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-   -   British Airways retro painting 747-400 in BOAC colors (https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/617529-british-airways-retro-painting-747-400-boac-colors.html)

Skipness One Foxtrot 21st Jan 2020 15:16
Three retro B744s but only two operate to Vancouver, G-CIVB or G-BNLY.
Chances are 2/15

stilton 22nd Jan 2020 05:59
Originally Posted by DaveReidUK (Post 10371196)
Early B741s/B742s were built with 3 windows, later ones with 10.

In addition, some airlines (including BA in the late 1970s) modified their early aircraft, which involved replacing the skin panels as can be seen on this NW B741:

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....768c2ea665.jpg

https://www.airliners.net/photo/Nort...ng-747-151/635

I always thought these additional windows were added by simply ‘punching them out’

Instead it sounds like you’re saying the skin panels encompassing them were entirely removed and replaced with new ones incorporating the additional windows ?

jindabyne 22nd Jan 2020 19:04
Bit late on here. Anything like this? Prints available.


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....cbf675eef1.jpg

tdracer 22nd Jan 2020 20:47
Originally Posted by stilton (Post 10668507)
I always thought these additional windows were added by simply ‘punching them out’

Instead it sounds like you’re saying the skin panels encompassing them were entirely removed and replaced with new ones incorporating the additional windows ?
It's not just the window openings - the surrounding fuselage structure (e.g. stringers, etc.) has to change to support the loads.


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