Dirty Aircraft

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IndianGuy
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Dirty Aircraft

Tue May 01, 2001 2:04 pm

How i hate it when i see dirty unwashed aircraft!

Just look at this pic. Shame! such a beautiful livery going to waste!


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Ryefly
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Tue May 01, 2001 2:52 pm

I guess a dirty airplane is a profitable airplane. Check out some of these classics, talk about needing a wash down!

Top honors for Dirty Fooker photo

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Photo © Jeremy Holdsworth


Top Honors for Dirty Lockheed L1011 photo

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Photo © Ben Wang


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Photo © Bruce Leibowitz


Top Honors for Dirty McDonnell Douglas photo

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Photo © Stanislav Strokash


Top Honors for Dirty Wing photo

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Photo © Nigel O. Prince


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AJ
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Tue May 01, 2001 2:57 pm

That poor Fokker 100, my god!
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cfalk
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Tue May 01, 2001 8:41 pm

Heh, heh, heh!

Let's see someone beat this as the World's Filthiest Plane!

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Western737
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Tue May 01, 2001 9:38 pm

Depend on how they look, I sometimes find it quite cool. It is like seeing it been working so hard and didnt have time to be fussy about how it looks.
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classic707
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 12:09 am

From the "I need a bath" file...

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GOT
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 4:06 am

Yeah, they really look boring when they're not washed properly. But there aren't so many a/c that are dirty, most of them look nice.

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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 4:30 am

More importantly though, the picture that IndianGuy posted is the FIRST and ONLY one of an AI A300 in the database.
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VirginA340
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 5:10 am

Dirty aircraft is one of the reasons why I don't fly a particualr airline ditto for dirty/faded interiors. Delta is full of them especailly with their older L-1011, MD-88, 727, 737 and 767 aircraft.
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DL_Mech
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 5:36 am

Both Delta aircraft shown above are NOT dirty......What you are seeing is the natural aluminum fuselage bleeding through the white paint which is "crazed" similar to a cabin window. If you look at them up close, you will see a lot of scratches in the paint.

The MD-88 shown above is wearing it's factory delivered paint (Only the factory painted the word "Delta" under the forward widget), which was delivered to Delta in 1989. The last time I remember them painting an L-1011 was probably in 1994, so 728's paint is at least seven years old. The AI A300 looks to be in the same shape......

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SA365C1
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 6:27 am

Get a life boys......what do they do take an aircraft offline just because it's dirty, think this way "aircraft don't fly = aircraft don't make money"

I am all for cleaning an an aircraft when it is on maintenance but it's not very high on the list of priorities when its in for a big check on Friday and they want it out ASAP.
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 9:56 am

You won't fly an airline because the a/c may be dirty?!?! Personally, I think that the SAFETY and capability of that airline to get me to my destination in one peice is a little bit more important, than how "pretty" the plane is. Yeah, it's nice to have a clean looking a/c.. but c'mon, that's NO REASON not to fly that airline.
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nwa747-400
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 10:00 am

I agree that a dirty airplane isn't the end of the world. But if the majority or a large number of planes in the fleet are dirty, then I would start to wonder how much care the airlines takes of other areas too.
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deltairlines
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 10:00 am

I saw a dirty Delta L-1011 at MCO last week. N733DS was pretty dirty, but I figured it was one of my last times seeing an L10, so I snapped a pic of the bird.

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ABQ757
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RE: Dirty Aircraft

Wed May 02, 2001 10:36 am

I honestly don't care if the plane dirty on the exterior. I have been on one America West 737 (N166AW) and it was pretty filthy, but it got me to PHX in one piece.

Gabe
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