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Not so quite standard 707's

Postby Ivan » Thu Jun 03, 2004 1:48 am

Saha 707
Look at this picture closely... it is not your ordinary 707
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Re: Not so quite standard 707's

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Jun 03, 2004 3:26 am

Strange modification, what is its purpose?

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Re: Not so quite standard 707's

Postby Felix/FFDS » Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:51 am

It looks like it has typical tanker "bulges" of the KC-137 -without the boom.
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Re: Not so quite standard 707's

Postby Nexus » Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:33 am

An air refuelling boom.  ???
Why on earth is that mounted on a commercial airliner, you know the reason for this Ivan?
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Re: Not so quite standard 707's

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:29 am

Could it have been brought from the Army Surplus shop and modded back into an airliner? ;D
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Re: Not so quite standard 707's

Postby Ivan » Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:37 am

EP-SHE is an ex Iran air force (K)C-135 tanker...
They got rid of the tanker boom after installing a hose system (could be traces left of that too). Probably phased out after they got the Il-78 and now operating in passenger service.

it seats less than a normal 707, about 170 seats.
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Re: Not so quite standard 707's

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:43 am

Gosh, so my silly guess was right :o ;D
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Re: Not so quite standard 707's

Postby GWSimulations » Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:07 pm

Saha 707
Look at this picture closely... it is not your ordinary 707


Check this one out, it is, belive it or not, a concept design based on the 707, but you probably won't recognise it!
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