DIA From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3273 posts, RR: 30 Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 5 days ago) and read 14555 times:
Quoting B742 (Reply 1): Will the 747 UltraMega Top be available for cargo airlines such as SQ cargo and EK SkyKargo??
I was just doing a "play-on-words" . . . . . .this 747 will be transporting 787 parts for Boeing and no other carriers or cargo carriers for that matter. It should be flying soon (next couple of years) for flight tests. . . .anybody?
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CX747 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4385 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 5 days ago) and read 14333 times:
I don't think the aircraft will be made available for purchase or outside use. There will be 3 airframes and they will be very busy shuttling parts around the globe for the 787 program.
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NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5214 posts, RR: 49 Reply 8, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 14291 times:
The mods on the LDF is supposed to begin a tthe end of this year with first flight and certification for during 2nd half of 2006 I believe. They plan on having three aircraft to support 787 production but right now they have one plane on hand to start mod owrk. I would guess they would be buying the two other planes over the next year.
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15904 posts, RR: 66 Reply 9, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 14139 times:
Quoting CX747 (Reply 6): I don't think the aircraft will be made available for purchase or outside use. There will be 3 airframes and they will be very busy shuttling parts around the globe for the 787 program.
I don't see why not it won't be used for other stuff. The Beluga is used plenty for special charters. There will always be some excess capacity.
[Edited 2005-05-09 18:39:47]
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Lurch From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 0 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 14125 times:
I have read that the Aircraft will be operated and owned buy an outside operator other than Boeing such as Evergreen or EVA off Taiwan.
Lurch From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 0 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 14057 times:
DIA From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3273 posts, RR: 30 Reply 12, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 14012 times:
Quoting Lurch (Reply 11): Here is the Boeing link on the project!
Good link. Thanks Lurch.
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MidnightMike From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 2892 posts, RR: 16 Reply 13, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 13907 times:
My goodness is that thing a beast or what, what an ugly airplane. Hopefully this is not a prelude of things to come, first the A380 & now the 747 Megatop, two ugly beasts, HA!
A350 From Germany, joined Nov 2004, 1098 posts, RR: 23 Reply 14, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 13841 times:
Are there any specs available? Length and diameter of the cargo hold would be of special interest.
Just a speculation: maybe they can sell two of them to Airbus for A380 parts transport. The beluga diameter is AFAIK only slightly too small for the A380 fuse parts. The 747 is also longer than the A300, maybe long enough for the A380 wings. Wing chord, however, will probably still be an issue.
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Jamesbuk From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 3968 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 13532 times:
It kind of looks like boeings answer to the beluga and a380 combined to make some butt ugly and I also cant see how all the bulges on this would make it anywhere near aerodynamic, I know the beluga flys but the French sort of have a knack of making fat overweight stuff fly) not trying to start a flame war just thought I would get that off my chest
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EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9292 posts, RR: 12 Reply 17, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 13489 times:
Will the 747 UltraMega Top be available for cargo airlines such as SQ cargo and EK SkyKargo??
I would say no.. Much like the Super Guppy and Belgua, it will be single purpose built with one, maybe two units.
Finally....Boeing's answer to the Beluga!!
Sorry, Airbus is behind the curve again... Boeing did the Super Guppy 30+ years ago.
Airlinelover From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5580 posts, RR: 26 Reply 19, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 11668 times:
There ya go
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Hmm, those two pictures actually show slightly different planes (look at the tail section), furthermore the model on the lower picture doesn't look very professional. Obviously, the project is either in a very early state of development or Boeing doesn't want us to know too much.
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22right From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 417 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 10241 times:
I believe this is Boeing's attempt at stealing the title of "Ugliest 4-holer in the sky" from the A380....
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NorCal From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2383 posts, RR: 5 Reply 23, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 9826 times:
USAF336TFS From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 1421 posts, RR: 53 Reply 24, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 8608 times:
From what I've read so far, Boeing actually owns the aircraft (They just bought the three 747s) but will use an outside operator. Wouldn't those aircraft need US registrations for the ferry flights within the US based factories as well as the Japanese parts suppliers?
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26 AC345YYZ: That has to be by far the most fugly airplane, besides the Beluga, that i have ever seen
27 ERJ145LR: I hope i'm not offending anyone, when i say... THATS ONE HELL OF AN UGLY PLANE!!
28 2travel2know: Beauty is in the eyes of whoever will make money flying it. How would it be if it had an all-pax version? Would it compete with A380?
29 Asteriskceo: I believe you stole my word. Give it back!!!
30 ER757: Ugly, yes - but I will definitely take the drive to Everett to see this behemoth fly.
31 ContnlEliteCMH: Any planes wearing "Jet-A goggles." The real kicker here is that it was some nerdy 717 that did it. Unskinny bop.
32 Cloudy: From what I've heard, the outside operator who will actually fly the planes will be able to charter them out when Boeing is not using them. So there w
33 N317AS: I think Airbus made the A380 solely for that purpose. As long as it flies, who cares how aerodynamic it is? It will serve one purpose and that is f
34 Areopagus: Boeing made the airplane on which the Super Guppy was based, but didn't do the conversion. Aero Spacelines did, IIRC. I don't think the FAA would all
35 M404: From the link - "Engineers at the Boeing Design Center in Moscow are helping design the freighter's enlarged upper fuselage and rear fuselage" Moscow?
36 Jamesjoyce: The intended cargo for this plane will mainly consist of air, like 95% or more, filling-up the aircraft sections it will carry. In order to seat pass
37 Tockeyhockey: is it really called the ultramega top? sounds like a japanese creative firm had a hand in this. just add super lucky! boeing super lucky ultra mega TO
38 MEA-707: yes I also wonder if the PR person who came up with the big top and mega top names and so on ever checked gay ads to see what that term would describe
39 Starlionblue: The lower model was not built to look pretty. It was built for wind tunnel testing. You would have to pressurize the fuse, which would make it much h
40 JGPH1A: How are they planning on getting the bits of plane in and out of it ? Will they lower them in through the roof, or will the nose swing open ?
41 Squirrel83: What is the official name for this aircraft?
42 USAF336TFS: Does anyone know if it's going to have an American registration/operator? I would think it would have to. BTW, the a/c was specifically designed for s
43 Dw747400: "How are they planning on getting the bits of plane in and out of it ? Will they lower them in through the roof, or will the nose swing open ? " Tail
44 Monteycarlos: errrrr, its never going to fly! Something that big could never leave the runway! (Note: I am being sarcastic
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