Back to Squawk list
  • 44

Photo of the Day: Lufthansa salutes the Boeing 747

Soumis
 
Lufthansa announced on social media: Jumbo turns 50 tomorrow! The world’s first “smiling” Boeing Airplanes was the freighter Boeing 747-230F, taken on by Lufthansa in 1972. Nickname: “Beetle Swallower”, as it had space for 72 VW Beetles. (worldairlinenews.com) Plus d'info...

Sort type: [Top] [Newest]


shenghaohan
Shenghao Han 10
All hail the queen!
okfine50
john manoulian 3
DITTO , Hail Yeah!!!
thegrump
thegrump 7
Though I’ve been flying since the 707 was the “workhorse “ of most fleets, I’ve never had the chance to be on a 747, and as the fleets are retired, possible I won’t get to.

But I can admire the beauty. There are more advanced aircraft, larger, more efficient birds, but - while the Concorde was the most futuristic plane I also never flew on, the 747 is, in my humble opinion, the most graceful and instantly recognized commercial jet of all time.

(I’ll leave a little weasel room for my similar infatuation with the Lockheed Constellation)

Wonderful picture and a H/T to Lufthansa for making it possible.
TerryBourke
Terry Bourke 3
Hello I also flown in many aircraft. and to me the Boeing 767 was the smoothest ride of them all. Take off a special.
sparkie624
sparkie624 7
WoW... Happy Birthday 747,,, - Nice Pic...
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 4
yes they are pretty awesome!
khaiduk
Kevin Haiduk 7
Very cool picture!
veracupola
vera cupola 7
Happy Birthday 747!!!
They are awesome!!!!
bobm3377
Bob McKie 5
My favorite plane to fly in.Congratulation
williambaker08
william baker 5
Nice bugs. Oops I mean Volkswagen Beatles.
djames225
djames225 4
I sure hope Paul McCartney or Ringo don't see your reply...LOL...for some reason, don't think they would want to be associated with Volkswagen Beetles.
sanukjim
I was lucky enough to be invited to (the not yet open) DFW to view the showing of the 747 with two 707s parked beside it for comparison.
ExPatHere
ExPatHere 3
Love Lufthansa salute to 747....Still my favorite plane as a passenger on long haul flights. Sorry to see it go....

deingy
David Ingram 3
Great photo. I remember when they first flew. I've ridden on 47's and 97s but not on 747s. I wouldn't hesitate to build a home inside a retired one.
DennisSee
Dennis See 3
747, you're the beauty of the skies!
wmr350
Mark Ryalls 2
I flew on one from Honolulu to San Francisco in 1972 to be discharged from the Marine Corps. What a wonderful aircraft.
sanukjim
Was you a "Ridge Runner" from HMR 161 ?

Se connecter

Vous n'avez pas de compte? Inscrivez-vous maintenant (gratuitement) pour des fonctionnalités personnalisées, des alertes de vols, et plus encore!
Saviez-vous que le suivi des vols FlightAware est soutenu par la publicité ?
Vous pouvez nous aider à garder FlightAware gratuit en autorisant les annonces de FlightAware.com. Nous travaillons dur pour que notre publicité reste pertinente et discrète afin de créer une expérience formidable. Il est facile et rapide de mettre les annonces en liste blanche sur FlightAware ou d’examiner nos comptes premium.
Abandonner