Abandoned Project Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 A long time ago on a modelling forum far, far away I started a project I am determined to finish and due to me having trouble posting pictures on said forum I decided to bring this project across to where all my other crazy ideas (they just might work!) are. so to begin the 747-600 if built would have been the longest 747 ever at 279 feet long with a wingspan of 250 feet. This means stretching the fuselage by 100mm with a 40/22/38mm split and the wings by 48mm each. As you can see I have elected to keep the stretch to a minimum by removing as little as possible from the SUD and upper section while still achieving the same stretch as the first time below hopefully I will start assembling the two sides of the fuselage and get some pics with my standard 747-400 for reference. A long time ago I decided to build a 747-700 as well but I must admit (defeat) that I have come to my senses as that is not going to happen (unfortunately). But i am now building a (poss. Thai Air) 747-8i and a Cargolux 747-8F to go with my old school Thai Air 747-400 and Gulf Air 747-600. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainpeden Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 What about turning into a twin 747 - ala HE-111 Zwilling - and using it as a space vehicle launcher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Boeing never developed a twin body 747 but this did become a 1/20th scale model at the 1996 Farnborough airshow and go for wind tunnel testing. this is more a what might have been than complete what if. anyway while this didn't see full scale it was just one of many design studies that slowly morphed into the 747-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Many years ago I saw a proposal that had a fifth engine in the tail like a Tristar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Nice, been following this elsewhere. Nice to see it here now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 fuselage is now in just two pieces a shot with my std 747-400 as a comparison 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 It will certainly be a monster when finished, there is certainly some surgery happening there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 You certainly have given yourself a challenge, some good cutting going on here I like the idea of this, and a Gulf Air livery should set it off beautifully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 finally got the fuselage into one piece! here is a birds-eye-view to show the length when finished it (got to be PC and gender neutral ) will be 590mm long with a 535mm wingspan compared to the standard 490mm by 446mm of the 747-400, then all i have to do is build a display cabinet for it and the rest of my 747 collection to reside in. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 thats cool! any progress? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Stuck in a modelling drought at the moment but hoping to restart soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 that's one big bitch of a Boeing - wouldn't it be great if they really existed to shame those big ugly double decker buses from Toulouse that have infested and over complicated our international airports sorry - I am a very big Boeing snob keep calm and Boeing on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) Ah, the A380. 10 years old and already being mothballed and sold on to charter companies while the 747-200 is still in use. I think the writing is on the wall. I'm a little bit of a Boeing snob myself. Essentially the 747 and the A380 fulfil different business models and airlines seem to be favouring the point to point model over the hub and spoke. Boeing 1 - 0 Airbus 😉 Edited August 6, 2018 by dadofthree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) In a moment of fickleness have decided to change to this https://community.infiniteflight.com/t/ba-reveals-boac-747-400-retrojet-for-centenary-celebrations/289026 wadda ya think? Have had to update the link with the good news from BA. Not such a whif now. Edited February 15, 2019 by dadofthree Update link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) Alittle bit of a backstory (something I never had for the Gulf Air 746). At the Farnborough Airshow in 1996 Boeing displayed the scale models of the 747-500 and 747-600 in the hope for some orders. Although there was plenty of interest, none of the big airlines would place an order until the sales team found a MoU from 1973 from BOAC when a similar size stretch was offered. The memo stated that when suitable engines were available an order would be placed. BA said that they were not in a position to honour the agreement from 1973 but after several weeks of talks between Boeing's and BA's legal teams a deal was struck. This gave all the momentum needed for Boeing to fill the order books with just enough orders to get the project going. As the construction progressed, the price tag grew and potential buyers pulled out including BA. At this point Boeing approached the UK government and pushed for BA to be forced to honour the deal. What happened next nobody is quite sure how or why it happened, but it did. The UK government decided to take on the project and pay for Boeing to finish the world's only 747-600 in the colours of the company that originally ordered it, BOAC. It was finished in August 1998, was certified in February 1999 and flew under BA's control til 2010 when it took up residence at Duxford. Edited November 3, 2019 by Abandoned Project 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Love the old speedbird colour scheme. It always amazes me how 400 odd tons of 747 can just leap into the air. (And that's after nearly 40 years on military aircraft) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 any more of this big Boeing going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Now that I have decided to abandon my TriStar which has been the kiss of death to my modelling, yes and ASAP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 Working on the wings at the moment and planning a little sibling as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 finally go the tail sorted just to find the APU exhaust had fallen out so I've had to redo that as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the Saddle Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Any progress on this beast? It looks great so far.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 Unfortunately I have allowed myself to get distracted with my fleet of what-if aircraft (imagination outweighing modelling time). I'm currently working on my 747-400Y and 747-Xstretch wings and engines as well as the wings for the-600, and building a 777-300ER (I bought for the landing gear) OOB, wheels up of course. Plus the IL-86 and the 2 747-8i as well. I really should try and focus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Yep, too many distractions to concentrate on just one model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Working on the landing gear so that I can get the wings done 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Morris Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 16/12/2020 at 22:19, Abandoned Project said: Unfortunately I have allowed myself to get distracted with my fleet of what-if aircraft (imagination outweighing modelling time). I'm currently working on my 747-400Y and 747-Xstretch wings and engines as well as the wings for the-600, and building a 777-300ER (I bought for the landing gear) OOB, wheels up of course. Plus the IL-86 and the 2 747-8i as well. I really should try and focus. I'm glad it isn't just me who has loads of projects on the go simultaneously, and as a result nothing ever seems to get finished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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