"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/24/2016 at 10:15 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/24/2016 at 10:15 • Filed to: planelopnik | 9
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The best photos from an afternoon of spotting at KDFW yesterday. This Eva Air Cargo 747-45EM (747-400, registration B-16407) is a former passenger airliner converted for cargo. It took off Wednesday from Dallas-Fort Worth bound for Los Angeles and then on to Anchorage, AK.
Canon 50D, Tamron 70-200 f/2.8
f86sabre
> ttyymmnn
11/24/2016 at 10:24 |
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Big bird.
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ttyymmnn
> f86sabre
11/24/2016 at 10:27 |
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Indeed. The wind came around from the south overnight, and this same bird flew by our hotel room this morning on the way back from PANC.
John Norris (AngryDrifter)
> ttyymmnn
11/24/2016 at 10:42 |
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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
It must have been another airplane.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/B16407
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> ttyymmnn
11/24/2016 at 11:55 |
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The era of the passenger 747 is coming to an end, but still nice to see that a good number of them become BCF freighters.
Like a nicely designed car, this has aged so well.
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ttyymmnn
> John Norris (AngryDrifter)
11/24/2016 at 13:05 |
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Yes, you’re right I photographed the one this morning from my hotel room it looked like the last number of the registration was different
victor
> Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
11/24/2016 at 16:13 |
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EVA does brisk business with their air cargo business, so all their combis have been converted to full cargo.
Their PAX planes are primarily A330 and 777s, with the exception of 3 747-400s left.
Edit: from Wikipedia
“As the 777s continue to phase in, the 747s are being progressively retired. On January 5, 2015, EVA Air had retired their first 747 variant, the combi variant. In 2016, EVA announced that the last 747-400 passenger service will be mid-May 2017. Last planned 747-400 long range service will be 26 March 2017. The airline will continue to operate the two daily 747-400 to Shanghai until mid-may. The airline also plans to retire the 747 freighters when the 777 freighters are delivered.”
sonicgabe
> ttyymmnn
11/25/2016 at 20:36 |
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Good times. I have a friend who is an important person at the Tampa airport. I need to ask her about shooting there, maybe getting access to some non-public areas...
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ttyymmnn
> sonicgabe
11/25/2016 at 20:44 |
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That would be awesome. As an aviation photo buff, I’ve looked at tons of other people’s photos, and it often boils down to location and access.
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sonicgabe
> ttyymmnn
11/25/2016 at 20:58 |
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I just went to drop her a line about it, but it according to the Facebook, she’s out of town for weekend. I’ll bother her when she’s back. I could go to the public areas and shoot, but I’d probably be hassled by security every few minutes. Hell, I got checked out by the D.C. Metro Police/uniformed Secret Service folks a few times when trying to shoot in the Metro. I guess I was taking more pics than the average tourist. It was weird. The just came and stood by me for a while and followed me around the platform. I’m too pretty for federal prison, so I’ll ask before going to the airport.
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ttyymmnn
> sonicgabe
11/25/2016 at 21:25 |
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I have never been hassled at any public viewing area. I even shoot outside Dyess AFB, home of B-1 bombers flying over Syria and Afghanistan, and get friendly waves from local cops and even USAF security. I guess it depends on the cops.