FlyingTexan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 2603 times:
A retired Southwest Boeing 737 has become part of a restaurant in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas (about 100 miles driving distance northwest of Memphis, 125 miles driving distance northeast of Little Rock).
From Tuesday, October 4 edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:
--- Boeing 737 performs different role
Walnut Ridge restaurant turns retired aircraft into town attraction
BY KENNETH HEARD
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
WALNUT RIDGE – For the first time in 21 years Monday, food was served on Southwest Airlines plane No. N86SW.
However, the aircraft never left the ground.
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The article says:
The fuselage contains 10 tables, each seating six
The actual desert tan seats and carpet are used
The overhead bins and lavatory (inoperable) remain
A pilot stopped to refuel his plane and commented he logged some 300 hours flying N86SW
Parachute Inn hosted a private function last week. After an open house tomorrow (10 OCT), the new dining room is open for business. Just don’t wear an offensive tee shirt.
DarthRandall From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 302 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2469 times:
A fascinating idea! I hope it does well. Do yu have any idea how they will lay out the interior?
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Byrdluvs747 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 2147 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2356 times:
They should have repainted the plane. Also without the landing gear and nosecone it looks like a junked plane ready to be scrapped. Kinda trailer park-ish if you ask me.
Quoting DarthRandall (Reply 2): Do yu have any idea how they will lay out the interior?
Didn't you see the picture?
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DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2083 times:
The article's got the reg wrong, it's actually N81SW. My Grandpa lives about ten miles from Walnut Ridge, in a town called Pocahontas, and while I was there 2 summers ago, I managed to catch the bird while it was still sitting at the ARG FBO ramp, after the engines had been taken off:
DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1922 times:
Quoting Byrdluvs747 (Reply 3): They should have repainted the plane. Also without the landing gear and nosecone it looks like a junked plane ready to be scrapped. Kinda trailer park-ish if you ask me.
Believe me when I say it fits in well with the surroundings.
Byrdluvs747 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 2147 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 1775 times:
Quoting DLKAPA (Reply 6): Believe me when I say it fits in well with the surroundings.
LOL! I didn't realize this was in Arkansas.
The 747: The hands who designed it were guided by god.
DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (7 years 7 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1575 times:
Yeah, but I love the place. Always very relaxing to go out there, kind of a different kind of life. I think the next time I make it out that way I'll have to stop by while I'm photographing the scrapyard.
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