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Old 29th Mar 2011, 13:33
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Leonardo de Caprio exiting a B707 through the toilet in 'Catch Me If You Can'.
As far as I understand that scene, it is a CV-990 Leonardo is exiting through the toilet. The thrust reversers of the GE rear fan engines are so remarkable. They probably filmed that one in Mojave, with the 990 used by NASA for Space Shuttle landing gear testing, it probably had the big hole in the floor they needed... However, once he has left the aircraft, it becomes a 707 again. They were probably not able to find a 990 which could be taxied or no 990 at an airport in operation.
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