugly :P
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Offline Voidhawk9

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Re: Boeing's newest 747 varient takes flight!
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2006, 09:32:09 AM »
But degrade further the performance.  ;D
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Re: Boeing's newest 747 varient takes flight!
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2006, 03:14:43 PM »
Quote from: Voidhawk9 on September 14, 2006, 09:32:09 AM
But degrade further the performance.  ;D

Very true, especially considering the weight of the paint on that beast is probably more then the gross weight of any aircraft I've flown!
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