Airwave From United States, joined Mar 2006, 1117 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 3066 times:
Looks very nice. You and the caption both say "first" A340, so how many more are there yet to come?
I will say, though, I had to do a double-take, as whatever is on top of that bit of scaffolding above the cockpit looked very much like the front-end of the Millenium Falcon, lol.
Airwave
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Airwave From United States, joined Mar 2006, 1117 posts, RR: 8 Reply 3, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2929 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 2): My best guess is that it will be 3 A342s and they will all come from OS.
This particular one, MSN81, used to be Austrian's OE-LAH.
Oh, so they're not new frames? Interesting. Do you know if they've done any sort of retrofits or modifications for the Air Force? Thanks for the info, LTU!
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Jcded From Switzerland, joined Jan 2004, 193 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2811 times:
If you look at the pictures you can see artifacts from the austrian livery (tail), will those artifacts disapear or will they remain, because I think that would look awful especially for a head of state aircraft.
JGPH1A From , joined today!, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2703 times:
It looks dreadful - why do the French AF insist on painting those tacky 1960's nasty stripes that went out with the DC-8 on their new aircraft - time for a change !!
Ka From Switzerland, joined Apr 2000, 511 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2674 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 2): My best guess is that it will be 3 A342s and they will all come from OS.
Actually it will be 2 A342. ex-OE-LAG/LAH. OS never had 3 A342.
Quoting Jcded (Reply 4): because I think that would look awful especially for a head of state aircraft.
I am almost sure that these two A342 will not be head of state a/c, but rather transport a/c to fly military personnell around the globe (for which the French state used to charter normal airliners).
Varig md-11 From France, joined Jul 2000, 1066 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2549 times:
when I was based at CDG 3 years ago, the militaries would use an antiquated retroffited DC8: to repatriated troops from New Caledonia, the plane would do Kangaroo in Indonesia,CMB and DXB.
the most modern option was an ugly A310 with slightly better range
I guess these new buses will partly solve the problem
Breiz From France, joined Mar 2005, 1153 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2477 times:
Quoting JGPH1A (Reply 6): It looks dreadful - why do the French AF insist on painting those tacky 1960's nasty stripes that went out with the DC-8 on their new aircraft - time for a change !!
I agree, but at least it looks better than on the A319s.
Teva From France, joined Jan 2001, 1794 posts, RR: 12 Reply 11, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2241 times:
JGPH1A,
I am sorry, but the colors of this bird have been introduced with the first A310s.
This livery has never been on the DC8s. (and I prefer this old livery)
A319XFW From , joined today!, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2031 times:
Quoting Jcded (Reply 4): If you look at the pictures you can see artifacts from the austrian livery (tail), will those artifacts disapear or will they remain, because I think that would look awful especially for a head of state aircraft.
What Ka says is also what I heard. The A319CJ's are for VIP and the A340's for troop/cargo transport.
Quoting Ka (Reply 7): I am almost sure that these two A342 will not be head of state a/c, but rather transport a/c to fly military personnell around the globe (for which the French state used to charter normal airliners).
LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 10761 posts, RR: 44 Reply 13, posted (2 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1924 times:
Quoting Thorben (Reply 5): Looks nice. We should get one for Angie as well.
Maybe once LH gets rid of their first A343, then Angie might get one.
Quoting Ka (Reply 7): Actually it will be 2 A342. ex-OE-LAG/LAH. OS never had 3 A342.
I stand corrected. Thanks.
Quoting Ka (Reply 7): I am almost sure that these two A342 will not be head of state a/c, but rather transport a/c to fly military personnell around the globe (for which the French state used to charter normal airliners).
Kind of sad IMO. I initially thought this would become France's version of Air Force One or Blair Force One.
Quoting PUnmuth@VIE (Reply 8): The particluar one pictured here is ex OE-LAH (you can still see the aircraft name Asia on the nose.
BTW, great picture, Peter! Well done.
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No idea. Either it's a French Air Force A319CJ or he just charters an Air France 747.
I recall that when Concorde crashed, Chirac was on board an AF 747 going on a state visit somewhere, so Chirac chartering with Air France doesn't seem far fetched.
Just imagine Jacques Chirac chartering an AF A380 (if he stays long enough in office).
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