QF Final 747 flights - SYD, BNE & CBR

[JessicaTam]

Did they just zig when they should have zagged?

 

[CaptJCool]

However will they “draws the paws”?

 

[JessicaTam]

However will they “draws the paws”?

The new logo doesn't have paws.

 

[JessicaTam]

The new logo doesn't have paws.

Looks like I spoke too soon.

 

[justinbrett]

Looks like I spoke too soon.

Scroll up and see what it looks like on the tail.

Nobody ever said it was the current logo . Flight path matches what's on the tail.

 

[Mrmaxwell]

Looks great After over 2hrs of flying!

 

[moa999]

Nobody ever said it was the current logo . Flight path matches what's on the tail.

And what's been on all the Last Flight stuff

 

[Cryptarcadian]

Alright that is pretty special and lived up to the surprise hype!

 

[jules.]

Blues Point, North Sydney.

 

[Kendall Roy]

Neat!!!

 

[UP4014]

The ironic thing was while waiting for this 'last' 747 take off a UPS 747 landed and parked opposite it. Will post a couple of photos later.

 

[justinbrett]

Nearly done. Sadly no more surprises - off to LAX to get the roo painted off

 

[jb747]

I think someone spent a lot of time playing with turn radii, and image size, so that they could find a scale that would work. I’d expect that it was a auto loaded FMC route, that had probably been tested many times in a sim. Bloody excellent.

 

[Hvr]

The ironic thing was while waiting for this 'last' 747 take off a UPS 747 landed and parked opposite it. Will post a couple of photos later.

Oh dear, the 747 has gone postal.

 

[Cryptarcadian]

From earlier, the water cannon salute, followed by an epic stop for a photo op during the taxi:

 

[p--and--t]

Oh dear, the 747 has gone postal.

Well it has delivered for 50yrs or so

 

[JessicaTam]

Tribute complete. She's now heading east to her final resting place.

 

[RooFlyer]

Apologies - I expect this has been posted before, but I hadn't seen it; just in case:

The five Qantas 747s being retired early due to the COVID-19 crisis will not remain in the Mojave Desert indefinitely, after a buyer was found for the aircraft.

Although details of the sales have not been made public, Qantas 747 fleet captain Owen Weaver confirmed the iconic aeroplanes had been sold which he said “backed up the decision to retire them”.

Is the buyer known by anyone here?

 

[jb747]

That would be great. The ERs were an exceptionally nice variant of the 747. I’d expect them to end up as freighters.

 

[justinbrett]

I think someone spent a lot of time playing with turn radii, and image size, so that they could find a scale that would work. I’d expect that it was a auto loaded FMC route, that had probably been tested many times in a sim. Bloody excellent.

Not to mention the airspace considerations