editor Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Here's another one of those random non-revenue photographs. Normally I don't take pictures out of airplane windows because the coatings make everything look bad, but for some reason the light was just right for this one, so I tried. I think the red/blue contrast came out well.. and the puffy clouds are nicely aligned to mimic exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Nice.As an FYI, Southwest added those "winglets" (the logo tip) to their exclusively 737 fleet in order to save fuel.It's like a hot rod mod from Boeing. If you are on SWA and don't see a winglet you are on a very old jet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Continental is adding those winglets to their 737-800s and 737-700s as well as their 757s. They look so friggin' cool.Also, if you are a plane fan, Lufthansa is going to start using their 340-600s in November to IAH. Those things are sooooooo looooooong. Quite a neat plane that I am fairly certain has never made it to town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 . If you are on SWA and don't see a winglet you are on a very old jet. Thats not really acurate. I agree that the winglets look nice. Look at the 757's that have them, that really is a hot rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Here are some pics.... Continental is adding those winglets to their 737-800s and 737-700s as well as their 757s. They look so friggin' cool.Also, if you are a plane fan, Lufthansa is going to start using their 340-600s in November to IAH. Those things are sooooooo looooooong. Quite a neat plane that I am fairly certain has never made it to town. Ah so thats the decision they have made eh? Certain companies i know of personally have been in negotiations with them and 4 other airlines that fly into IAH to increase capacity in the form of both passenger and cargo space. The A340-600 is currently the longest airplane in production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Here are some pics.... is that photo from Lubbock "International"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Here's another one of those random non-revenue photographs. Normally I don't take pictures out of airplane windows because the coatings make everything look bad, but for some reason the light was just right for this one, so I tried. I think the red/blue contrast came out well.. and the puffy clouds are nicely aligned to mimic exhaust. Those winglets are pretty stylish. It almost looks like you're about to enter space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) US Airways Boeing 757 flying into St. Maarten.......... Edited August 25, 2006 by Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) The airline and airplane my father retired on-- Delta Airlines L-1011, a bird ahead of her time!!! Edited August 25, 2006 by Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) Interior photos of cattle class in the L-1011. Notice the signatures at the top of the first pic. This was the last flight of this bird :(:( Edited August 25, 2006 by Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) Wow Moonman! Something else we have in common. My aunt retired from Delta after 31 years as a stewa........... I mean Flight attendant. I fly so cheap, and usually get a first-class seat, if I am lucky lucky and talk to the check-in ladies really sweet. I guess my aunt's sacrifice for slaving 31 years for them has paid off for her though. She lives pretty well. Edited August 25, 2006 by TJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Wow Moonman! Something else we have in common. My aunt retired from Delta after 31 years as a stewa........... I mean Flight attendant. I fly so cheap, and usually get a first-class seat, if I am lucky lucky and talk to the check-in ladies really sweet. I guess my aunt's sacrifice for slaving 31 years for them has paid off for her though. She lives pretty well. For Delta to be mostly a non union airline, it was a great company to work for. My old man misses flying a lot.He has all sort of Delta model aircraft around the house Too bad he was forced to retire. All commercial pilots in the USA have to retire at age 60. His last flight was MCO-ATL....Orlando-Atlanta. I also enjoyed the nonrevenue travel benefits over the years, especially when i was in the military and away at school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Heres a picture of the boarding door and all the signatures for the last revenue flight of the L-1011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Great pictures! I'm a commercial aviation fan as well. I've always regretted that I didn't manage to get in a flight on a DL L-1011 before they were retired a few years ago. I tried, but never could get the price/schedule to work for any trips I was making, and at the time, didn't have the kind of disposable income that would let me just buy a ticket for the sake of flying that plane. But I used to always like seeing them around ATL, DFW, and SLC when I was traveling through those hubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Great pictures! I'm a commercial aviation fan as well. I've always regretted that I didn't manage to get in a flight on a DL L-1011 before they were retired a few years ago. I tried, but never could get the price/schedule to work for any trips I was making, and at the time, didn't have the kind of disposable income that would let me just buy a ticket for the sake of flying that plane. But I used to always like seeing them around ATL, DFW, and SLC when I was traveling through those hubs. The L-1011 was a great bird! The old man only flew 2 airplanes at Delta and those were, first the Boeing 727 and then the Lockheed L-1011. He traded in his USAF B47 and B52 bombers for the Delta life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 (edited) United Airlines Boeing 777-200 in LHR-London Heathrow Continental Airline Boeing 737-700 with winglets EL AL Israel Airlines Boeing 747-400. Also known as the worlds safest airline. Edited August 26, 2006 by Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 Iran Air Boeing 747-200 Continental Airlines Boeing 757-300. Notice how loooong the plane is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Boeing B47 Bomber, the plane that my grandfather ended his USAF career on and the plane that begin my fathers USAF career. Boeing B52 Bomber, the plane my father ended his USAF career on, and the plane my brother begin his USAF career on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 The Convair B36 Peacemaker. The airplane my granfther flew in the USAF before moving on to the jet powered B47. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800, the airline and airplane type my brother currently flies between wars and invasions ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 More pictures of the day of the final flight of the Delta Airlines L-1011. Routing JFK-MCO-ATL Cayman Airways Boeing 737-200 with the Delta L-1011 landing in the background-Orlando INTL Another picture of signatures at the boarding door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ssullivan Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800, the airline and airplane type my brother currently flies between wars and invasions ;) Your brother and one of my uncles are coworkers. He is a 737 captain for Alaska. The L-1011 was a great bird! The old man only flew 2 airplanes at Delta and those were, first the Boeing 727 and then the Lockheed L-1011. He traded in his USAF B47 and B52 bombers for the Delta life I do miss the 727s. Always one of my favorite planes to fly. My last flight on one was with Delta -- BOS-CVG in July 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Your brother and one of my uncles are coworkers. He is a 737 captain for Alaska.I do miss the 727s. Always one of my favorite planes to fly. My last flight on one was with Delta -- BOS-CVG in July 2002. Small world! How long has your uncle flown for AS? I coulndt find the 727 retirement photos to post here unfortunately Delta has been pretty good at inviting retired pilots back to airplane retirement parties of the jets they flew while working for the airline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Small world! How long has your uncle flown for AS? I coulndt find the 727 retirement photos to post here unfortunately Delta has been pretty good at inviting retired pilots back to airplane retirement parties of the jets they flew while working for the airline He's been at AS since about 1990 -- retired Air Force pilot. I believe he started at AS as a flight engineer on the 727. He's also flown the MD-80 with them before switching to the 737. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 He's been at AS since about 1990 -- retired Air Force pilot. I believe he started at AS as a flight engineer on the 727. He's also flown the MD-80 with them before switching to the 737. My brother has been there since around 1992. Was also on the MD 80. They call it the Mad Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Heres a Delta 757 coming in for landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 (edited) The new Airbus A380 in formation The plane pictured in thebottom left hand corner had to break formation and land due to problem with the nose gear doors Edited August 31, 2006 by Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 The most powerful plane in the US Presidential lineup "The Doomsday Plane" USAF E4B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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