747s have flown a lot of miles since the launch in 1969, but they are being phased out slowly by airlines (mostly since twin engine planes for so much better and longer range and are cheaper to operate)
The final 2 operated by British Airways are both in the air on their final flights as I type.
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Thread: Goodbye 747s
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10-08-2020, 01:06 PM #1
Goodbye 747s
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10-08-2020, 01:16 PM #2
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I always wanted to fly on one, but never got the chance. They're really spectacular to see in flight.
I guess we'll still have Air Force 1 for a while, and NASA has it's SOPHIA observatory.
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10-08-2020, 01:24 PM #3
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10-08-2020, 02:00 PM #4
Ooops. Sorry people, had meant to post this in >35 misc. But I messed up.
If a mod is kind enough to move this to misc please...!
Wow, they were so common on long haul flights for so many years, amazed you could have Not flown on one, at least 1 trip. I've not flown much but have been on them e.g. London --> Singapore --> Sydney
Meh.. not flown on one, but I'd bet they're awful. Seats probably face sideways or backwards, the stewardess are so ugly they look like guys (and what's with them wearing cammo? - that look went out of fashion in the 90s FFS), the inflight food and films are said to be lousy. Nope, I'd prefer to fly on a 747.Last edited by OldFartTom; 10-08-2020 at 02:09 PM.
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Never flown on one myself. 767 is the biggest plane I've flown on. I've always wondering what it would be like to go up to a top deck on a plane.
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