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747-800!

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 22:36
by TJ
Shock![:0]

To combat the A380, Boeing launches an upgrade to the 744, the 747-800. Image shown is the first, already decked out in VS colors!

Image

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 22:38
by Pete
Excellent :D

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 22:46
by thescientist
Hi,

Any specs for this beasty? I mean, upper and lower decks etc...

TS

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 22:49
by TJ
Lower deck is unchanged. Upper deck is same layout, but around two-and-a-half times longer than the upper deck on the 744.

Nothing else yet, but there are rumors that airlines will be able to have small swimming pools, shops and gyms installed with the extra space the enlarged upper deck will give them :)

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 22:51
by Pete
I heard a rumour that Thai have ordered 12 of them, but want to use the upper deck as a massage parlour. Any truth in that?;)

P.

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 22:52
by Nottingham Nick
Wow - trouble is, no airport will have a long enough runway to cope with it. Except for Robin Hood:D:D

Nick

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 23:19
by TJ
True! ;)

I'd heard that each Upper Class passenger would actually have their own little mini-cabin (kind of like the UCS on steroids) all to themselves! AND (get this!) there might even be a running track around the lower deck to combat DVT! ;)

And Pix, I think there may be some truth in the massage parlor rumor!

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 23:34
by mcuth
Well I heard that CA would want to take a load so they could have a massive casino all along the upper deck :D

Cheers

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2004, 23:43
by The_Banking_Scot
Hi,

That's amazing!! [8D]

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:18
by jonathan020
You all know its fake right???

For more see http://www.hank.ch/airliner/fake/fake.htm (Cant see the Virgin one on his site, where did you get it from TJ?)

Boing have not even launched the 7E7 dreamliner yet.

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:24
by Decker
Give the projected additions to the plane by my esteemed colleagues I'd assumed so...;)

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:26
by mcuth
Jonathan
quote:You all know its fake right???


It is? [:0]
OMG..............[THUD]

(sorry, couldn't resist :D)

Cheers

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:27
by jonathan020
Oh ok, so it was me being Naive! I did wonder... All together now "blessssssss" [:p]

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:29
by mcuth
quote:Originally posted by jonathanmayhew
Oh ok, so it was me being Naive! I did wonder... All together now "blessssssss" [:p]


Awwwwwww, bless his l'il cotton socks :D:D

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:30
by Decker
Y'know they've removed "gullible" from the latest OED? (sorry couldn't resist [:I])

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:34
by jonathan020
Ohhhh sheesh, I feel this topic is going to turn into one of those 7 pagers now.

Ok, next person to make fun of me owes me a UC ticket!..... And dont even think about asking if I want it on the new 747-800 [:p]

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:36
by Decker
no at least you're staying honourable and not going back and retrospectively editing your postings :D:D:D

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:39
by jonathan020
quote:Boing have not even launched the 7E7 dreamliner yet.


Well I did consider editing the above mistake out of my first one but I thought better of it ;)

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:39
by Pete

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:42
by Decker
quote:Originally posted by pixuk
This one had me in fits...

http://www.hank.ch/airliner/fake/fake49.htm


I think we were stuck behind that on the way back from EWR this morning....

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:51
by mcuth
Decker - yeah, we know someone like that don't we ;):D

Jonathan - Not quite UC, but I'll get you an Upper Deck seat.....on the 24 bus into town - how's that sound? :D:D:D

Cheers

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 01:57
by Decker
quote:Originally posted by mcuth
Decker - yeah, we know someone like that don't we ;):D


Big irony fan - added 2 x :D - [:o)]

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 02:02
by mcuth
quote:
Big irony fan - added 2 x :D - [:o)]


ROTFLMFAOPMP!

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 02:06
by Decker
quote:Originally posted by mcuth
quote:
Big irony fan - added 2 x :D - [:o)]


ROTFLMFAOPMP!


[:I] I liked it too ;)

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2004, 09:37
by TJ
Hey Jonathan ;)

You guessed it ;) The pic is fake.

I got bored and threw it together in Photoshop last night :)

Didn't know about that fake planes site! Looks like someone beat me to it! [:(] At least my pic is of a VS aircraft though! :D