I spotted a 747-446 circling above my house in Sweden
Posted by Pjotr_plz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 11 comments
Posted by Pjotr_plz@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 11 comments
xXCrazyDaneXx@reddit
N936CA?
Adjutant_Reflex_@reddit
Yeah, looks like it. Any idea why it got a new reg? I thought it was still N744ST.
Ordinary_Kyle@reddit
It has been N936CA ever since they took it over. And, its red because it was red as the supertanker and when they buy planes they tend to keep the old livery as best they can, its a curious way of doing things.
This plane is named "Lori" which is what the plane that fell out of the sky was named, as well.
fly_awayyy@reddit
Probably because they don’t want to spend the money on a repaint. Hence why cargo aircraft also just run bare white liveries a lot. When it actually needs a repaint during its heavy MX visit they’ll probably make it house colors. Cargo aircraft don’t really have the importance of branding.
Ordinary_Kyle@reddit
national has two planes that are blue/grey, two planes that are white/blue, the red one, and they bought two nose door planes they did actually repaint. I'm not sure I agree with you, based on their current fleet.
fly_awayyy@reddit
A heavy visit and if a paint job is required before taking delivery of the aircraft play largely into the decision… If the two nose door planes needed one the sounds like they gave it one. This is all fleet planning and managing capital costs…
Ordinary_Kyle@reddit
They flew the airplanes without a paint job for quite a while. They do a good job of creating a national paintjob on the plane while also not doing a full paint.
looper741@reddit
Guess I didn’t realize that Örebro is the 7th largest city in Sweden, but it does seem weird to have a 747 land there rather than Stockholm or Göteborg.
Pjotr_plz@reddit (OP)
It might’ve had something to do with Saab or Bofors in Karlskoga, Örebro is the closest airport that’s large enough for a 747.
looper741@reddit
It left there and flew to Charleston, South Carolina, so that makes sense since SAAB is in Örebro and they make doors for Boeing’s Dreamliner, which is built in Charleston.
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