World's Ugliest Plane?

Wall Street Journal today ran an article on the Boeing Large Cargo Freighter,
the "Dreamlifter." It is one ugly plane. A CFI and student in a Skyhawk were
darn near killed in November when they flew through the monster's wake
turbulence. They were flipped over and lost 1000 feet of altitude and pulled
out just 150 above the water. This thing has 65,000 cubic feet of cargo
capacity -- triple that of a 747. It will fly Dreamliner nose sections from
Wichita to Seattle for final assembly.

I still have not taken a picture of it. Heck, I've only been to Seattle once
since getting home. Definitely on my list of things to do.

A CFI and student in a Skyhawk were
darn near killed in November when they flew through the monster's wake
turbulence. They were flipped over and lost 1000 feet of altitude and pulled
out just 150 above the water.

I'm venturing to say the same would have happened had they flown
through a normal 747s wake turbulence.

C J Campbell wrote:
Wall Street Journal today ran an article on the Boeing Large Cargo Freighter,
the "Dreamlifter." It is one ugly plane. [...]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...argo_Freighter

Gives new meaning to taking it from behind...

Woof.

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C J Campbell wrote:
Wall Street Journal today ran an article on the Boeing Large Cargo
Freighter,
the "Dreamlifter." It is one ugly plane. [...]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...argo_Freighter

Gives new meaning to taking it from behind...

I dunno, you guys. The Beluga sure isn't much of a looker and the Super
Guppy in the photo linked there looks like it's about to explode blow
popcorn all over the airfield. It looks like a blimp with wings on it, or
something from an Alien movie.

-c

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:15:07 -0800, gatt wrote
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C J Campbell wrote:
Wall Street Journal today ran an article on the Boeing Large Cargo
Freighter,
the "Dreamlifter." It is one ugly plane. [...]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...argo_Freighter

Gives new meaning to taking it from behind...

I dunno, you guys. The Beluga sure isn't much of a looker and the Super
Guppy in the photo linked there looks like it's about to explode blow
popcorn all over the airfield. It looks like a blimp with wings on it, or
something from an Alien movie.

Indeed. The competition for world's ugliest plane is stiff. The Wilga comes
to mind...

Still, the Large Cargo Freighter is a contender, is it not? Especially with
those two huge rear door arms sticking out of just one side of the fuselage.

I hear when it was introduced somebody emailed a picture of it with an Oscar
Meyer Wienermobile paint job to the engineers. I would love a copy of that.

writes:

I'm venturing to say the same would have happened had they flown
through a normal 747s wake turbulence.

Particularly since the fuselage is not the primary source of wake
turbulence, and this aircraft has essentially the same lift surfaces
as a normal 747.

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C J Campbell wrote:
Wall Street Journal today ran an article on the Boeing Large Cargo Freighter,
the "Dreamlifter." It is one ugly plane. A CFI and student in a Skyhawk were
darn near killed in November when they flew through the monster's wake
turbulence. They were flipped over and lost 1000 feet of altitude and pulled
out just 150 above the water. This thing has 65,000 cubic feet of cargo
capacity -- triple that of a 747. It will fly Dreamliner nose sections from
Wichita to Seattle for final assembly.

Why did they fly through its wake?

Matt

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:26:38 -0800, C J Campbell
wrote:

Still, the Large Cargo Freighter is a contender, is it not? Especially with
those two huge rear door arms sticking out of just one side of the fuselage.

I hear when it was introduced somebody emailed a picture of it with an Oscar
Meyer Wienermobile paint job to the engineers. I would love a copy of that.

http://www.eaa26.org/nov06.pdf

Page 5....

Ron Wanttaja

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C J Campbell wrote:

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:15:07 -0800, gatt wrote
(in article ):


"Kev" wrote in message
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C J Campbell wrote:
Wall Street Journal today ran an article on the Boeing Large Cargo
Freighter,
the "Dreamlifter." It is one ugly plane. [...]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...argo_Freighter

Gives new meaning to taking it from behind...

I dunno, you guys. The Beluga sure isn't much of a looker and the Super
Guppy in the photo linked there looks like it's about to explode blow
popcorn all over the airfield. It looks like a blimp with wings on it, or
something from an Alien movie.

Indeed. The competition for world's ugliest plane is stiff. The Wilga comes
to mind...

Still, the Large Cargo Freighter is a contender, is it not? Especially with
those two huge rear door arms sticking out of just one side of the fuselage.

I hear when it was introduced somebody emailed a picture of it with an Oscar
Meyer Wienermobile paint job to the engineers. I would love a copy of that.

Tr the Avia Airtruk on for size! It was the plane used in "Mad Max".

C J Campbell wrote:



Indeed. The competition for world's ugliest plane is stiff. The Wilga comes
to mind...

Still, the Large Cargo Freighter is a contender, is it not? Especially with
those two huge rear door arms sticking out of just one side of the fuselage.


That's pretty ugly for a big plane. For exceptionally ugly, this is an
Australian copy of a New Zealand design, and I saw one of these being
restored in New Zealand - it is a "topdresser".

http://www.aamb.com.au/AIRTRUK.HTM

John Halpenny