Fresh Paint for the Whale

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 01/15/2016 at 22:35 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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747-400 #1 gets fresh paint prior to heading for the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . The plan is to put a resteraunt inside.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 01/15/2016 at 23:09

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Nice! She looks a lot better! Were they supposed to paint the wings?

DarkCreamyBeer > f86sabre 01/16/2016 at 00:04

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I flew on N661US (ship number 6301) on a business trip earlier this year. I talked a lot with a flight attendant who was a real 747 fan and expert. Pretty neat.

I'm happy it's headed to the Delta museum, and I'll be taking my 8 year old 747 fan to see it, but in a way it's a shame it's not going to be preserved in Minneapolis or at least in Northwest livery. Delta didn't have much love for NWs 747 after they acquired them. And they looked better in NWs silver livery too.

That's gonna leave a mark! > f86sabre 01/16/2016 at 06:18

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Now that’s funny. Airlines are noted for serving the worst food in the world. That’s going to be a tough mountain to climb, or are we just talking peanuts and drinks?

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 01/16/2016 at 07:02

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The wings do get painted from time to time. Since it will be outside it makes sense to protect the whole thing.

f86sabre > DarkCreamyBeer 01/16/2016 at 07:07

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The 747s are a tough plane to keep flying. They are covered in Airworthiness Directives and the touch time per flight hour is pretty high compared to the rest of the fleet. The hours on the airfares are getting high as well, so it is time.

There is no good place to put it in MSP. The museum has a few legacy NWA aircraft as well, so they do cover the history.

f86sabre > That's gonna leave a mark! 01/16/2016 at 07:08

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Well, things have improved quite a bit over the last several years when it comes to food.

DarkCreamyBeer > f86sabre 01/16/2016 at 07:37

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I was at the museum a few months ago, and I don’t remember any NW aircraft, except maybe DC-9 in the parking lot, which is in DL colors.

Big props, btw, to the staff there who are wonderful. My kids got a special treat when they were invited to fly the 737 flight sim for free.

f86sabre > DarkCreamyBeer 01/16/2016 at 07:48

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There are two of the old fabric planes in there. One is in the theater if I remember correctly.

Very cool that you guys got to fly the sim. I've never done that!