The "Whale Guppy" has arrived!

[Tomct]

Not as fugly as the 380!

You got that RIGHT!!

 

[furloughfodder]

"Cargolux isn't going to be flying any, due to some problem with the pilot's union there."
Really? Somebody needs to tell Boeing, Evergreen Airlines and the EU that.

I heard that about a month ago, that Evergreen Intl will be doing 100% of the flying now, and Cargolux backed out. I heard it from several people at Evergreen.

 

[propsarebest]

hot from a very good source from inside Boeing...

-4 on the way, maybe a 5th

- #1 is going to be painted either purple or orange
- the unoffical name is "dreamlifter"
-Cargolux is now 100% out of the project

 

[Victor Meldrew]

Not as fugly as the 380!

Somebody needs a slap!

 

[MED]

We saw this plane yesterday in TPE, it's sooo fugly we thought it was Airbus.

 

[wmuflyguy]

It looks like the 747 decided to eat an A380.

 

[fareview]

I heard that about a month ago, that Evergreen Intl will be doing 100% of the flying now, and Cargolux backed out. I heard it from several people at Evergreen.

Evergreen or EVA AIR. The conversion took place in Taipei performed by a subsidiary of the giant Taiwanese conglomerate Evergreen Group. The Evergreen group owns EGAT and EVA AIR (EVA stands for Evergreen Air) and has nothing to do with Evergreen Airlines of Oregon.

Anyone verify this?

fv

 

[bocefus]

Evergreen International Airlines will be doing the flying. Evergreen Aviation Technologies is a sub of EVA. The two Evergreens are not linked in any way.

 

[Whale Rider]

The Big Bird is Airborne!

And we have lift-off!:beer:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060909/nysa006.html?.v=72

 

[Whale Rider]

A photo............
http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/09/09/Navigation/177/208911/Boeing+747-400+Large+Cargo+Freighter+makes+first+flight+from+Taiwan+Taoyuan+International+airport,.html

 

[AerroMatt]

Dayum! That thing has turned out to be even Fuglier than I thought it would be!

 

[Gorilla]

uke:

Nuff said.

 

[edge540t72]

the fuselage looks like a huge beech 1900, and the stuck on 747 parts..

 

[FlickerFade]

Sorry to buck the action line "she sure is an ugly bird!" but she is the biggest plane ever built! Right?! There will only be about 7 ever built. A part of aviation history. That's my attitude to flying it.

 

[AerroMatt]

Sorry to buck the action line "she sure is an ugly bird!" but she is the biggest plane ever built! Right?! There will only be about 7 ever built. A part of aviation history. That's my attitude to flying it.

Maybe so, but I wonder if maybe it'll be like a Shorts 330 in that you don't want anyone to see you in the cockpit? :laugh:

 

[FlickerFade]

I will!