Naim 6 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 What is so special about this plane? +++ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chan CS 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 707 prototype! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 Flew upside down like a fighter jet...?Now stored near Dulles airport, Virginia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 Yes, a very famous plane indeed. Google for reg 'N70700' to tell all. Now mothballed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum annex, near Washington Dulles International Airport. But still an awesome sight. [All pics taken Feb, 2005] And I came face to face with a wickedly awesome machine! Spot it in this pic and tell me what it is. +++ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 Naim, all loooks fairly wicked to me, I dunno which is for you kekeke.... nice pixies there ... love it.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibrahim 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 Wish we have something like that in Malaysia GagagaGa.. :dreaming: Nice Shot Naim.. Luvv some of your angle.. susah dpat punya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rozhan 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) Naim, is it the plane that 'helped' kill 100,000+ people at Hiroshima? The Enola Gay. By the way, glad to see the 'grand daddy' of the 707, 727 and 737 series. I understand the B737-900 exceeds the length of this original prototype. Nice exhibit. Note how they treat the historical and vintage planes with respect under a roof. Malaysian air 'musuem' and similar exhibits at Pekan let them planes bake under the sun. Edited November 5, 2007 by Rozhan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 i see SR-71 :yahoo: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TW Teo 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2007 The Smithsonian! Got to visit it one day. I was in Seattle's Museum of Flight a couple of weeks ago, and here's Tex Johnson's helmet and boots used during that infamous barrel roll: Naim do you mind if I post some pics from Seattle in this thread? Seems fitting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 6, 2007 Naim do you mind if I post some pics from Seattle in this thread? Seems fitting... Go ahead, pls. The more the merrier. Wanna see your pix too. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 6, 2007 Naim, is it the plane that 'helped' kill 100,000+ people at Hiroshima? The Enola Gay. ... Well done, you got it, sir! Enola Gay the #82 plane, the silver B29 Superfortress. In fact I dug out these pics when I heard that its pilot, Tibbets, died last week at 92. I've been to Ground Zero in Hiroshima, searched for Enola Gay, but did not get to see Tibbets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TW Teo 0 Report post Posted November 6, 2007 (edited) Now for the 747 prototype, City of Everett. She's currently at the Museum of Flight on Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington. "First Flight February 9 , 1969" Edited November 6, 2007 by TW Teo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted November 6, 2007 To my knowledge there is only one replica in the whole of Smithsonian Air and space Museum: the Wrights flyer. The rest are all original items. Visited once in 1993, wish to go there again someday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 6, 2007 Wish we have something like that in Malaysia GagagaGa.. :dreaming: Nice Shot Naim.. Luvv some of your angle.. susah dpat punya. Thanks, Ibrahim. And this is for Imran. In real life, it does not look as awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 6, 2007 Well done, you got it, sir! Enola Gay the #82 plane, the silver B29 Superfortress. In fact I dug out these pics when I heard that its pilot, Tibbets, died last week at 92. I've been to Ground Zero in Hiroshima, searched for Enola Gay, but did not get to see Tibbets. I've done a story on Hiroshima and Enola Gay. Pls visit: http://mny.smz8.com/index.php?itemid=7 Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted November 6, 2007 Naim.. thanks alot for the pix of the blackbird...looks pretty awesome! Did you leave the museum laden with souvenirs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted November 6, 2007 Thanks for sharing these awesome pictures !!! Sorry to see the 747 prototype in such a bad state Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 7, 2007 Thanks for sharing these awesome pictures !!! ... Thanks, Pieter. Now guess what this is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwek 0 Report post Posted November 7, 2007 Outer starboard engine nacelle of Concorde F-BVFA, Air France colours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kader 0 Report post Posted November 8, 2007 Thanks, Pieter. Now guess what this is. A digital camera..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azuddin 1 Report post Posted November 8, 2007 Awesome, the Concorde is there. Didn't they display the Shuttle Enterprise OV-101 there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 8, 2007 Outer starboard engine nacelle of Concorde F-BVFA, Air France colours. Awww, man ..., Kwek, you spoilt the fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Ang 0 Report post Posted November 8, 2007 And I came face to face with a wickedly awesome machine! Spot it in this pic and tell me what it is. +++ Is it just me, or is that the Wright brothers flyer??? The yellow machine, at the right of the pic... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 8, 2007 Is it just me, or is that the Wright brothers flyer??? The yellow machine, at the right of the pic... Don't think so. The ori 1903 Wright Flyer is in the other (older) Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, the one located in downtown Washington DC. This one has a lot of space-related exhibits too. I visited it when I returned to DC 4 months later, in June 2005. Here's a self-portrait taken there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azuddin 1 Report post Posted November 8, 2007 I've been in NASA blue jacket most the time, I wish I can be in that suit one day. Azuddin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
