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Let's Name The 747 Transporter!  
User currently offlineDL021 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 11433 posts, RR: 81
Posted (8 years 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1333 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

OK...I have yet to see anything naming the modified 747 that Boeing is presently working on to transport 787 parts around the world.

I think we ought to help them out a little and then start a letter writing campaign before some accountant at Boeing decides to do it him/herself. I've seen several of us on these threads call it a "Beluga" or "SuperGuppy" but these are names already taken. Lets see how much creativity we actually have and then how much anyone at Boeing may pay attention, expecially since we have A.netters working there.

One idea is that we call them "Blue Whales". I'd like to hear some input....anything but the "Kobayashi Maru".  Wink


Is my Pan Am ticket to the moon still good?
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User currently offlineAlessandro From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (8 years 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1328 times:

B747-Bulb could be a good name?

User currently offlineSATL382G From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (8 years 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1280 times:

Interesting concept...

SuperSwingTail 747
Just in Time Heavy Hauler
MegaHauler
MegaLifter
SuperLifter
StratoLifter 747

User currently offlineMD11junkie From Argentina, joined May 2005, 3091 posts, RR: 60
Reply 3, posted (8 years 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1267 times:

How about the Moby Dick? Big grin

Since Airbus had the Beluga... Boeing will try to make it bigger, Moby Dick sounds about right to me  Silly (and yes, I know the Beluga is an Airbus A300)

Cheers! wave 
Gastón - The MD-11 Junkie


There is no such thing as Boeing vs Airbus as the queen of the skies has three engines, winglets and the sweetest nose!
User currently offlineNbgskygod From United States of America, joined May 2004, 595 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (8 years 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1266 times:

747 BAP

Big A$$ Plane. Okay maybe not, but of the military can do it with a big bomb, why can't Boeing do it with a plane.


"I use multi-billion dollar military satellite systems to find tupperware in the woods."
User currently offlineBMIFlyer From UK - England, joined Feb 2004, 8810 posts, RR: 62
Reply 5, posted (8 years 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1250 times:

"Big Girl"  Wink


Thanks

Lee


Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
User currently onlineStarlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15867 posts, RR: 66
Reply 6, posted (8 years 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1240 times:

Well the B-52 is often nicknamed "Big Ugly Fat F***er" (BUFF) so maybe VBUFF will do (Very Big...).


"There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots." - from Citadel by John Ringo
User currently offlineDL021 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 11433 posts, RR: 81
Reply 7, posted (8 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1098 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Quoting MD11junkie (Reply 3):
How about the Moby Dick? Big grin

I like it.....


I like MegaLifter and Strato-Lifter as well. What else?


Is my Pan Am ticket to the moon still good?
User currently offlineFriendlySkies From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 4003 posts, RR: 6
Reply 8, posted (8 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1077 times:

Boeing 747-400ST Fatliner.  Wink

User currently offlineRedFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 4175 posts, RR: 30
Reply 9, posted (8 years 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1029 times:

How about a misleading moniker?

"Slim Jim"


Bend Over - Here Comes The Change.
User currently offlineDutchjet From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 7864 posts, RR: 58
Reply 10, posted (8 years 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1023 times:

How about "The Boeing Nightmare-liner"?

or

"Dreamliner's Mama"?

I'm sorry, its late here.

User currently offlineAussie747 From Australia, joined Aug 2003, 1161 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (8 years 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1002 times:

How about, I think it should have relevance to Jumbo - Queen of the Skies. Which the 747 is always remembered fondly as. So how about - "jumbo mumma"

User currently offlineJet-lagged From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 849 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (8 years 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 965 times:

There's gotta be something about the way the Queen of the Skies' tale swings open and fuselages are slipped in from behind . . . . but let's not go there!
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