JT707 Grounded?

[Derf]

I was told that the aircraft may not be flight worthy anymore and may never fly again. Does anyone have better info? -Fred







what a shame

[Cary]

Word on the street is that it requires a new vertical stabilizer spar, which needs to be manufactured, since none are available. Once it gets that, it may indeed fly again.

[gonzalu]

Word on the street is that it requires a new vertical stabilizer spar, which needs to be manufactured, since none are available. Once it gets that, it may indeed fly again.

I seem to remember a healthy 707 at Opa-locka and the Congolese one being healthy too... since money is no object, I don't see a problem..

[Cary]

I seem to remember a healthy 707 at Opa-locka and the Congolese one being healthy too... since money is no object, I don't see a problem..

Well, the Congo is gone, and N88ZL is not healthy (although it looks okay from the outside). I have no idea if -100s have identical vertical stabs as -300s, but N88ZL is a -300. But yeah, Travolta should have paid to "borrow" the part from the Congolese, and let it sit in MIA some more to get a new one :)

[Spunker]

I've heard from the lads in Miami that the spars for the -100 and -300 are different. The spars for the 300 are stlll made/stocked somewhere but the 100's are not. There has to be one out there somewhere I'd hate to see this one carved up.

[MarkLawrence]

I have it from a reliable source that the first set of fixtures that arrived did not fit correctly - they have been sent back to the manufacturer for re-work and will be returned soon, if not have arrived already - N707JT will fly again - maybe in as short a time as a month.

[Derf]

That is Great news.....Thanks

[megatop412]

A moot point since it will return to the air now but I wonder- I think the -100's were about the same size as the 720, maybe even a bit shorter- I think it was Honeywell that retired the last 720 last year? Maybe it's sitting in a desert somewhere, not scrapped yet. Future parts store, maybe

[Spunker]

I have it from a reliable source that the first set of fixtures that arrived did not fit correctly - they have been sent back to the manufacturer for re-work and will be returned soon, if not have arrived already - N707JT will fly again - maybe in as short a time as a month.

That's good news Mark

[Derf]

It must take allot to keep that tail so sexy

[steve1840]

A moot point since it will return to the air now but I wonder- I think the -100's were about the same size as the 720, maybe even a bit shorter- I think it was Honeywell that retired the last 720 last year? Maybe it's sitting in a desert somewhere, not scrapped yet. Future parts store, maybe

I believe the one you are referring to was the 720 owned by Pratt & Whitney Canada..and I beleive it is sitting out at Mojave..

[NIKV69]

I believe the one you are referring to was the 720 owned by Pratt & Whitney Canada..and I beleive it is sitting out at Mojave..

N720H was Honeywells. They broke it up at PHX in June of 2008. It's soda cans now unfortunately.

[wunaladreamin]

I'm surprised Qantas didn't toss JT the keys to the flying forehead for the time being.

[JDANDO]

I believe the one you are referring to was the 720 owned by Pratt & Whitney Canada..and I beleive it is sitting out at Mojave..

I missed this one by a couple of days when I was in Montreal, but it appears she has retired in colder climates than Mojave..
"Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Pratt & Whitney Canada's trusty Boeing 720B Flying Test Bed (FTB1), dubbed "Red" because of its hallmark red and white livery, ceremoniously tipped its wings during low-pass flybys over St-Hubert, Longueuil and Mirabel on May 9. The aircraft then made its way to a well-deserved retirement, and eventual permanent display, at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, Ontario. "

Back on topic, where is JT's 707 sitting?