SJC30L From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 59 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 7 hours ago) and read 1921 times:
I was on a WN flight from RNO to SJC yesterday afternoon and as we taxied for takeoff, we passed a QF 707. I was wondering if this is John Travolta's aircraft.
I had forgotten how beautiful a 707 is. It has been a long time since I've seen one anywhere other than photographs.
AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 15 Reply 3, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 5 hours ago) and read 1791 times:
Travolta has been parking N707JT at SWF for the past month. She flew out last night for Reno then out to Albuquerque and is now back on its way to SWF.
Zkpilot From New Zealand, joined Mar 2006, 4740 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (5 years 9 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1492 times:
Quoting SJC30L (Thread starter): I was on a WN flight from RNO to SJC yesterday afternoon and as we taxied for takeoff, we passed a QF 707. I was wondering if this is John Travolta's aircraft.
Yes most likely as QANTAS and indeed I don't think there are any airlines (in the Western world) that are still flying 707!
Quoting Whosee (Reply 5): I've always wondered what the V in V-jet meant? Someone care to enlighten me?
Yeah its a Latin word.... "vannus" ... it means fan... as in the fans in a jet engine
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5962 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (5 years 9 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1290 times:
Quoting RCoulter (Reply 8):
Yes it can, it has the runway length and width, heck a KC-135 was here for the races. I think the problem would be parking and privacy.
How about the fuel availability, and the ground cart(s) needed to start a 707?
When I worked at a small airport in the Southwest about 15 years ago, we once handled a 727. They ran our Jet-A tanks at the fuel farm dry when we had to gas them up for the trip out, not to mention that the only way they could get around the airport was to backtaxi the runways (not enough clearance on the taxiways) . Re-fueling them was fun, as our Jet-A truck only held 1,100 gallons...(6,600 lbs. per truckoad ).
Celebrating the birth of KELPkidJR on August 5, 2009 :-)
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (5 years 9 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1277 times:
Quoting RCoulter (Reply 8): Yes it can, it has the runway length and width, heck a KC-135 was here for the races. I think the problem would be parking and privacy.
I reckon that AirNav's weight limit data of 90,000 lbs. either isn't current, or was waived then.... That 90,000 was for a dual configuration, and there wasn't even a dual tandem config listed.
L1011dal From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 134 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (5 years 9 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1160 times:
There's was recently another Qantas 707 flying across the United States on its way to a Museum in Australia. The aircraft met up with John and his aircraft in Orlando last December. John has the only Qantas 707 still flying in the United states. There's photos of both aircraft together at:
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