Registration / Serial: | TF-AYF |
Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 707 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 707-300 |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing 707-358B |
C/n (msn): | 20097 / 779 |
City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map |
Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
Photo Date: | 11 October 2011 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. GardinerContact |
Photo ID: | 64343Submit Correction |
View count: | 454 |
The US military bought many expired 707s to use for spares in order to keep the KC-135 fleet flying. The plane's centre of gravity moves once the engines are removed. To avoid tail-sitting the horizontal stabiliser is also removed but, curiously, the tailfins beside these a/c don't match - an Olympic 707 tailfin is visible rather than El Al (there is an OAL 707 four deep in the row).
Registration / Serial: | TF-AYF |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing 707-358B |
C/n (msn): | 20097 / 779 |
City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map | Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
Photo Date: | 11 October 2011 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. GardinerContact |
Registration / Serial: | TF-AYF |
Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 707 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 707-300 |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing 707-358B |
C/n (msn): | 20097 / 779 |
City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map |
Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
Photo Date: | 11 October 2011 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. GardinerContact |
Photo ID: | 64343Submit Correction |
View count: | 454 |
The US military bought many expired 707s to use for spares in order to keep the KC-135 fleet flying. The plane's centre of gravity moves once the engines are removed. To avoid tail-sitting the horizontal stabiliser is also removed but, curiously, the tailfins beside these a/c don't match - an Olympic 707 tailfin is visible rather than El Al (there is an OAL 707 four deep in the row).
Registration / Serial: | TF-AYF |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing 707-358B |
C/n (msn): | 20097 / 779 |
City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA / DMA)Map | Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
Photo Date: | 11 October 2011 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. GardinerContact |