Boeing 747 - Kent
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I think this is because they are about to start using it again fairly extensively - its their evacuation practice plane, I believe.
GDZ
Awesome stuff there you pair certanly have some balls. Great photo's.
once again your reports take it up another level.. great stuff from both of you
Evacuation practice... UrbanX, you'd have been my hero for life if your exit had been via the emergency inflatible slide from the door (while videoing it)
The company that bought this aircraft from Kuwait Airways presumably went bankrupt afterwards, and therefore has not had the funds to pay for salvage... The only foreseeable outcome at this point is that the airport will repossess the aircraft due to the lack of payment on parking fees, and break it for their own profit. Trans Atlantic Aviation, the current owner, has only one tail number to their name - this one, which more or less proves this was their start up job and they then went bust.
It's pretty moldy inside and not looked after at all!
Evacuation practice... UrbanX, you'd have been my hero for life if your exit had been via the emergency inflatible slide from the door (while videoing it)
That was discussed... Lol!
Although our evacuation was just as fun
Nice report, a lot braver than me getting on a plane!
Thought this would be of interest!
Here is the aircraft in the rotation stage of take off at Heathrow Airport, in 2001. This was when she still had her Kuwaiti registration - 9K-ADD.
Here is the aircraft in the rotation stage of take off at Heathrow Airport, in 2001. This was when she still had her Kuwaiti registration - 9K-ADD.
well done guys, this is truly the best explore i have ever seen, absolutly insane. huge congrats guys.
Delivered to Kuwait Airways January 1982, leased a few times to Garuda Indonesia and returned to Kuwait Airways and retired from service March 2008 and ferried from Kuwait to there for scrapping. Probably one of the best posts I've seen on this site, loved it!
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You have listed the performance details for the 727-200 the 747-200 has a range of around 7000nm. Great pics.
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amazzzzzzzzzzzzing!!!
Fantastic report, Reminds me I should put my pics up of the now sadly deceased DC10 which was at the same airport. Thanks for posting.
Did you manage to get inside? I saw a great photograph on SilentUK where they had climbed up some steps and into through the exhaust of the tail engine, and sat in the air intake looking out across the top of the planes!
There you go, posted it.
