Boeing 747SP & Patriots Jet Team Video

Robert-Fierce · Post by **Robert-Fierce** » Fri May 07, 2010 7:50 am

Pretty awesome flyby by a nice 747 and right in slot is the whole Patriots Jet Team in diamond, WOW! Just shows how big this plane is!

Frazer · Post by **Frazer** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:00 am

Sweet

Grab · Post by **Grab** » Fri May 07, 2010 1:29 pm

What your really seeing is an RC version of the 747

Robert-Fierce · Post by **Robert-Fierce** » Fri May 07, 2010 3:26 pm

Here a real mind bender, who is the lead pilot??

Grab · Post by **Grab** » Fri May 07, 2010 3:29 pm

Wilbur is leading the Patriots diamond and just spacing him self with the 747SP, who is just flying a banana. I'm sure the SP pilot and Wilbur are in communication for speeds and what not.

Robert-Fierce · Post by **Robert-Fierce** » Fri May 07, 2010 3:30 pm

Oh yea, they have to be. Oh, did you see that epic low pass by the 747?

I would have to do a pants check after that one.

Joker · Post by **Joker** » Sat May 08, 2010 12:58 pm

Wow! Just wow!

I would of loved to have been at that airshow.

Post by **Lawndart** » Sat May 08, 2010 1:12 pm

Joker wrote:Wow! Just wow! I would of loved to have been at that airshow.

Yep, that would have been kewl!

Robert-Fierce · Post by **Robert-Fierce** » Sat May 08, 2010 6:30 pm

The closest thing I think I've seen to this was at the Ft. Lauderdale Airshow here in Florida, but if I'm correct it was a 737...

Cobra · Post by **Cobra** » Sat May 08, 2010 8:38 pm

The 747 is an SP (special performance) version of the 747. We had two of them in Qantas when I joined. They were initially bought, believe it or not, so we could fly into Wellington airport, until someone realized that they could be sent non-stop to the West Coast from Australia.

They were very over-powered and hence a lot of fun to fly on a short sector. The only time I have been to 45,000 feet was in one of those. It was a shame to get rid of them but the -400 turned up and could do the West Coast directs flights with a full load so that was that.

Bo#4 · Post by **Bo#4** » Sun May 09, 2010 9:04 pm

That was actually Randy, the Patriots team owner, flying that 747... still the lowest pass I've ever seen in a plane that big...

Robert-Fierce · Post by **Robert-Fierce** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:49 pm

Oh yea, I mean it was just such an epically awesome performance, a great jet team and a daring as hell 747 pilot...