CXB77L From Australia, joined Feb 2009, 2216 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (7 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2487 times:
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Has to be the 747-400.
I remember seeing 747-400s for the first time when they were brand new in the late 1980s/early 1990s, and thinking how gorgeous it looked, especially in CX's old green and white stripe livery
wilco737 From Greenland, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 8534 posts, RR: 78 Reply 3, posted (7 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2471 times:
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Tough question... I like all 747's. It is always a great sight to see such a lovely bird.
But if I had to decide I would go 744 as well. The 748 very close behind as I like the wing design a lot and the proportions are still very beautiful...
CitationJet From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 2249 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 2427 times:
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16598 posts, RR: 11 Reply 9, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2307 times:
The Boeing 747-400 will always be the true queen of the skies.
Quoting GCPET (Reply 8): Boeing 747-400! In the British Airways livery
BritishB747 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2010, 54 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 months 3 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 2264 times:
Boeing 747-200 looks best in my opinion. Better than the -100 as it has a full set of windows on the top. Better than the -300/400 as they look short and stubby due to the longer deck.
Put it in "British" Negus livery and you have a good looking aircraft.
aviateur From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1348 posts, RR: 12 Reply 13, posted (7 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2031 times:
I love the old SP, but come on, it's appeal was as something of a novelty.
The 747-8 is the most elegant looking commercial jet ever built, end of story.
Is that too much?
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n729pa From UK - England, joined Jan 2011, 268 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (7 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1808 times:
It has to be the 747-400 or the original 100 series.
Colour scheme wise my favourite 20 (well I couldn't make up my mind so I thought make a list)
1. Pan Am Billboard
2. Qantas early 70's (original scheme in other words)
3. Singapore Airlines blue and yellow as in the 742/743 (not gold and yellow)
4. Thai (not the current one, the last one without all the purple)
5. Air New Zealand (blue and green cheatlines)
6. Olympic Airways
7. Northwest Orient
8. Pan Am with the blue cheatline
9. Japan Airlines with the red and black cheatline
10. British Caledonian
11. Qantas (current)
12. Cathay Pacific green and white stripes
13. All Nippon Airways (the original pale blue scheme)
14. Air Afrique
15.CP Air
16.PEOPLExpress
17.Lufthansa with the blue cheatline
18.Air Lanka
19.BOAC
20.TAP Air Portugal
NWADTWE16 From United States of America, joined Jun 2012, 242 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1668 times:
Cathay Old livery and British old livery 744 are tops....im partial to our beautiful Northwest 744's in the livery prior to the last one as well =) Why does the 747-800 not have winglets or a stretch upper deck? Ive always wondered this..it does look very odd...
spiritair97 From United States of America, joined Jan 2011, 1231 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1668 times:
Speedbird741 From Portugal, joined Aug 2008, 654 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (7 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1667 times:
All 747 variants are incredibly beautiful aeroplanes. They are just so well balanced and proportioned, apart from the 747SP of course. But, if I had to pick a favourite, it would be the 747-400 with Rolls Royce engines in particular. That aeroplane is just so aesthetically balanced and impressive. As for liveries, I'd go with those of British Airways (Landor or Union Jack), South African Airways, and TAAG.
B6JFKH81 From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 2767 posts, RR: 7 Reply 24, posted (7 months 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1667 times:
Quoting NWADTWE16 (Reply 17): Why does the 747-800 not have winglets or a stretch upper deck? Ive always wondered this..it does look very odd...
Winglets:
As rwy04lg said:
Quoting rwy04lga (Reply 19): 1, Raked wingtips instead of winglets ala 787.
Upper deck:
The freighter doesn't need a stretched upper deck, even on the 744F doesn't have a stretched upper deck (unless it was converted from pax to freighter). The 748i did stretch. Reference the following diagram:
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