Photos of aircraft ferrying spare engines

[Speedbagel_001]

I thought this would be an interesting topic. Although I’ve never seen aircraft configured for this mission in person, I’ve heard that ferrying a spare engine under-wing has been done for many years.


So I googled the subject and found a thread on airliners.net that has some info and photos. Really cool stuff!

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/tech_ops/read.main/200315/


Has anyone got any photos of aircraft in the NYC area that were ferrying engines?
What kind of restrictions do those aircraft have when flying here?

[Zee71]

When I use to work at JFK airport many many moon's ago, I did see 747's ferrying a engine under the wing.

[hiss srq]

I have always found the ability of older airplanes to do this facinating from the science side of it. I wonder what kind of performance penalties are incurred as a result if ferrying an engine. I know they stick a doughnut lock on the engine to prevent windmilling and additional drag. I know for a fact we have at least two 747 pilots that are regulars on the forum. One of which I know flies the classic. Maybe they would have some information buried deep into their heads on this.