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when i saw this shot, i thought the same thing as the photographer put in his comment, therefore i like to share it with you...

what do you think when you see this shot?

exactly...a mean looking jumbo!  ;)

Ahh looks lke me g/f when ive been out and come home a tiny bit off my ****!!

*phil runs upstairs and hides under the couch*

what do you think when you see this shot?

I think this plane has yet to align with the runway.......

To be honest I wouldn't have noticed anything out of the ordinary without reading the title first. It's just another photo of a 747 to me - but then, I would rarely give it a 2nd glance as I was never particularly interested in modern airliners.

Kinda reminds me of a peesed off jumping spider  ;D

Though I would HATE to have that spider jump on me

You're anthropomorphising it.

Are those planes female, cause it looks like my girlfriend when i come home too late!  ;D

I think this plane has yet to align with the runway.......

I would certainly hope not!

For those confused with the above statement, it's a reference to the movie 'The Terminator'

[quote]For those confused with the above statement, it's a reference to the movie 'The Terminator'

(PS those confused about the above post... should be, because its from me)

Oh my god! we must head as far away as possible! Theres a murderous Terminating 747 out there thats out to get us! All that are at its mercy are forced to a life flight of misery in comfy seats, in-flight entertainment and AIRLINE FOOD!!!

Yah, that plane is definitely mad at all of us, probably because we crash them too often . . .  ;D

You know what guys, I once saw a very scary photo from where I came. One of he guys posted this 744 with the 5-th engine. The photograph was taken from the window and here was one spare engine mounted on the wing, which is being dropped onto the plane spotters.  :o

Let me find the pic . . . ok, found it !



One of my friends who is a real 744 pilot said about this pic . . .

We sometimes carry them on the wing just so we can fly over planespotters with their cameras (in dodgy places) and drop it on them.

Scary stuff, huh ?

i've seen shots of 747's with an extra engine on one side...don't know if it was true, but the text with the photos said it was to replace the other one who failed...anyway, personally i don't think it's possible to hang an engine under a wing just like that. you need to have points to attach it, there are aerodynamic consequences, wires and fuel connections must be available,...

i've seen shots of 747's with an extra engine on one side...don't know if it was true

Well, actually it is true. They put engines onto the plane's wing to transport them, and of course, it gives the plane some real drag, but they do not put them into the baggage compartment because it is for passengers who pay for the space. Therefore they just mount it on the wing. They usually mount one on one wing and anoother on another wing so the plane won't go in big circles. It gives the plane some drag but it pays off when the engine is delivered. One of my friends, who is a 744 pilot said that they do that, but he did not transport any engines so far. He says probably they don't trust him.

*BTW: he's a Qantas Senior Captain . . . been flying for about 21 years already.*