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15th April 2008, 06:47 AM

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"Benjamin Dover" <BenDover@BOHICA.com.tw> wrote in message
news:Xns9A8113943E79DBOHICA@207.115.33.102...
> "Chilly8" <chilly8@m> wrote in news:fu1hcb$8f4$1@aioe.org:
>
>>
>>
>> Some of the flight sim sites already have 747-400s
>> with the Delta Livery on them, so it looks like the
>> flight-sim sites were ahead of the curve on this one.
>>
>> It appears that Delta Boeing 747-400 aircraft will
>> carry the designsation of 747-432. The aircraft with
>> Delta livery on it, downloadable from some flight sim
>> sites is a 747-432. The repainted 747-400 available
>> for download is has registration N675NW, and it
>> is a 747-432, according to the author of that repaint
>>
>> And since when does NW fly A330 aircraft? I thought
>> that NW only flew 747, DC10, and A320 aircraft.
>> I see a downloadble A330, registration N801NW,
>> what a Northwest A330 would look like repainted
>> in Delta colours.
>>
>>
>
> At one time, Delta did briefly fly the 747.
>
> And when did simulator games give compeltely accurate information about
> aircraft in an airlines fleet and/or their routes and capabilities.
>
> Still claim a 744 can't fly from Seoul to JFK non-stop? Or that it needs

Here is one really nutty. One of the virtual airlines in Flight
Sim has a nonstop JFK to PEK. I think that JFK to PEK
would be just a bit too far for a 747-400, but the proposed
747-8, as well as the 787, extended range 777s and A340s,
and the A380 could do JFK to Beijing non-stop.

15th April 2008, 06:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chilly8 Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	"Delta" Wins; NWA to Disappear X-No-Archive: Yes "Benjamin Dover" <BenDover@BOHICA.com.tw> wrote in message news:Xns9A8113943E79DBOHICA@207.115.33.102... > "Chilly8" <chilly8@m> wrote in news:fu1hcb$8f4$1@aioe.org: > >> >> >> Some of the flight sim sites already have 747-400s >> with the Delta Livery on them, so it looks like the >> flight-sim sites were ahead of the curve on this one. >> >> It appears that Delta Boeing 747-400 aircraft will >> carry the designsation of 747-432. The aircraft with >> Delta livery on it, downloadable from some flight sim >> sites is a 747-432. The repainted 747-400 available >> for download is has registration N675NW, and it >> is a 747-432, according to the author of that repaint >> >> And since when does NW fly A330 aircraft? I thought >> that NW only flew 747, DC10, and A320 aircraft. >> I see a downloadble A330, registration N801NW, >> what a Northwest A330 would look like repainted >> in Delta colours. >> >> > > At one time, Delta did briefly fly the 747. > > And when did simulator games give compeltely accurate information about > aircraft in an airlines fleet and/or their routes and capabilities. > > Still claim a 744 can't fly from Seoul to JFK non-stop? Or that it needs Here is one really nutty. One of the virtual airlines in Flight Sim has a nonstop JFK to PEK. I think that JFK to PEK would be just a bit too far for a 747-400, but the proposed 747-8, as well as the 787, extended range 777s and A340s, and the A380 could do JFK to Beijing non-stop.