Jetdoctor From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 257 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 2168 times:
Looking though all the old AA ads, I came across this post 9/11 commecial (good one at that) AA Post 9/11 Ad
The first plane to fly by, at about 9 seconds looks like a Boeing nose, but the tail is strictly a Super 80. The Super 80 nosegear is much father forward than shown on this video. A 727 nosegear is further back, as shown in the video.
Thinking it maybe the F-100, after further review it is definately not.
Take a look and see what you think. It is almost like the morphed 2 planes together.
Regards,
Jetdoctor.
(sorry I am just really bored this Sunday morning)
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JHCRJ700 From United States of America, joined Oct 2009, 377 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2115 times:
I watched it a few times. I'm pretty sure that it goes from a 727 to a MD-83. The tail looks like an MD-83 without the retrofitted tail cone. But, I don't see any eyebrow windows.
Jetdoctor From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 257 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2078 times:
OK
At least I am not the only one seeing this. I sat and watched frame by frame for 1/2 hour.
Like I said, I am bored this Sunday monring!!
I do remember them filming parts of this ad at ORD, and I didn't recall seing a Boeing 727MD-80 parked at the gate.
Regards,
Jetdoctor
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DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 5, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1895 times:
It is a 727....the tail is also a 727 with #2 intake removed and #2 exhaust reshaped. The MD-80 tail is not as swept as the one in the video and the fairing aft of the horizontal stabilizer is distinctively 727. If you freeze the video, the 727 tailskid can also be seen.
[Edited 2009-12-06 12:10:09 by dl_mech]
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AERoc From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 310 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1468 times:
Quoting DL_Mech (Reply 5): It is a 727....the tail is also a 727 with #2 intake removed and #2 exhaust reshaped. The MD-80 tail is not as swept as the one in the video and the fairing aft of the horizontal stabilizer is distinctively 727. If you freeze the video, the 727 tailskid can also be seen.
Whats the point of doing this? Is it that AA was retiring the 727 soon? However I see a couple of DC-10's in there and a three pilot flightdeck.......
FLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1435 times:
For all we know it could be some generic model, a detailed silhouette of a plane, or CG generated.
If it was the real thing you would see the exhaust plume distorting the sun. Or maybe the video quality is to low to show it but there's some crappy videos out there where even in broad daylight you can see the exhaust plume.
474218 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 6340 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1422 times:
Quoting AERoc (Reply 7): Whats the point of doing this? Is it that AA was retiring the 727 soon? However I see a couple of DC-10's in there and a three pilot flightdeck.......
Because 99% of the people that would see the commercial can't tell one airplane from another.
AERoc From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 310 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1401 times:
Quoting 474218 (Reply 9): Because 99% of the people that would see the commercial can't tell one airplane from another.
Very Very true. Hell the news can get it right 99% of the time.
If it looks like a airplane it must be a airplane!
Airlinespotter From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 160 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1391 times:
Also did anyone notice from 43sec to 46 sec, the wings of this aircraft are too flat?
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