Boeing764 From Canada, joined Apr 2001, 297 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 years 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 2808 times:
I was reading the May 3-9, 2005 edition of Flight International magazine. On page 9 there is a full page advertisement for Honeywell. It shows what appears to be a V2500 powered A320 on approach. But upon closer examination of the photo the front of the aircraft looks like a 737, it has the narrower nose, eyebrow windows, the pitot tube, angle of attack sensor and what I think is the OAT sensor on the side of the nose unlike the A320 that has them on the underside or further aft on the side. Also no static port is visible on the side. Does anyone else agree?
SkyWestFan From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 179 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 2792 times:
Almost looks like a cross. The windscreen closely resembles a 73 but the wings and the round (rather than flattened) bottom of the engine intake is a dead give away.
DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (8 years 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2732 times:
Looking at it again, It might just be a 737NG with Airbus engines. the NG has a wing sweep that can often resemble that of a like Airbus at this angle. But then why does it have landing lights on the outboard flap guide covers?...
Wlwjr From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 72 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 years 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2717 times:
Looking at it closer. It's defintely been doctored even more. Boeing nose and with the rest of it Airbus. The rear VHF antenna is in the same spot as the other sample Airbus photos. Most definitely, the flap track fairing landing lights are not on A320s; struts are Airbus and not Boeing. One final item. On the right side of the aircraft (the left as we are looking at it), there is an extra 'fairing' blocking the sky looking through the flaps.
Psych From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 2975 posts, RR: 60 Reply 14, posted (8 years 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 2663 times:
Fascinating. For me the area of the wing root is a dead giveaway, as that area underneath the fuselage is very different on the Boeing and Airbus models - that's 100% Airbus (I think ).
As an aside, why would you think someone would go to the trouble of doing this? Could it be that the company trades with both manufacturers and so feels the need to remain 'neutral' in the Boeing vs. Airbus issue?
GBOAB From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 366 posts, RR: 6 Reply 16, posted (8 years 4 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 2628 times:
Hi
Some of the earlier A320's bought by British Caledonian which then went to BA didn't have winglets, but I would agree it's a 737 nose on an A320 body
Q330 From Australia, joined Dec 2003, 1460 posts, RR: 24 Reply 17, posted (8 years 4 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 2618 times:
All A320 except the nose (forward of the gear) and the outboard section of the wing. Another possibility is that it's an A320-100 (no winglets) and just the landing lights on the outboard flap canoe fairings were photoshopped on.
Wietse From Netherlands, joined Oct 2001, 3809 posts, RR: 57 Reply 20, posted (8 years 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 2511 times:
If you look at it carefully, you will see that the nose is at a different angle than the body of the plane. The body is doing a corner, while the nose is in level flight.
Apuneger From Belgium, joined Sep 2000, 3026 posts, RR: 13 Reply 21, posted (8 years 4 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 2485 times:
You can see where the 737 nose was put on the A320. Check the belly of the aircraft, going from the wings to the nose. At a certain point, almost at the nose, the belly becomes much brighter than the rest of it. If you look a bit 'away' from the image, it appears that there's where the 737 nose was put over the A320.
Why bother doctoring a photo like that? What could be the reason? There are quite some photo's like that.
Quoting GBOAB (Reply 16): Some of the earlier A320's bought by British Caledonian which then went to BA didn't have winglets, but I would agree it's a 737 nose on an A320 body
See where your coming from but none of the A320-100's of either AF or BA had the engines shown at the top!!.
Me thinks either the wing tip fences have been taken out or are just not visable from this angle!. My money goes on a United ooc 727/737 nose with a 319 body!! How bizarre.
PS: The fuselage definately looks like an Airbus though, especially the wing root fairing and flaps.
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25 Boeing764: That's what I mentioned in my original post. The pitot tubes, angle of attack sensor and OAT sensor are in a 737 configuration. Ironically in the sam
26 Psych: Come on Guys! Where are the theories? I think we are all pretty much in agreement that this depicts an Airbus with a Boeing nose, but we haven't got
27 GVBIG: You guys are absolutely useless... It's obviously a Boeing 747-400
28 Cboyes: Maybe someone could contact Flight International magazine and ask them why. I mean, WHY? Like Paul I would be very interested in knowing the reason f
29 StealthZ: [QUOTE]Maybe someone could contact Flight International magazine and ask them why. I mean, WHY? Like Paul I would be very interested in knowing the re
30 Boeing764: I emailed Flight International to ask them about it, but so far no reply. That's right, the best people to ask would be the advertising agency that do
31 Cboyes: Yes, it is probably nothing to do with Flight International at all - especially in light of the previous quotation. They just printed the advertiseme
32 Boeing764: Here's their shot at British Airway's inflight magazine's A321 with a 737 nose in the same issue.
33 Ltena: 320, the lights below the wings so close to the fuselage and the single part flap indicates its a 320 Im shure, but as I saw above, maybe could be a 7
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confirms that it is an A32X !!!
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lol or maybe nt but it looks quite long with the correct engines, I can't see any wing fences?
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