farri Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Frank. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 B 747's used to carry a spare engine sometimes strapped under the wing. on one side. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBob Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Love the pic...and certainly don't want to spoil a good story...but it really doesn't look like enough fastening to have actually flown like that??? Imagine the propwash on that bit of board on the windscreen, and there doesn't seem to be much holding that in place either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsefeathers Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 looks like a common freight method up there.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsefeathers Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 and here's the original freight in slightly better condition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundsounds Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 B 747's used to carry a spare engine sometimes strapped under the wing. on one side. Nev The QF B747-400RR Still can and occasionally do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 B 747's used to carry a spare engine sometimes strapped under the wing. on one side. Nev Yup - I remember seeing one at Heathrow many years ago when I worked there. Boy did it look weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundsounds Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Yup - I remember seeing one at Heathrow many years ago when I worked there. Boy did it look weird! How Qantas Ferried an Engine on the Wing of a 747 – Flightradar24 Blog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeK Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Taken at YSSY 6 Nov 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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