BH346 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3265 posts, RR: 17 Posted (13 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1508 times:
I am wondering about the 747-400 on the top of Airliners.Net pages. Notice it? If you don't understand what I'm talking about, scroll to the top of the page and you'll see a Boeng 747-400 with little "switches" above the wings that say "E-Mail", "Use Photos", "Add Photos", and "Home". What is the history of this plane. Is this computer graphics? Not real? What is its tail number and who operated it?
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Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9613 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (13 years 2 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1228 times:
It´s a Northwest 747-451 in the old colours. Thats for sure. But the registration numbers of NWs 747-400s start with N661US. And only the very first of these NW-planes carried the old livery because the airline changed to the current paint scheme in that year (1989).
I suppose its the first delivered 747-451, registered N663US because its the most photographed.
Lax2000 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 541 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (13 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1149 times:
i think its a northwest 747-100 with winglets added in photo shop!
Sammyk From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1686 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (13 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1144 times:
SashA, I don't think they were able to see the tail number, BUT, it was said in the prior posts that only one 744 was painted in the old livery, and if the registration number for that one is known, then thats how they got it
ATL Traveller From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 166 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (13 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1073 times:
It was once posted on this board that the 747 was originally in the Northwest Orient livery.
JetService From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 13 Reply 8, posted (13 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1062 times:
I also see the reflection of the tarmac under the fuselage. More good Photoshop work taking out the gear. Either that or that is one brave pilot (and an even braver cameraman!).
747-600X From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 2742 posts, RR: 17 Reply 9, posted (13 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1059 times:
1) Why don't we E-Mail Johan or just throw a fit about it until he spills the beans?
2) Do you play hearts? If you do you know what card to play without knowing what the others are holding because you know which ones have already been thrown down. Actualy, a lot of card games work this way. If you watch aviation closely enough, just about every airplane has some unique feature. The 747-400 debuted just before Northwest (then Northwest Orient) changed it's livery. No, it's not photo-shop edited, those winglets are real and...
3) That's the horizon you see reflected, if you look closely you can make a small mountain or hill and a row of light clouds a bit higher.
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Sammyk From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1686 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (13 years 2 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1057 times:
As I said, it was revealed in earlier posts that this was a Northwest plane in its old colors, and since only one (744) was painted this way its very easy to know the tail number.
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