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General Electric owns a 747-400 (N747GF). This aircraft is used to test new engines in-flight. For example the one in the photo: the new GE9XTM engine, which will be used on the new Boeing 777X. What a size difference compared to the CF6s of the 747!

This frame was orginally delivered to Japan Airlines in March of 1994 with registration JA8910. GE bought it in January 2011 to replace the aging Boeing 747-100 (N747GE). The 747-100 was orginally delivered to Pan Am in 1970 as 25th 747 off the line. GE bought it in March of 1992 and has used it until January 2017. The N747GE is currently on display at Pima Air and Space Museum (Tucson Davis-Monthan AFB)

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A United Boeing 767-300, registration N641UA performing flight UA-702 from Newark,NJ to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), landed on Houston's runway 26L at 10:34L (15:34Z) but touched down hard. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron. There were no injuries.

Source: https://avherald.com/h?article=50c768a7&opt=0

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/2690855

Air India owned several A320 aircraft with double wheels. By default, all A320s are delivered with a singe-wheel setup by Airbus. Back in the early 90s, Air India wanted to operate A320s to airports in India which could not carry the weight of an A320 on the ramps and taxiways. To help distribute the weight more evenly, Air India asked Airbus to design and deliver double-wheeld A320s. Several A320s were delivered with double-wheel setup in the early 90s to Air India.

Nowadays, the infrastructure in India has vastly improved and the weight constraint is no longer in place. Air India has stored or scrapped all double-wheel A320s.

This is a post in a serie of aircraft odd-variants. If you like it: please upvote it :)

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Akasa Air from India will soon start operating its first Boeing 737-8200 Max. After Ryanair, it will become the second airline to operate this very high density 737-800Max variant. Equiped with an extra after-wing emergency exit, this 737-800Max variant is certified to transport a whopping 212 passengers in a high density (crammed) setup. The extra emergency exit is added to comply with safety regulations, allowing 212 passengers opposed to the 189 of the regular 737-8max.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/2586624

I am starting a small series on the "odd variants" of some aircraft types. This is the first post 🙂 Please upvote if you would like to see more ✈️

Honeywell owns a 757-200 with RR-engines. They have fitted their 757 with a small, 3rd, wing to test avionics, engines and other instruments. So far it has carried a jet engine, prop engine and instruments..

It is an early 757 from 1983: the 5th delivered 757. Delivered to the now defunct Eastern Airlines. Honeywell aquired it in 2005 as N757HW.

Picture source // aeroprints.com