dumb question

[mach tuck]

Which airplane is the "whale"? For some reason I always thought it was the DC-10. Is it the 74? That would make more sense hence the hump.

 

[TonyC]

747


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[Vector4fun]

Actually, there's about 30 or so types or individual aircraft with that nickname. From Shamu, to "Topkapi" Airbus, to a colorful ANA B747, to an old Douglas light bomber I believe. Care to be more specific?

 

[Huck]

The 74 was the Whale, and the 73 was the Guppy, back when they both rolled out.

There's an interesting thread over on PPrune.org about naming the A-380. Run a search for it.

 

[TIGV]

The 74 was the Whale, and the 73 was the Guppy, back when they both rolled out.

There's an interesting thread over on PPrune.org about naming the A-380. Run a search for it.

Yeah, I robbed the idea and posted it here LOL, mebbe y'all can add some to it:


http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=45949

 

[xrated]

The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior was also called "The Whale".