Luftwaffe 707?

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 12/15/2016 at 17:45 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Luftwaffe 707.

facw > ttyymmnn 12/15/2016 at 17:50

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I’m a big fan of the 707's antenna/spike thing at the top of the tail. More planes need those...

TheHondaBro > ttyymmnn 12/15/2016 at 17:53

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Luftballoons.

TheHondaBro > facw 12/15/2016 at 17:54

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They do, and don’t call me Shirley.

facw > ttyymmnn 12/15/2016 at 17:55

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Also, on the topic of German 707s, I found this interesting:

https://yearinberlin.com/2012/03/27/the-curious-tale-of-tegels-boeing-707/

Cé hé sin > TheHondaBro 12/15/2016 at 18:11

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Neunundneunzig?

ttyymmnn > facw 12/15/2016 at 18:11

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The antenna spike was so futuristic. Perfect for the era. Keep Oppo Astrojet.

ttyymmnn > facw 12/15/2016 at 18:13

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That looks interesting. I’ll have to read it later. Thanks.

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 12/15/2016 at 18:13

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Luftwaffe A310

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 12/15/2016 at 18:14

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Boeing did it better, I must say. Needs more iron cross.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 12/15/2016 at 18:20

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Mmmm. So much aluminum.

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 12/15/2016 at 18:22

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Ask, and ye shall receive.

facw > ttyymmnn 12/15/2016 at 18:44

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It’s a good looking plane, though there was a problem with those easy 707s (or rather their engines):

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 12/16/2016 at 08:34

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707's are still flying regularly?

ttyymmnn > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/16/2016 at 09:12

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No. This is an old picture. The last commercial 707 flight was made by Saha Airlines in Iran in 2013. John Travolta owns the only remaining 707 flying in the US (and it’s gorgeous; also, note the registration), and I believe there are a handful still flying in Africa.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > facw 12/17/2016 at 15:48

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Interesting story. Do you know anything about the agreement that prevented German pilots from flying over West Berlin?

facw > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/17/2016 at 17:29

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Not a ton of details, but the post-WWII arangement allowed only American, British, and French planes and pilots access to West Berlin, to reach their quarters of the occupied city, and that continued even once West Berlin was reunified under West German control. It is why Air Berlin exists, it was founded in the US, and used US pilots to service routes into Berlin (it was bought out by a German company following the reunification of East and West Germany).