Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[hutchst]

Max?

[naturals]

hutchst said:

Max?

They're the last of the non-Max 737s. They visually look the same. Only difference I'm aware of is that the Max's APU looks like it came off a 787 whereas these TUI aircraft have the conventional 737 looking APU cowl.

[Eric Mc]

That is the most obvious difference. The APU set up has been the same all the way through from the 737-100 to the 737-800. The Max has a pointy tail.

The other difference is that the engines on the Max are bigger and located higher (the root cause of all the Max's problems).

[anonymous-user]

Winglets are a different shape also plus the rear of the engines have chevrons on the max

A Tui max



A Tui 800

[Eric Mc]

The problem is that some of the differences are only obvious if the two versions can be directly compared.

Another difference between the 300/400/500 family and the 700/800 family is the removal of the eyebrow windows on the flight deck. These had been a feature on the 707, 720, 727 and 737 for decades.

[The Brummie]

Eric Mc said:

The problem is that some of the differences are only obvious if the two versions can be directly compared.

Another difference between the 300/400/500 family and the 700/800 family is the removal of the eyebrow windows on the flight deck. These had been a feature on the 707, 720, 727 and 737 for decades.

My error. From the little bit of internet checking last night I thought they were the new previously grounded 737’s.

Happy too be proved wrong. Thank you.

[anonymous-user]

I think on flight radar it says max in the type box also.

[Eric Mc]

Another difference I have just noticed from the above pictures is the "serrated" edge to the rear of the engine cowling on the Max - which is obviously an idea borrowed from the 787. The 737-800 has the simpler "straight edge" to the rear of the cowl.

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

Another difference I have just noticed from the above pictures is the "serrated" edge to the rear of the engine cowling on the Max - which is obviously an idea borrowed from the 787. The 737-800 has the simpler "straight edge" to the rear of the cowl.

Yeah they’re called chevrons I mentioned it earlier.

[The Brummie]

El stovey said:

I think on flight radar it says max in the type box also.

I’m currently hiding in the corner - I blame my crappy post on watching too much Big Jet TV!!!

[Eric Mc]

I struggle a little bit with differentiating modern airliners from each other - so many are just twin engined designs no matter how big or small they are. It was a lot easier in the "old days" as there was much more variety in shapes and styles.

I've found Big Jets TV a big help in learning the various identification points between the current crop. I've just about sorted out my A3
50s from my 787s.

[aeropilot]

I see one of the Virgin 747 that has been in storage at Heathrow has just departed, bound for Las Vegas......????

[anonymous-user]

aeropilot said:

I see one of the Virgin 747 that has been in storage at Heathrow has just departed, bound for Las Vegas......????

As on the other thread it’s on it’s way to KMZJ for storage.

[The Brummie]

El stovey said:

aeropilot said:

I see one of the Virgin 747 that has been in storage at Heathrow has just departed, bound for Las Vegas......????

As on the other thread it’s on it’s way to KMZJ for storage.

Airframe is going to Atlas Air for use as a troop carrier/cargo aircraft. Atlas have acquired four of the Virgin 747’s.

They will be around for many years hopefully.

[smack]

Fun fact for the day, Brnco38, a KC--135R which is currently overflying the UK, is the oldest operational KC-135 airframe built in 1957, and based in Phoenix with the Arizona National Guard since 2019, but been on a holiday in Southern Spain at Morón Air Base for some time.

https://photorecon.net/stratotanker-57-1419-goes-w...

[Dr Jekyll]

smack said:

Fun fact for the day, Brnco38, a KC--135R which is currently overflying the UK, is the oldest operational KC-135 airframe built in 1957, and based in Phoenix with the Arizona National Guard since 2019, but been on a holiday in Southern Spain at Morón Air Base for some time.

https://photorecon.net/stratotanker-57-1419-goes-w...

In service with the USAF for over half the history of powered flight, impressive.

[aeropilot]

Dr Jekyll said:

smack said:

Fun fact for the day, Brnco38, a KC--135R which is currently overflying the UK, is the oldest operational KC-135 airframe built in 1957, and based in Phoenix with the Arizona National Guard since 2019, but been on a holiday in Southern Spain at Morón Air Base for some time.

https://photorecon.net/stratotanker-57-1419-goes-w...

In service with the USAF for over half the history of powered flight, impressive.

And given the ongoing problems with the KC-46, I suspect it'll possibly be still in service come 2030....

[The Brummie]

A350 Heathrow to Washington.




Seems like an odd route too take.

[RATATTAK]

The Brummie said:

A350 Heathrow to Washington.
Seems like an odd route too take.

Fairly normal I think.

[The Brummie]

RATATTAK said:

The Brummie said:

A350 Heathrow to Washington.
Seems like an odd route too take.

Fairly normal I think.

Haven’t seen any flights that far north for a while. Just looked a weird route.