Here's a challenge...
05-25-2007, 09:43 PM
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Here's a challenge...
Ok this is a little random... A friend of mine is doing an internship at a cargo carrier with 747-200/300's and every day they ask her some obscure question about aviation and she and the other interns have to come up with the answer by the next day. After talking to her I told her to start asking all these old guys questions and see if she could stump them... this being said...
I was wondering if anyone knew any really obscure fact about anything relating to the 747-200 or -300...
Any and all input is greatly appreciated. We'll see who has the most random info!
I was wondering if anyone knew any really obscure fact about anything relating to the 747-200 or -300...
Any and all input is greatly appreciated. We'll see who has the most random info!
05-26-2007, 04:35 AM
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- Why is the cockpit up above the main cabin?
a: Because the Boeing brains concieved of a supersonic future for the airlines, with everybody flying the SST in pax service.
The 747 was viewed as a stop-gap and therefore destined for freighter service. The cockpit was elevated to allow for nose loading.
Bonus points: how was the height of the main cabin determined?
A: High enough to accomodate conex containers. It was actually envisioned that the same shipping containers would be used for ships, trains, trucks and planes. Nobody told them that a 20' container has a 5000# empty weight......
a: Because the Boeing brains concieved of a supersonic future for the airlines, with everybody flying the SST in pax service.
The 747 was viewed as a stop-gap and therefore destined for freighter service. The cockpit was elevated to allow for nose loading.
Bonus points: how was the height of the main cabin determined?
A: High enough to accomodate conex containers. It was actually envisioned that the same shipping containers would be used for ships, trains, trucks and planes. Nobody told them that a 20' container has a 5000# empty weight......
05-26-2007, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Huck
- Why is the cockpit up above the main cabin?
a: Because the Boeing brains concieved of a supersonic future for the airlines, with everybody flying the SST in pax service.
The 747 was viewed as a stop-gap and therefore destined for freighter service. The cockpit was elevated to allow for nose loading.
Bonus points: how was the height of the main cabin determined?
A: High enough to accomodate conex containers. It was actually envisioned that the same shipping containers would be used for ships, trains, trucks and planes. Nobody told them that a 20' container has a 5000# empty weight......
a: Because the Boeing brains concieved of a supersonic future for the airlines, with everybody flying the SST in pax service.
The 747 was viewed as a stop-gap and therefore destined for freighter service. The cockpit was elevated to allow for nose loading.
Bonus points: how was the height of the main cabin determined?
A: High enough to accomodate conex containers. It was actually envisioned that the same shipping containers would be used for ships, trains, trucks and planes. Nobody told them that a 20' container has a 5000# empty weight......
I think Huck is close to the correct answer. Having once flown 747's back in the day ... I always understood that the 747 was originally designed for the USAF competition that Lockheed won with the C-5. Boeing was able to interest PanAm in the redesigned passenger version and the rest is history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747#History
05-26-2007, 08:35 AM
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At the time, it was widely thought that the 747 would be superseded in the future by supersonic transport (SST) aircraft. So Boeing designed the 747 so that it could easily be adapted to carry freight, knowing that if and when sales of the passenger version dried up, the plane could remain in production as a cargo transport. The cockpit was therfore placed on a shortened upper deck so that a nose cone loading door could be included, thus creating the 747's distinctive "bulge".
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05-26-2007, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by MaydayMark
I think Huck is close to the correct answer. Having once flown 747's back in the day ... I always understood that the 747 was originally designed for the USAF competition that Lockheed won with the C-5. Boeing was able to interest PanAm in the redesigned passenger version and the rest is history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747#History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747#History
05-26-2007, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by groovinaviator
Any really obscure systems questions/knowledge?
Q: What will cause the static inverter to run without the standby power ON light illuminating?
A: Fueling with the battery power switch on the wing runs the inverter to power the gauges outside, with no indication of the inverter running inside (no standby power on light).
05-26-2007, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by groovinaviator
Ok this is a little random... A friend of mine is doing an internship at a cargo carrier with 747-200/300's and every day they ask her some obscure question about aviation and she and the other interns have to come up with the answer by the next day. After talking to her I told her to start asking all these old guys questions and see if she could stump them... this being said...
I was wondering if anyone knew any really obscure fact about anything relating to the 747-200 or -300...
Any and all input is greatly appreciated. We'll see who has the most random info!
I was wondering if anyone knew any really obscure fact about anything relating to the 747-200 or -300...
Any and all input is greatly appreciated. We'll see who has the most random info!
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