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Offline joeyb747

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For all you Classic 747 fans out there:
« on: March 18, 2009, 20:42:18 UTC »
I found this vid. Pretty cool. Lots of classic 747 action. Pan Am, TWA, American, and so on. There is even a Corsair 747SP! The music is kinda hokey...but the footage is great!




Offline SJ30

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Re: For all you Classic 747 fans out there:
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2009, 22:40:32 UTC »
Thank you for that!

The music comes straight out of the 70's when I was just 8 years old and was allowed onto the flight deck of my first L-1011.  The cockpit was lit up like a Christmas Tree and I'll never forget that the "left seat" was the only seat unoccupied when I arrived.  This really brought back memories and reminded me about why I love aviation so much.

As far as I am concerned, there has never been a more beautiful, timeless and reliable aircraft ever built, than the 747.

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Re: For all you Classic 747 fans out there:
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2009, 22:49:47 UTC »
Your Welcome! I am a huge fan of the Classic 747, as you can tell by my name and profile pic!  8-)

The L-1011 is a classic in her own right as well. I too have seen flight decks of many Delta L-1011s in my day. I was fortunate enough to be working for Delta when we retired the L-1011. I even got the tee shirt to prove it!  :-D

I love all the classics. The footage of Pan Am and TWA 747s in there original liveries. Just Awsome!
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Re: For all you Classic 747 fans out there:
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2009, 04:20:00 UTC »
Roughly around 3 minutes into the video, theres a 727 that comes into the camera that has the colors of the rainbow on it,  wut airline is that?  i have never seen that before.

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Re: For all you Classic 747 fans out there:
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2009, 00:20:39 UTC »
Roughly around 3 minutes into the video, theres a 727 that comes into the camera that has the colors of the rainbow on it,  wut airline is that?  i have never seen that before.

-NAplaya

It is a shorty 727 of TransBrasil. The titles on the forward section are blurred, making it hard to identify. I knew the rainbow tail, and found you a pic of one. Here is a clear view of B727-77 PT-TCD in Rio De Janeiro in 1980:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/TransBrasil/Boeing-727-77/1116008/L/&tbl=&photo_nr=4&sok=&sort=&prev_id=1116007&next_id=1089709

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Re: For all you Classic 747 fans out there:
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2009, 05:00:42 UTC »
yo bro,   thanks for fillin me in on that!

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Re: For all you Classic 747 fans out there:
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2009, 01:03:58 UTC »
No Worries!!  8-)

I love looking at old footage like this and picking things out of the background. You never know what you are going to see!
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Re: For all you Classic 747 fans out there:
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2009, 02:03:57 UTC »
Here is some pretty good footage of Kalitta 747-122SF N716CK at Manchester.
Nothing unusual or rare in this footage...but a good watch!

« Last Edit: March 22, 2009, 02:05:58 UTC by joeyb747 »