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[Aldo Regozani]

quick preview, still some minor issues. mark you wanna add something ;D ?


the other one will follow en suite.

[Tony Madge - HJG]

Very nice Aldo

[George Carty - HJG]

The fluted noise suppressors look like those of a -420, but there's no ventral fin! Could someone explain?

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

"BLOODY B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L" Aldo !

Thank you !!!!

The fluted noise suppressors look like those of a -420, but there's no ventral fin! Could someone explain?

The very first examples built of both B707-320 & -420 had the short tail fin and lacked the rear fuselage ventral fin of earlier B707 versions, but, these were later retrofitted to these aircraft (and all later B707's) after the BRANIFF -220 accident and to comply with British Certification requirements.

A number of short tailed/non ventral finned -320's were delivered to PAN AM, TWA, SABENA, & AIR FRANCE.

Short tailed/non ventral finned examples of B707-420 are "exceptionally rare" .... but .... did exist.

So far as I'm aware, AIR INDIA was the only airline to operate these rare examples (see the picture links provided below) which applied to only their first 2 or 3 B707-437's delivered. Both later had the tall tail and ventral fin retrofitted.

SHORT TAIL -420 AIR INDIA IMAGES

AIR INDIA (original 1960 delivery scheme)
www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031207/spectrum/flight6.jpg

AIR INDIA (1961 2nd livery)
airlinehobby.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=522446554

AIR INDIA (1961 2nd livery)
www.airliners.net/open.file/164712/L/

Aldo is painting both versions of AIR INDIA livery for us and our new short tail B707-420 model

Special thanks to GARY CARLSON for both new B707-320 & -420 short tail models too

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[George Carty - HJG]

aerofoto said:

The very first examples built of both B707-320 & -420 had the short tail fin and lacked the rear fuselage ventral fin of earlier B707 versions, but, these were later retrofitted to these aircraft (and all later B707's) after the BRANIFF -220 accident and to comply with British Certification requirements.

A number of short tailed/non ventral finned -320's were delivered to PAN AM, TWA, SABENA, & AIR FRANCE.

Short tailed/non ventral finned examples of B707-420 are "exceptionally rare" .... but .... did exist.

Thanks!

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

If anyone's interested or not yet seen it .... I've written an illustrated historical review about B707 for FS.

You'll find this on the "AIRCRAFT HISTORIES" page of this forum.

Enjoy !

Mark C