Eric M 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Hi on 2nd Easterday (Apr 17th) in loads of sunshine one of both Japan Air Self Defence Forces B747-400's was announced to our office for flight training purposes, on the way from Japan to the African continent. The flight crew wanted to have a overnight at AMS, before heading to ADD and ACC on the 18th of April. Departure was in early morning in heavy rain, but it was a spectacular sight again. Have 2 pictures to share with you, (if you like them maybe some more) Upon arrival from Sapporo. Nice sunshine and as always this aircraft is having a very well cleaned fuselage! Runway 24 departure in bad weather. Early rotation, picture made after handling this machine myself prior to departure. Rgds Eric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Handling the machine yourself eh ? Any interior shots ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric M 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Handling the machine yourself eh ? Any interior shots ? Nope It's a pity even for JL staff we are not allowed to bring camera's onboard. Interiour is not that very special in my opinions. Colour settings mostly grey/black/light brown. Rear compartment behind the wing is normal standard economy seats, no IFE. I was doing loadplanning for this machine with a collegue of me, and was mostly working outside the aircraft. Almost 40 'crew' were on board to do 'training'. The African airport will be visited within 2 months on an official political tour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric M 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Here a few more then; Departure from remote stand Y71 (far away from public areas, but close to the highway) Startup the engines, and the rain was falling and falling from the sky.... And a full power for departure on runway 24, see all the water spraying behind the Boeing 747! Hope you'll like them! Eric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rozhan 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Oh yes I like them Eric. Thanks for sharing. Not many get to go close to such mysterious planes and get pictures such as the one near the wings. Very shiny engines it has. Beautiful Jumbo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibrahim 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Woooa!!! Realy Nice Livery.. It Like Japan Flags livery laaa.. Cool. Water Blast.. Amazing !!!! Thank for Sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 "Goed Gedaan Jochie" "A job well done"... Nice to see "her" again after last year's visit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeeCH 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Just look at the engine tailpipe section. FULLY CHROMED!! Nice nice.....more please. The rotation pic is absolutely fantastic. Thanks Eric. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Kong 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2006 Quality set of pictures! Love the take off roll picture Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth K 3 Report post Posted April 19, 2006 Nice Eric.........so Japanese gov. has two of those? If I just get to sit in that big plane just for myself, that will be awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Attan 0 Report post Posted April 19, 2006 Eric, lovely shots. Love the chrome jetpipes. Good catch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Smith 1 Report post Posted April 19, 2006 Breathtaking stuff, Eric!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwek 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2006 Excellent stuff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Azahan 1 Report post Posted April 21, 2006 eric, its a pleasure to share with us on your involvement with this aircraft during its brief stopover. lucky you bro! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
