One RARE 747

[cancidas]

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran---Air/Boeing-747-131(SF)/1332955/L/

[wunaladreamin]

Wow. What's that on her nose?

[cancidas]

a pimple.





(most likely refueling receptace door)

[lijk604]

Wow. What's that on her nose?

A very poor clone job? :? LOL

[Squirrel_PA]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Former N93113 for TWA

[stuart schechter]

HAHA, ask and you shall recieve. That's pretty darn cool.

[moose135]

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]

Thats really cool!