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cancidas
2008-03-05, 01:08 PM
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran---Air/Boeing-747-131(SF)/1332955/L/
wunaladreamin
2008-03-05, 02:14 PM
Wow. What's that on her nose?
cancidas
2008-03-05, 03:11 PM
a pimple.
(most likely refueling receptace door)
lijk604
2008-03-05, 05:11 PM
Wow. What's that on her nose?
A very poor clone job? :? LOL
Squirrel_PA
2008-03-05, 08:40 PM
Wow. What's that on her nose?
It's a In-flight refueling receptacle. Their 747's can refuel each other :!:
http://www.ausairpower.net/kb-747-1A.jpg
T-Bird76
2008-03-05, 10:08 PM
Wow. What's that on her nose?
It's a In-flight refueling receptacle. Their 747's can refuel each other :!:
http://www.ausairpower.net/kb-747-1A.jpg
Now that's a rare photo! Prototype B747 refueling an Iranian 747. Great stuff!
wunaladreamin
2008-03-05, 11:12 PM
Wow. What's that on her nose?
It's a In-flight refueling receptacle. Their 747's can refuel each other :!:
http://www.ausairpower.net/kb-747-1A.jpg
That's incredible!
T-Bird76
2008-03-06, 09:29 PM
HOLLY HELL.....I just realized that's not the Boeing Protype...that's a TWA 747...I wonder what that bird's regi is. But that is def a TWA 747, the cheat line is the Star Stream livery.
nwafan20
2008-03-06, 09:34 PM
Former N93113 for TWA
stuart schechter
2008-03-06, 10:16 PM
HAHA, ask and you shall recieve. That's pretty darn cool.
moose135
2008-03-07, 12:46 AM
Actually, from what I've been able to determine, all three aircraft (Matt's original link, as well as the two in the refueling photo) are all ex-TWA birds. The Iranian Air Force purchased eight 747s from TWA in 1975. One crashed in Madrid in 1976 when a lightning strike led to an explosion in a wing tank. A number are still in service, and of course, the best know of that group was the one which was returned to TWA, N93119.
Lezam
2008-03-07, 01:18 AM
Thats really cool!
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