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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Feb 17, 2011 10:45:53 GMT
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Post by hitperson on Feb 17, 2011 13:10:41 GMT
your final link is borked i'm afraid.
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Feb 17, 2011 18:37:16 GMT
Thanks, fixed.
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Feb 17, 2011 19:26:18 GMT
Some "GOOD" subjects there Dan .... and I'd like to see'em myself too.
Mark C
AKL/NZ
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Post by Tony Madge - HJG on Feb 22, 2011 10:53:30 GMT
2 OUT OF 4 done on previews page, the other two no plans to do...  |
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Feb 22, 2011 11:06:58 GMT
You are too kind Tony!
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Post by garryrussell on Mar 10, 2011 9:07:13 GMT
Interestingly, on the third link, the 1975 Air Viliking, the aeroplane has the fin top tube or aerial missing.
Garry
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Post by Dan K. Hansen on Mar 10, 2011 10:15:08 GMT
Care to give it a go Garry?  |
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Post by garryrussell on Mar 10, 2011 11:55:32 GMT
Me  ...the one without a working system.  Got the laptop back on Tes and now have to load all the programmes I use and then try and ressurect my projects out of the mess after a year  Or in short....No ;D Garry |
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Post by Herman on Mar 10, 2011 16:41:44 GMT
Actually Garry, there were several airlines that did do away with the fin aerial on their 707 and 720 aircraft, American AL and United AL were two of them. The Air Viking 720 definitely is an ex United airplane.
Herman
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Post by garryrussell on Mar 10, 2011 17:17:45 GMT
Cheers Herman
Just never noticed that before
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Mar 10, 2011 20:05:30 GMT
That's the VHF antennae .... that tail probe ! As Herman mentions .... not all B720's featured it. In particular .... it was primarily those aircraft which were configured to serve US domestic routes and which didn't require the overflying of large stretches of ocean/water that never featured this antennae/probe .... such as the entire UNITED B720 fleet, and some (only) of the AMERICAN B720 and B720-B fleet. There were also a few (very few though) B707-120B's .... like some of those aircraft operated by TWA .... which were configured for domestic routes only and similarly lacked the classic B707/720 TYPE tail mounted VHF antennae/probe too. We/HJG do have 3D models representing each of these B707-120B, B720, and B720B configurations .... as follows .... B707-120B TWA B720 UNITED AIRLINES B720-B AMERICAN AIRLINES Dan .... if you can sort out the "AIR VIKING" titles (decent size, good quality, clear references), then I may be able to get the earlier AIR VIKING B720-020 livery represented for you .... since it basically represents a simple redevelopment of the existing UNITED texture we currently host for this aircraft type.
That 2nd variation of AIR VIKING livery is a bit more complex though and would need to be customized .... probably by someone else Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by garryrussell on Mar 11, 2011 0:30:41 GMT
So it would seem all the ones I ever saw had them
Garry
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Mar 11, 2011 2:45:27 GMT
DEFINITELY .... considering most of B720 and B720-B aircraft were built with the VHF tail probe .... as per these babies .... EASTERN B720-020 AVIANCA COLOMBIA B720-B Whilst on the subject of B720 aircraft .... The the original aircraft design .... as evidenced by the very first 3 (only) production aircraft .... featured the classic short tail fin of the early B707-120, -138, -220, -320, and -420. After the 1959 accident which occurred to a BRANIFF B707-220 during a test/training flight, the tail height was increased and a lower rear fuselage ventral fin added in order to improve the lateral stability of these aircraft (actually a British CAA directive). These modifications (the tall tail inparticular) then became standard features of all new-build B707/720 aircraft from 1960 .... as well as being retro-fitted to all airframes produced prior to 1960 also. The lower rear fuselage ventral fin was dispended with from these aircraft from B707-320B ADVC production onwards. Here's the short tail B720 .... which test flew with this particular configuration and in UNITED livery, but, never actually entered revenue service with the airline until after the tail and ventral fin modifications/directives were applied .... B720 UNITED AIRLINES (original short tail) At least 1 B720-020 was operated as a freighter .... B720 (F) BELIZE AIRWAYS CARGO .... as was at least 1 B720-B aircraft as well .... B720-B(F) AEROVIAS ECUATORIANA CARGO There's quite a bit more to these birds than actually meets the eye. Certainly more than most folk probably realize. Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by Tony Madge - HJG on Mar 11, 2011 16:22:39 GMT
Ok Dan I will bow to pressure and do that Air Viking |
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...the one without a working system. 
