Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Dear MWers, Yesterday, we were greeted at AMS with the one and only flyable example in the world of the VFW-614 !!! I was able to sneak-out of the office 'for a pee' and make some quick snaps of the bird D-ADAM just after arrival from Braunschweig : She's still enjoying the Easter snow barricades at Schiphol-East: Ah-moi co-pilot is checking the left- and righthand engines: Nose-shot dedicated to Azahan: Butt-shot dedicated to Chaity : Front-view, showing her top-wing mounted engines; this was designed, especially, for operations in Africa, but the plane became a fiasco and caused the end of VFW: This visit was more-or-less a 'farewell' visit of the German DLR to the Dutch NLR, as DLR will soon receive an Airbus A319 for their research-flights. Wonder what will happen to this bird: hopefull, she will not be scrapped but put into a museum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 The engines position looks like those of the HondaJet... I guess if this is a commercial plane, the rear end passengers are going to complaint for having its view blocked entirely by the engines kekeke.. cute plane Uncle Pieter... but weather is a bit gloomy though.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Pieter, thanks for the funny looking Pinocchio plane. I didn't know the existance of this plane. Great looking flaming butt too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Victor A. 2 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Wooo..her nose is incredibly long, more like a probe, i guess... great catch there Pieter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi C 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) Wow Pieter! Can't believe this Fokker still exists today! Great Catch! Many thanks for sharing Edited March 27, 2008 by Andi C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter Sim 1 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Wow! pieter ! How old is that babe?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Lim 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 omg...that's one wierd looking jet, especially the way those two tiny engines are mounted. perhaps for inverted flying? thanks for sharing, pieter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Waaa.... very rare! ... Lucky you Pieter... If this aircraft ever come to KUL... The ahmoi F/O will call out : "Jon Kong!... can I borrow your ladder for the walkaround?.. need to do engines inspection..!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Kong 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 wow... the way they mounted the engines :blink: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irni Mastura 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Omigosh... I thought at first that they forgot the manual on how to fix wings to an airplane, its upside down! Whoa... great catch, Pieter. And that's one coolamunga lady F/O in my book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TK 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2008 Next will be the Honda Jet, where we'll see such engine mount Cimber Air use to fly this plane... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted March 28, 2008 Next will be the Honda Jet, where we'll see such engine mount Cimber Air use to fly this plane... Yeah, thats what i thought so too, except that hondajet is much smaller than this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIR 2 Report post Posted March 28, 2008 What a rare plane !! Wierd than the Antonov An72/74.. Thanks for sharing Pieter !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Azahan 1 Report post Posted March 28, 2008 thanx pieter, i have never realised that it's still fying.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rozhan 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2008 Thanks for the rare views Pieter. First got to know about this plane in my Janes aircraft recongnition handbook and was immediately drawn to the engine. Surprised to learn that only one still flies. Looks very 'mean' looking from the front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
